Title :
An integrated MMW radar system for outdoor navigation
Author_Institution :
Robotics Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
The design of a MMW radar sensor for mobile robot outdoor navigation is presented, which is able to operate robustly even under adverse weather conditions. This sensor has a range of approximately 200 metres and uses a linear array of receivers and wavefront reconstruction techniques to compute range and bearing of objects within the field of view. Currently sensor design and hardware fabrication have been completed and the sensor is being integrated with other vehicle systems. Signal processing techniques are discussed and results obtained from simulation and the real sensor are presented
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; array signal processing; mobile robots; radar applications; radar receivers; radar signal processing; radionavigation; FMCW radar; MM wave radar system; linear receiver array; mobile robot; object bearing; outdoor navigation; sensor arrays; signal processing; wavefront reconstruction; Array signal processing; Fabrication; Hardware; Meteorological radar; Mobile robots; Navigation; Robustness; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2988-0
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1996.503812
