Experimental feasibility study of 96 GHz FMCW millimeter-wave radar based upon radio-over-fiber technology-fundamental radar reflector detection test on the Sendai airport surface-

Author

Futatsumori, Shunichi ; Morioka, Kazuyuki ; Kohmura, Akiko ; Okada, Kenichi ; Yonemoto, Naruto

Author_Institution

Surveillance & Commun. Dept., Electron. Navig. Res. Inst., Chofu, Japan

fYear

2014

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

235

Lastpage

236

Abstract

Based on radio-over-fiber (RoF) technology, we have proposed a novel architecture foreign object debris (FOD) detection system. The FODs on the airport surface may cause damage to aircraft and must be immediately removed. The optically-connected millimeter-wave radar with separated front-ends enables both low-cost and high-detection performance. In this paper, the feasibility and effectiveness of the 96 GHz optically-connected millimeter-wave radar is experimentally confirmed through the target detection test on the airport surface. The distributed millimeter-wave radar system, which is connected by the RoF converter, is fabricated. In addition, the radar reflectors, which are located on the apron of the Sendai airport, are successfully detected by the radar system.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; aircraft; airports; fibre optic sensors; millimetre wave radar; object detection; optical elements; optical radar; radio-over-fibre; FMCW millimeter-wave radar; FOD; RoF converter; Sendai airport surface; aircraft; architecture foreign object debris detection system; distributed millimeter-wave radar system; frequency 96 GHz; front-ends; fundamental radar reflector detection test; high-detection performance; low-cost performance; optically-connected millimeter-wave radar; radio-over-fiber technology; target detection test; Airports; Laser radar; Millimeter wave radar; Optical fibers; Radar antennas; Radar detection; airport surface; foreign object debris detection; millimeter-wave radar; radar reflector; radio-over-fiber;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Photonics (MWP) and the 2014 9th Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference (APMP), 2014 International Topical Meeting on

Conference_Location

Sapporo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.2014.6994540

Filename

6994540