Shanghai Sijie Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Sijie) and Xiamen Keto Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Keto), a leading domestic smart parking enterprise, have jointly launched a commercial millimetre-wave radar barrier solution. This solution has recently passed all engineering validation tests and is set to be deployed on a large scale in next-generation smart barrier systems. Smart barrier gates serve as a key entry point in the smart parking industry, utilising key technologies such as smart camera recognition, vehicle movement detection, and online booking via mobile apps alongside offline payment. This collaboration between Shanghai Sijie and Xiamen Keto has significantly enhanced the gates’ ability to monitor and respond flexibly to passing vehicles and pedestrians, addressing the urgent need for the next stage of smart barrier gate technology.

The installation of traditional barrier gates requires road excavation, which not only entails high maintenance costs but also lacks protection against accidental impact on pedestrians. Infrared solutions require precise alignment on both sides during installation and offer slightly lower resistance to environmental interference and reliability.

By comparison, the millimetre-wave radar solution offers clear advantages. Installation is straightforward, whilst subsequent commissioning, maintenance and upgrades are more convenient; furthermore, the system demonstrates excellent adaptability to varying light conditions, rain, snow, dust and smoke. Its operational lifespan can exceed ten years. At the same time, millimetre-wave radar achieves a high capture rate for passing vehicles, effectively preventing false alarms, missed detections or incidents of vehicles being struck, thereby effectively addressing the shortcomings of ground-loop sensors and infrared systems in recognising pedestrians and providing a distinct anti-collision function.

The millimetre-wave radar modules developed by Shanghai Sijie and Xiamen Keto can effectively enhance the image capture performance of barrier gate video systems, ensuring consistency in trigger positions, guaranteeing licence plate recognition by the camera, and ensuring timely camera activation. This results in no missed vehicles, no duplicate captures and no vehicles rushing through the barrier, whilst also offering excellent resistance to interference and extremely high stability and adaptability.

As a domestic enterprise leading the development of the smart parking industry, Xiamen Keto has consistently maintained a leading market position in recent years through its ‘unmanned car park payment solutions’. The video-based cardless payment system pioneered by Xiamen Keto is a comprehensive system based on number plate and vehicle type recognition. By identifying vehicles at entry and exit points, the system determines access authorisation, parking duration and the applicable parking fees, thereby enabling rapid and efficient vehicle passage.

This in-depth collaboration between Shanghai Sijie and Xiamen Keto is expected to enable the two parties to complement each other’s strengths and accelerate the iteration of product technology. They are committed to creating the smart barrier system with the best performance and strongest solution capabilities in China, thereby forming a closely integrated industrial chain ecosystem spanning the entire supply chain. Dr Lu Yumin, CEO of Shanghai Sijie, stated that the application of millimetre-wave radar technology is not limited to smart cars; in the future, it will also open up vast markets in areas such as smart parking and smart homes. This aligns with the trends of the Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent technology, representing a long-term growth trajectory spanning more than 10 years. Shanghai Sijie is honoured to have established this in-depth partnership with Xiamen Keto; the complementary nature of both parties’ technological and industrial ecosystems has formed a powerful combination.