Evaluation of coding´s methods for the development of a radar sensor for localization and communication dedicated to guided transport

To explore possibilities of new exploitation modes of automatic guided transport, our laboratories designed formerly a sensor radar called DIREP (Detection et Identification des Rames En Panne: detection and identification of broken-down trains). This system is founded on the principle of a co-operative radar using a transponder inside targets. It is based on a numerical correlation receiver and has a very broad band from 50 to 100 MHz. which remains unexploited. Thus we propose to benefit from this band to establish high flow communication. The proposed system is made of microwave transmitting and receiving equipment fixed on each train, one ahead and other behind. The two trains exchange data and specific signals coded that make the system able: to deduce the distance between the trains; to identify the state of the train (broken-down or not); and to allow the transmission of pictures or audio-video records with a high data flow. The aim of this work is to propose technical solutions for multiplexing communication data and localization code in order to allow high data flow transfer. Simulations are computed to evaluate the system´s performance: BER, computing time and complexity.