Title :
NRD Guide Pulse Radar Front-End for Range Estimation at 60 GHz
Author :
Takayama, Kazuya ; Kuroki, Futoshi ; Yoneyama, Tsukasa
Author_Institution :
Kure Nat. Coll. of Technol., Kure
Abstract :
A pulse radar front-end using an NRD-guide technology was fabricated as an level sensor at millimeter wavelengths, and range finding was performed by using it. Multi-reflection however occurred between a target and a planar antenna due to a pencil beam pattern of our-developing planar antenna, so that precise distance estimation could not be performed for short range detection. To overcome such difficulty, we developed an FPGA-based signal processor to eliminate such multi-reflection and to detect distances of multi layered-targets.
Keywords :
distance measurement; field programmable gate arrays; nonradiative dielectric waveguides; radar applications; tanks (containers); FPGA based signal processor; NRD guide pulse radar front-end; frequency 60 GHz; manufacturing plants; range estimation; range finding; tank level estimation; Dielectrics; Frequency; Gunn devices; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Radar detection; Signal processing; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008 China-Japan Joint
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3821-1
DOI :
10.1109/CJMW.2008.4772514
