• DocumentCode
    1277302
  • Title

    A microwave position sensor with submillimeter accuracy

  • Author

    Stelzer, Andreas ; Diskus, Christian G. ; Lübke, Kurt ; Thim, Hartwig W.

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. Inst., Johannes Kepler Univ., Linz, Austria
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2621
  • Lastpage
    2624
  • Abstract
    Design and characteristics of a prototype distance sensor are presented in this paper. The radar front-end operates at 35 GHz and applies six-port technology and direct frequency measurement. The sensor makes use of both frequency-modulated continuous wave and interferometer principles and is capable of measuring distance with a very high accuracy of ±0.1 mm
  • Keywords
    distance measurement; electric sensing devices; microwave measurement; position measurement; radar applications; 35 GHz; Ka-band; corrugated horn; direct frequency measurement; distance measurement; frequency-modulated continuous wave; interferometer; microwave position sensor; radar front-end; six-port technology; Bonding; Connectors; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency measurement; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Microwave sensors; Prototypes; Radar measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.809015
  • Filename
    809015