Realization and calibration of the MIMO radar MIRA-CLE Ka.

Autor: Berroth, Manfred, Jacob, Arne F., Schmidt, Lorenz-Peter, Biallawons, Oliver, Klare, Jens, Saalmann, Olaf
Zdroj: International Journal of Microwave & Wireless Technologies; Jun2014, Vol. 6 Issue 3/4, p405-413, 9p
Abstrakt: This paper presents the technical realization of the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar MIRA-CLE Ka (MIMO radar-configurable in Ka-band). This system is a stationary imaging radar without any mechanical moving parts. It is highly portable, ready to use in only a couple of minutes, and it is able to process one radar image per second during continuous radar measurements in the current stage of development. In addition to the image processing, it is possible to detect changes in range of 0.1 mm in the illuminated scene. The MIMO system operates in Ka band and consists of 16 receive and 16 transmit elements, so that 256 virtual elements are generated during signal processing. The size of the antenna's frontend is about 80 cm in width. Owing to its compact size, flexibility, and realtime capability, the system offers a wide field of applications. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Complementary Index