Precise Distance Measurement with Cooperative FMCW Radar Units

Andreas Stelzer, Martin Jahn, Stefan Scheiblhofer

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Abstract

In many applications the precise distance between different units has to be measured. The proposed measurement system operates with frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar sensors for distance measurement in a cooperative but unsynchronized way. Due to the missing synchronization a data transfer between the units is performed by means of the radar hardware. On the other hand, this principle could be easily implemented in communication systems. A prototype system in the 5.8-GHz ISM band has been built, and measurement results up to about 780 meters distance with accuracies of few centimeters are shown. Furthermore, the distance can be calculated at both transponder units.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE Radio Wireless Symposium 2008 (RWS)
Editors IEEE
Pages771 - 774
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2008

Fields of science

  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202029 Microwave engineering
  • 202030 Communication engineering
  • 202033 Radar technology
  • 202037 Signal processing
  • 202038 Telecommunications

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