Title :
Application of time to digital converter in I-UWB positioning system receiver
Author :
Kolakowski, Jerzy ; Michnowski, Ryszard ; Makal, Piotr
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radioelectron., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
fDate :
Sept. 30 2009-Oct. 2 2009
Abstract :
The paper contains a description of an I-UWB receiver intended for a vehicle positioning system developed within the SAFESPOT project. The receiver design is based on a commercially available time to digital converter. The paper deals with details of receiver implementation. It discusses the most important issues connected with converter application. Results of receiver measurements and their analysis are also included.
Keywords :
radio receivers; ultra wideband communication; I-UWB positioning system receiver; SAFESPOT project; receiver measurements; time to digital converter; vehicle positioning system; Clocks; Detectors; Field programmable gate arrays; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Time measurement; Transmitters; Ultra wideband technology; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2009. EuRAD 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4747-3