An FMCW MIMO Radar Calibration and Mutual Coupling Compensation Approach

Christian Schmid, Clemens Pfeffer, Reinhard Feger, Andreas Stelzer

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Abstract

Calibration is an important topic in MIMO radar and phased array systems. Variations of the gains and phases of RF components as well as mutual coupling are prominent examples of error sources in such systems. Different measurementbased calibration procedures have been developed to tackle these problems. Most of them rely on well-defined calibration measurement scenarios. In this paper we present a calibration method that can help to reduce the effects of channel variations and mutual coupling on the side-lobes of such systems with relaxed requirements on the calibration setup. The paper contains both simulation and measurement results that verify the proposed method.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc. of the 10th European Radar Conference 2013
Pages13 - 16
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2013

Fields of science

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

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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