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Remote sensing finds more and more applications, from industrial control, to face recognition, not forgetting terrain surveying. This trend is well exemplified by fringe projection techniques, which enjoyed a considerable development in the recent years. In addition of high requirement in terms of measurement accuracy and spatial resolution, the end-users of full-field techniques show a growing interest for dynamic regimes. We report here what we believe to be the use for the first time of a CMOS 3-layer color sensor (Foveon X3) as the key element of a RGB fringe projection system, together with the processing specifically elaborated for this sensor. The 3-layer architecture allows the simultaneous recording of three phase-shifted fringe patterns and features the precious asset of an unambiguous relationship between the physical sensor pixel and the picture pixel and this for each color layer, on the contrary of common color sensor arrays (Bayer mosaic and tri-CCD). Due to the overlapping of the spectral responses of the layers, color transformation is mandatory to achieve the separation of the three phase-shifted RGB projected fringe patterns. In addition, we propose the use of the Empirical Mode Decomposition to equalize the non-uniform responses of the three layers. Although the conversion of the phase into a height is of primary importance in an actual measurement, it is not treated here, the literature being profuse on the central projection model. 6. P. Groot, "Derivation of algorithms for phase-shifting interferometry using the concept of a data-sampling window," Appl. Opt. 34(22), 4723-4730 (1995). 7. D. W. Phillion, "General methods for generating phase-shifting interferometry algorithms," Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8098-8115 (1997). 8. Y. Surrel, "Design of algorithms for phase measurements by the use of phase stepping," Appl. Opt. 35(1), 51-60 (1996). 9. J. Novak, P. Novak, and A. Miks, "Multi-step phase-shifting algorithms insensitive to linear phase shift errors," ©2011 Optical Society of AmericaOpt. Commun. 281(21), 5302-5309 (2008). 10. X. Colonna de Lega, and P. Jacquot, "Deformation measurement with object-induced dynamic phase shifting," Appl. Opt. 35(25), 5115-5121 (1996). 11. C. Wust, and D. W. Capson, "Surface profile measurement using color fringe projection," Mach. Vis. Appl. 4(3), 193-203 (1991 550-558 (2010). 22. S. Equis, and P. Jacquot, "The empirical mode decomposition: a must-have tool in speckle interferometry?" Opt.Express 17(2), 611-623 (2009). 23. H. A. Aebischer, and S. Waldner, "Simple and effective method for filtering speckle interferometric phase fringe patterns," Opt. Commun. 162(4-6), 205-210 (1999).

Radar sensors are key components of modern driver assistance systems. The application of such systems in urban environments for safety applications is the primary goal of the project “Radar on Chip for Cars” (RoCC). Major outcomes of this project will be presented and discussed in this contribution. These outcomes include the specification of radar sensors for future driver assistance systems, radar concepts, and integration technologies for silicon-germanium (SiGe) MMICs, as well as the development and evaluation of a system demonstrator. A radar architecture utilizing planar antennas and highly integrated components will be proposed and discussed with respect to system specifications. The developed system demonstrator will be evaluated in terms of key parameters such as field of view, distance, and angular separability. Finally, as an outlook a new mid range radar (MRR) will be introduced incorporating several concepts and technologies developed in this project.