Elimination of Motion-Induced Phase Based on Double-Time Switching Scheme for SAA FMCW Radar

Due to the low cost and straightforward structure, the switch antenna array (SAA) frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar has been widely applied in many fields. However, the motion-induced phase always leads to inaccurate direction estimation of moving targets. Here, we proposed an elimina...

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Main Authors: Yi Lin, Kai Yang, Min Guo, Yunqi Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/8/7/786
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Summary:Due to the low cost and straightforward structure, the switch antenna array (SAA) frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar has been widely applied in many fields. However, the motion-induced phase always leads to inaccurate direction estimation of moving targets. Here, we proposed an elimination method of the motion-induced phase for the SAA FMCW radar. A double-time switching scheme (DTSS) is used for the reception of echo signals. Elimination of motion-induced phase is completed without estimating velocity, which can avoid the ambiguous velocity estimation problem. Additionally, the direction estimation of the moving target can be obtained by directly using a conventional digital beam forming (DBF) algorithm. The validity of the proposed method has been proved by the simulated and experimental results.
ISSN:2079-9292