FMCW radar based communication for automotive applications

In the field of automotive technology, the last decade has seen a rise in projects focusing on self driving vehicles. With this renewed interest from the industry and academic world, new solutions to improve the reliability and safety of these vehicles are required. In this thesis, a new method for information sharing between different vehicles...

Design of Frequency locked loop and Receiver front-end for Burst-Chirp UWB Radar Transceiver for Vital Signs and Occupancy Sensing by monitoring the respiration and heartbeat rate

While there are many technologies and electronic systems used to detect the human vital signs by monitoring the heart beat rate & respiration rate, all these systems rely on physical contact with the human body. Furthermore, each measuring system can only be used for a single person thus increasing the cost and complexity of integrated...

Target localization using MIMO-monopulse: Application on 79 GHz FMCW automotive radar

Automotive radar is widely used for driving safety support and it is a key element of future autonomous vehicles. Radar sensors have the property that the performance is not to be affected by low vision conditions compared with camera sensors or laser based radar sensors, which makes it crucial for the autonomous driving system.<br/><br/...

Aansturing van FMCW radar voor de detectie en classificatie van mensen

In dit verslag gaan wij in op de aansturing van radar-hardware voor de detectie van mensen. Hierbij zullen de gebruikte radarmodules besproken worden, alsmede de functiegenerator die hiervoor gebruikt is en het ontwerp van de behuizing. De radarhardware maakt deel uit van een groter systeem, waarbij het de bedoeling is om mensen door middel van...

Signaalverwerking van een radar-systeem voor spoorbewaking

Spoorwandelaars zijn een groot maatschappelijk probleem, zo zijn er elk jaar 200 zelfdodingen [1]. Door spoorwandelaars lopen treinreizigers elke dag veel vertraging op en daarnaast zorgen spoorwandelaars voor veel directe en indirecte kostenposten. Een goede oplossing is er op dit moment niet. Een radar-systeem lijkt een mogelijke oplossing....

Space-Based FMCW SAR Systems

Monitoring critical structures such as oil pipe lines or dikes is essential for performing in-time and high-quality maintenance. Such structures cover a large area or are in abandoned places. Consequently, performing physical inspections by dedicated personnel is either impossible or very expensive. Alternatively such structures can be inspected...

UWB FMCW Radar for Concealed Weapon Detection: RF front-end development

Current methods for concealed weapon detection are mainly used at stationary security check-points due to complexity and other serious limitations for real-time outdoor scenarios. A mobile imaging radar is considered as a proper solution for fast screening of people at mass events because of its ability to detect both metal and non-metal weapons...