• DocumentCode
    2013047
  • Title

    An accurate indoor ranging system based on FMCW radar

  • Author

    Marcaccioli, Luca ; Sbarra, Elisa ; Urbani, Laura ; Gatti, Roberto Vincenti ; Sorrentino, Roberto

  • Author_Institution
    RF Microtech srl, Perugia, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-9 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    981
  • Lastpage
    986
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an innovative accurate ranging system based on FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) Radar. Thanks to a combination of nontrivial solutions a centimetre precision is guaranteed even in tough environments, such as warehouses packed with metallic objects or extremely dusty sites, where conventional RF, laser, ultrasonic or video technology may present severe limitations. The proposed solution is currently being applied in Automatic Guided Vehicle for warehouses. The architecture of the system and the obtained results are presented in details.
  • Keywords
    CW radar; FM radar; automatic guided vehicles; indoor radio; road vehicle radar; warehousing; FMCW radar; automatic guided vehicle; frequency modulated continuous wave; indoor ranging system; metallic objects; warehouses; Antenna radiation patterns; Frequency modulation; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Baden-Baden
  • ISSN
    1931-0587
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0890-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVS.2011.5940477
  • Filename
    5940477