Title :
Cost-Minimized 24 GHz Pulse Oscillator for Short-Range Automotive Radar Applications
Author :
Kryshtopin, Andriy ; Sevskiy, Georgiy ; Markov, Konstantin ; Heide, Patric ; Nalezinski, Martin ; Roskosch, Richard ; Vossiek, Martin
Author_Institution :
EPCOS AG, Product Development Modules, Anzinger Str. 13, D-81617 Munich, Germany. e-mail: andriy.kryshtopin@epcos.com fax +49 89 636-27994, phone +49 89 636-24151.
Abstract :
This paper reports on the design of ultrawideband 24 GHz pulse oscillators developed for automotive radar applications. Due to system considerations (range resolution, dynamic range), such oscillator modules need to generate ultra-short coherent pulses. Measurement results of prototype oscillators demonstrate +5 dBm peak output power, less than 1 ns pulse width and excellent coherency. The oscillators were applied in a radar sensor and good performance was achieved.
Keywords :
Automotive engineering; Dynamic range; Oscillators; Power generation; Power measurement; Prototypes; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Radar applications; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
Conference_Location :
Munich, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2003.341138
