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Implementation of Signal Processing Algorithms for an FMCW Radar Altimeter

FMCW 전파고도계의 신호처리 알고리즘 구현

  • Received : 2015.02.25
  • Accepted : 2015.05.28
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

This paper presents signal processing algorithms of a frequency-modulated continuous-wave(FMCW) radar altimeter and provides a practical assessment technique. The radar altimeter is initially operated in search mode, when the radar altimeter detects a valid altitude, search mode is switched to track mode and a altitude being tracked is displayed. The sweep bandwidth in each mode is a function of altitude to narrow the beat frequency bandwidth. In addition, transmit power and receiver gain in each mode are controlled to compensate for the dynamic range of wide altitude range. To assess more realistic operation, the radar altimeter was tested using the crane setup. The crane test demonstrated that signal processing algorithms described in this paper resulted in a reduced measurement error rate.

본 논문에서는 주파수 변조 연속파(FMCW) 전파고도계의 신호처리 알고리즘 및 실용적인 평가방안을 제안한다. 전파 고도계는 초기에 탐색모드로 동작하여 고도를 탐색하고, 유효한 고도가 탐색되면 추적모드로 전환되어 측정된 고도를 표시한다. 고도 탐색/추적 시 기준고도 또는 추적고도에 따라 변조대역폭을 제어함으로써 비트 주파수 대역폭을 제한하며, 송신출력과 수신이득의 제어를 통해 고도 변화에 따라 늘어난 수신 전력의 동적 범위를 보상하도록 설계하였다. 개발된 전파고도계의 성능은 더욱 실제적인 환경에서의 크레인 시험을 통해 신호처리 알고리즘의 동작과 낮은 측정오차를 성공적으로 검증하였다.

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