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Performance evaluation of a state-of-the-art automotive radar and corresponding modeling approaches based on a large labeled dataset

Stefan Muckenhubera Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria;b Department E, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, Graz, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Eniz Museljicb Department E, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, Graz, AustriaView further author information
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Georg Stettingerb Department E, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, Graz, AustriaView further author information
Pages 655-674 | Received 18 Sep 2020, Accepted 20 Jul 2021, Published online: 12 Aug 2021

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