Distance estimation at 60 GHz

Author

Kuroki, Futoshi ; Wagatsuma, Yoshihiko ; Yoneyama, Taukasa

Author_Institution

Dept. of EE, Kure Nat. Univ., Hiuroshima, Japan

Volume

21

Issue

5

fYear

2006

fDate

5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

29

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 × 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 a distance of 0.7 m.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; Gunn oscillators; antenna feeds; distance measurement; millimetre wave antennas; nonradiative dielectric waveguides; 0.7 m; 140 mm; 170 mm; 25 mm; 60 GHz; FM Gunn oscillator; FM-CW radar front-end; NRD guide; balanced mixer; distance estimation; mechanically beam-scanning performance; millimeter-wave radar front-end; planar antenna; Dielectrics; Frequency; Gunn devices; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Radar antennas; Strips;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2006.1635171

Filename

1635171