Title :
Intrepid monostatic microwave radar putting ranging back into radar
Author :
Foley, E. ; Harman, Keith ; Cheal, James
Author_Institution :
Southwest Microwave Inc, Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The Intrepid Digital Transceiver operates at K-band similar to the digital bistatic microwave. It shares the same antenna that is designed to have a very narrow beam width but with a special vertical pattern to detect the crawling intruder at close range. It uses logarithmic amplifiers to compress the dynamic range of the Doppler responses. The paper describes the system concept, the hardware, and the software. It shows how the Intrepid Digital Transceiver reduces the number of nuisance alarms and significantly extends the application of the proven monostatic microwave radar technology in intrusion detection
Keywords :
Doppler radar; alarm systems; distance measurement; microwave detectors; security; transceivers; 18 to 27 GHz; Doppler responses; Intrepid Digital Transceiver; Intrepid monostatic microwave radar; K-band; Southwest Microwave Inc.; digital signal processing routine; intrusion detection; ranging; Application software; Doppler radar; Dynamic range; Hardware; K-band; Microwave technology; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar detection; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 2001 IEEE 35th International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6636-0
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.962825