Distance estimation at 60 GHz band

Author

Kuroki, Futoshi ; Wagatsuma, Yoshibiko ; Yoneyama, T.

Author_Institution

Kure Coll. of Technol., Kure

Volume

23

Issue

6

fYear

2008

fDate

6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

12

Abstract

An FM-CW radar front-end was fabricated in an integrated manner at 60 GHz by using the NRD guide. Main emphasis was placed on compactness in size and high-precise operation in performance. The fabricated radar consists of an FM Gunn oscillator, a balanced mixer, and a planar antenna fed by leaky NRD guide with a mechanically beam-scanning performance. All circuit components and the antenna were contained in a compact housing of 170 times 140 mm in area and 25 mm in thickness, and thus, a thin type of millimeter-wave radar front-end was successfully developed. Moreover, an error of distance estimation was measured to be less than 0.7 m.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; Gunn oscillators; antenna feeds; distance measurement; millimetre wave antennas; mixers (circuits); planar antennas; FM Gunn oscillator; FM-CW radar; balanced mixer; distance estimation; frequency 60 GHz; mechanical beam-scanning performance; millimeter-wave radar; planar antenna; Antenna accessories; Circuits; Frequency modulation; Gunn devices; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Radar antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2008.4558002

Filename

4558002