Abstract
Automotive radars have evolved in recent years, however, angular resolution and fast processing times demand constant improvements in performance. In this paper, a novel proof-of-concept radar sensor is presented. In particular, a realtime detection approach is proposed which uses a modular radar architecture to achieve a wide field-of-view (FOV). The radar also offers improved angular resolution due to a sparse non-uniform antenna receiver and results are compared to a more standard uniform linear array equivalent. The antennas achieve improved percentage bandwidths in comparison to a more standard microstrip patch antenna solution at the same carrier frequency. In addition, the sub-modular system resolves targets with lower radiation losses in comparison with an equivalent uniform linear array under the same conditions. The proposed radar system is able to achieve a half-power beamwidth of 2.2 degrees using 32 antenna elements arranged in a non-uniform sparse configuration and can detect multiple targets with a range resolution of 10 cm.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Radar Systems (RADAR 2022) |
| Publisher | Institution of Engineering and Technology |
| Pages | 453-458 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Edition | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781839537776 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Feb 2023 |
| Event | International Conference on Radar Systems 2022 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Oct 2022 → 27 Oct 2022 https://www.aconf.org/conf_181833.2022_International_Radar_Conference.html |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Radar Systems 2022 |
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| Abbreviated title | RADAR 2022 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 24/10/22 → 27/10/22 |
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Keywords
- antenna rays
- antenna radiation patterns
- array signal processing
- CW radar
- direction-of-arrival estimation
- FM radar
- linear antenna arrays
- microstrip antennas
- radar antennas
- radar detection
- radar signal processing
- road vehicle radar
- 32 antenna elements
- angular resolution
- automotive applications
- automotive radars
- equivalent unigorm linear array
- field-of-view
- lower radiation losses
- mimo sub-arrays
- modular radar architecture
- modular system design
- nonuniform sparse configuration
- novel proof-of-concept radar sensor
- percentage bandwidths
- radar system
- range resolution
- realtime detection approach
- sectorized fmcw radar
- standard microstrip patch antenna solution
- standard uniform linear array equivalent
- sub-modular system
- times demand constant improvements