Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing

Abstract In this paper, a broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal reception method with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing is proposed and investigated. The proposed frequency offset deramp processing is implemented by mixing the multi‐carrier LFM radar echo with...

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Main Authors: Jinhu Li, Fangzheng Zhang, Jiayuan Kong, Shilong Pan, Yuhui He
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12646
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Fangzheng Zhang
Jiayuan Kong
Shilong Pan
Yuhui He
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Jiayuan Kong
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Yuhui He
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description Abstract In this paper, a broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal reception method with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing is proposed and investigated. The proposed frequency offset deramp processing is implemented by mixing the multi‐carrier LFM radar echo with a multi‐carrier LFM reference that has a different subcarrier frequency interval. With this design, the sampling rate of the radar receiver is remarkably reduced and crosstalk‐free separation of different subcarrier signals is easily conducted in the frequency domain. To fuse the multiple subcarriers and fill the frequency gaps, a sparse reconstruction method is employed to obtain the broadband response, which is essential for achieving high range resolution detection. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through an experiment in which the reception of an 8‐carrier LFM signal is conducted and a total bandwidth of 6 GHz after multi‐carrier fusion is demonstrated. An inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging experiment is also conducted with the results verifying the good potential of the proposed method in practical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-6b5cef0d00f4492d958a35ccddb685072025-08-20T02:48:42ZengWileyIET Radar, Sonar & Navigation1751-87841751-87922024-11-0118112325233210.1049/rsn2.12646Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processingJinhu Li0Fangzheng Zhang1Jiayuan Kong2Shilong Pan3Yuhui He4College of Electronic and Information Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing ChinaCollege of Electronic and Information Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing ChinaCollege of Electronic and Information Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing ChinaCollege of Electronic and Information Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing ChinaCollege of Electronic and Information Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing ChinaAbstract In this paper, a broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal reception method with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing is proposed and investigated. The proposed frequency offset deramp processing is implemented by mixing the multi‐carrier LFM radar echo with a multi‐carrier LFM reference that has a different subcarrier frequency interval. With this design, the sampling rate of the radar receiver is remarkably reduced and crosstalk‐free separation of different subcarrier signals is easily conducted in the frequency domain. To fuse the multiple subcarriers and fill the frequency gaps, a sparse reconstruction method is employed to obtain the broadband response, which is essential for achieving high range resolution detection. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through an experiment in which the reception of an 8‐carrier LFM signal is conducted and a total bandwidth of 6 GHz after multi‐carrier fusion is demonstrated. An inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging experiment is also conducted with the results verifying the good potential of the proposed method in practical applications.https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12646radar signal processingsignal synthesisultra wideband radar
spellingShingle Jinhu Li
Fangzheng Zhang
Jiayuan Kong
Shilong Pan
Yuhui He
Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation
radar signal processing
signal synthesis
ultra wideband radar
title Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
title_full Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
title_fullStr Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
title_full_unstemmed Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
title_short Broadband multi‐carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
title_sort broadband multi carrier linear frequency modulation signal reception with subcarrier frequency offset deramp processing
topic radar signal processing
signal synthesis
ultra wideband radar
url https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12646
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