A multimode-beamforming 77-GHz FMCW radar system

Clemens Pfeffer, Reinhard Feger, Christoph Wagner, Andreas Stelzer

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Abstract

In this work a multimode-beamforming 77-GHz frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar system is presented. Four transceiver chips with integrated inphase/quadrature modulators in the transmit path are used in order to simultaneously realize a short-range frequency-division multiple-access (FDMA) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and a long-range transmit phased-array (PA) radar system with the same antennas. It combines the high angular resolution of FDMA MIMO radars and the high-gain and steerable beam of PA transmit antennas. Several measurements were carried out to show the potential benefits of using this concept for a linear antenna array with four antennas and methods of digital beamforming in the receive path.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicrowave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202029 Microwave engineering
  • 202033 Radar technology

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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