• DocumentCode
    2784599
  • Title

    Maximum likelihood speed and distance estimation for OFDM radar

  • Author

    Braun, Martin ; Sturm, Christian ; Jondral, Friedrich K.

  • Author_Institution
    Commun. Eng. Lab., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    10-14 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    256
  • Lastpage
    261
  • Abstract
    A distance and speed estimation algorithm for OFDM based radar is analysed statistically. The maximum likelihood estimator is derived and compared to previous results. A connection to spectral analysis is drawn, simplifying the analysis of the estimator in question. Finally, a method to evaluate the performance of the algorithm is presented and conclusions for the structure of the OFDM signals are drawn. It is shown that the estimation algorithm works well above an SNR threshold, but rapidly degrades below.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; maximum likelihood estimation; radar applications; OFDM radar; SNR threshold; maximum likelihood distance estimation; maximum likelihood speed estimation; spectral analysis; Computer architecture; Hardware; Horn antennas; Maximum likelihood estimation; Narrowband; OFDM; Radar antennas; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radar Conference, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    1097-5659
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5811-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494616
  • Filename
    5494616