Ultra Wideband Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging

Imaging algorithm

Bachelor thesis (2017)

Authors

N.A. Cancrinus Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
G.F. Max Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

P.J. Aubry (supervisor 1)
A.J. van der Veen (supervisor 2)
D. Cavallo (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright: © 2017 Nick Cancrinus, Gyula Max
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Published Date

05-07-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

Nowadays, localization of cars is mostly done using GPS. Some major disadvantages of this method are that it is not very accurate and that it cannot be used indoors. These disadvantages do not form a major problem when an active human driver is controlling the car, but will become more critical when the autonomy of vehicles increases. The goal of this project is to use Synthetic Aperture Radar techniques to overcome the problems of GPS. To achieve this, different imaging algorithms have been implemented, and a single method has been extended to directly accommodate the road-mapping application. Different measurements were done to test the algorithms and the results were promising. It is hoped that the use of this technology will become wide-spread and that it can help with creating a safer and more efficient world of traffic, where increased self-driving capabilities are facilitated.