Posts in 2024
  • Smart radar unit

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in News

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    After we have developed an algorithm on the computer to analyze the radar data, the whole thing now has to be implemented on the device. Our goal is that all the data is already analyzed in the box and we only need to store the number of cars and …

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  • Data analysis

    Tuesday, October 15, 2024 in News

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    After all our experiments with amplifier circuits and a low-noise power supply, our sensor now seems to be working well. At least you can clearly see different vehicles in the spectral images of the radar data and recognize how fast they are driving. …

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  • CitRad starts at the Prototype Fund

    Tuesday, January 09, 2024 in News

    After the hardware was developed the year before, CitRad is one of the funded projects of the 16th round of the Prototype Fund Software. The funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research enables us to improve the sensor’s …

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Posts in 2023
  • First measurements and a lot of interest in our project

    Saturday, July 01, 2023 in Retrospektive: Hardware

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    With an initial prototype that provides data, we were finally able to invite interested parties to take measurements. At the same time, we took the opportunity to present the project at thematically appropriate events such as the Car-Free University …

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  • The first prototype

    Thursday, June 01, 2023 in Retrospektive: Hardware

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    The CitRad sensor had to be based on a radar sensor that was as inexpensive as possible but still reliable and easy to replicate. After a few tests, we chose the IPS-354 module from Innosent. We also needed a powerful microprocessor to process the …

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  • How CitRad was conceived

    Wednesday, March 01, 2023 in Retrospektive: Hardware

    Where do you start to make a meaningful contribution to the traffic turnaround? We pondered this for a few days at FabLab Cottbus. We quickly realized that we wanted to implement a joint project. With the participation of interested citizens from …

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