• DocumentCode
    2126076
  • Title

    Precision ranging by phase processing of scalar homodyne FMCW raw data

  • Author

    Stolle, Reinhard ; Schiek, Burkhard

  • Author_Institution
    Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Arbeitsgruppe Hochfrequenzmesstechnik, D-44780 Bochum, Germany. Tel: +49 234 700-6497, Fax: +49 234 7094-167, E-mail: rest@hf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    6-13 Sept. 1996
  • Firstpage
    143
  • Lastpage
    146
  • Abstract
    A new way of processing FMCW raw data is described, leading to a ranging uncertainty of ±0.2 mm in 500 MHz measurement bandwidth. The system is based on a low-cost scalar homodyne FMCW set-up and a FFT for signal processing. The reflection phase of each target is exploited for precision ranging. Our novel approach utilizes the reflection phase, but in contrast to a Hilbert Transform it is principally error-free. As compared to CW phase measurements our method is qualified for multiple target environments and has a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
  • Keywords
    Bandwidth; Delay effects; Fourier transforms; Frequency measurement; Optical reflection; Phase measurement; Radar; Signal generators; Signal to noise ratio; Transfer functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1996. 26th European
  • Conference_Location
    Prague, Czech Republic
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1996.337538
  • Filename
    4138593