Title :
High resolution range-Doppler radar demonstrator based on a commercially available FPGA card
Author :
Nicolaisen, Henning ; Holmboe, Tor ; Hoel, Karina Vieira ; Kristoffersen, Stein
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Univ. of Oslo, Oslo
Abstract :
An X-band high resolution range-Doppler radar demonstrator has been developed, based on a commercially available 6U-VXS form-factor digital signal processing card containing all necessary base-band circuitry. The custom design covers a radio frequency up-down converter, FPGA firmware and PC software. The practical signal bandwidth is close to 1 GHz and the range resolution is close to 15 cm. The functionality has been demonstrated in a free space radiation experiment.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; field programmable gate arrays; frequency convertors; radar resolution; 6U-VXS form-factor; FPGA card; PC software; X-band radar demonstrator; base-band circuitry; digital signal processing card; free space radiation experiment; high resolution range-Doppler radar demonstrator; radio frequency up-down converter; Bandwidth; Connectors; Doppler radar; Ethernet networks; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Radar antennas; Radio frequency; Signal resolution; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Radar, 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2321-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2322-4
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4654006
