Mutual Coupling and Compensation in FMCW MIMO Radar Systems

Christian Schmid, Reinhard Feger, Christoph Wagner, Andreas Stelzer

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Abstract

This paper deals with mutual coupling, its effects and the compensation thereof in frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) array radar systems. Starting with a signal model we introduce mutual coupling and its primary sources in FMCW MIMO systems. We also give a worst-case boundary of the effects that mutual coupling can have on the side lobe level of an array. A method of dealing with and compensating for these effects is covered in this paper and verified by measurements from a 77-GHz FMCW radar system.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-302
Number of pages6
JournalFrequenz
Volume65
Issue number9--10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

Fields of science

  • 202037 Signal processing
  • 202033 Radar technology

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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