A Compact UWB Indoor and Through-Wall Radar with Precise Ranging and Tracking

Ultrawideband (UWB) technology has many advantages compared to its narrowband counterpart in many applications. We present a new compact low-cost UWB radar for indoor and through-wall scenario. The focus of the paper is on the development of the signal processing algorithms for ranging and tracking,...

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Main Authors: Yinan Yu, Jian Yang, Tomas McKelvey, Borys Stoew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/678590
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description Ultrawideband (UWB) technology has many advantages compared to its narrowband counterpart in many applications. We present a new compact low-cost UWB radar for indoor and through-wall scenario. The focus of the paper is on the development of the signal processing algorithms for ranging and tracking, taking into account the particular properties of the UWB CMOS transceiver and the radiation characteristics of the antennas. Theoretical analysis for the algorithms and their evaluations by measurements are presented in the paper. The ranging resolution of this UWB radar has achieved 1-2 mm RMS accuracy for a moving target in indoor environment over a short range, and Kalman tracking algorithm functions well for the through-wall detection.
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spelling doaj-art-d4b3a6be10a7457ab93b598621acfbb12025-08-20T03:23:48ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/678590678590A Compact UWB Indoor and Through-Wall Radar with Precise Ranging and TrackingYinan Yu0Jian Yang1Tomas McKelvey2Borys Stoew3Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenUltrawideband (UWB) technology has many advantages compared to its narrowband counterpart in many applications. We present a new compact low-cost UWB radar for indoor and through-wall scenario. The focus of the paper is on the development of the signal processing algorithms for ranging and tracking, taking into account the particular properties of the UWB CMOS transceiver and the radiation characteristics of the antennas. Theoretical analysis for the algorithms and their evaluations by measurements are presented in the paper. The ranging resolution of this UWB radar has achieved 1-2 mm RMS accuracy for a moving target in indoor environment over a short range, and Kalman tracking algorithm functions well for the through-wall detection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/678590
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title A Compact UWB Indoor and Through-Wall Radar with Precise Ranging and Tracking
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title_fullStr A Compact UWB Indoor and Through-Wall Radar with Precise Ranging and Tracking
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title_short A Compact UWB Indoor and Through-Wall Radar with Precise Ranging and Tracking
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/678590
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