Title :
24 GHz radar front-end for FMCW and spread spectrum radar applications
Author :
Li, Zhaolong ; Ke Wu
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Two configurations of radar front-end with a multi-chip assembly for automotive applications have been studied and presented. One configuration is suitable for both FMCW radar and spread spectrum radar with the replacement of a base-band module that could be realized by a digital synthesizer; the concept "software defined radar" could be addressed from this prospective. The other configuration is a conventional FMCW radar setup. Commercially available MMICs and a new substrate integrated horn antenna have been used for the radar transceiver module. The functionality of the front-end has been validated by a set of laboratory radar measurements.
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; MMIC; horn antennas; multichip modules; road vehicle radar; spread spectrum radar; 24 GHz; FMCW radar; MMIC; automotive; digital synthesizer; multichip assembly; radar front-end; software defined radar; spread spectrum radar; substrate integrated horn antenna; Application software; Assembly; Automotive applications; Horn antennas; MMICs; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Spread spectrum radar; Synthesizers; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2006 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9412-7
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2006.1615167
