A Highly Modular 77-GHz FMCW Radar Sensor Prototype for Multi Target Tracking Applications

Author

Pourvoyeur, Klaus ; Feger, Reinhard ; Haderer, Andreas ; Wagner, Christoph ; Stelzer, Andreas ; Maurer, Linus

Author_Institution

Christian Doppler Lab. for Integrated Radar Sensors, Univ. of Linz, Linz

fYear

2008

fDate

27-31 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

1612

Lastpage

1615

Abstract

77-GHz radars are becoming more and more important for automotive applications. In this contribution a 77-GHz frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar prototype is presented. The prototype is based on highly modular building blocks for both, the hardware as well as the software. This modular design offers an incredible flexibility for testing different components. The resolvability of multi target scenarios by a Kalman tracking filter is supported by using ramp sequences where each chirp has a different ramp slope. Measurements with the FMCW radar sensor are carried out in an automotive environment.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; Kalman filters; millimetre wave detectors; radar tracking; target tracking; tracking filters; FMCW radar sensor prototype; Kalman tracking filter; automotive applications; frequency 77 GHz; frequency modulated continuous wave radar; multitarget tracking applications; Application software; Automotive applications; Frequency modulation; Hardware; Prototypes; Radar applications; Radar tracking; Software design; Software prototyping; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2008. EuMC 2008. 38th European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-2-87487-006-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2008.4751780

Filename

4751780