What the candles are for the human eye, the corner reflectors are for the radar sensor. Due to their retroreflective character, corner reflectors are strongly visible for the radar.
Retroreflectivity describes the ability of a target to reflect the radiation back to the direction of the source (radar sensor).
Specification of shown corner reflector:
- Edge length 60mm
- Radar Cross Section (RCS) @76.5GHz: 1m²
(= the average size of a motorcycle)
