DocumentCode
2218743
Title
Influence of Systematic Frequency-Sweep Non-Linearity on Object Distance Estimation in FMCW/FSCW Radar Systems
Author
Pichler, Markus ; Stelzer, Andreas ; Gulden, Peter ; Vossiek, Martin
Author_Institution
Linz Center of Competence in Mechatronics, Altenbergerstr. 69, 4040 Linz, Austria, +43 (70) 2468-9784
fYear
2003
fDate
Oct. 2003
Firstpage
1203
Lastpage
1206
Abstract
The performance of frequency estimation procedures for sinusoidal signals in the presence of phase perturbations plays an important role in continuous-wave radar systems for distance measurement, as it directly determines the ranging accuracy. For the most widely used frequency estimator, the fast Fourier transformation, the influence of deterministic deviations of the transmit signal from the ideal curve in FMCW/FSCW radars is investigated, quantified and verified with measured radar data.
Keywords
Chirp modulation; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Phase estimation; Power capacitors; RF signals; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
Conference_Location
Munich, Germany
Print_ISBN
1-58053-834-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.2003.340795
Filename
4143239
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