Crosstalk in modern software defined radio for the implementation of frequency modulated continuous wave radar

  • Faran Awais Butt*
  • , Matthew Ritchie
  • , Hugh Griffiths
  • , Wenda Li
  • , Ijaz Haider Naqvi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study investigates crosstalk and leakage in the Software Defined Radio implementation of Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar systems. Empirical measurements of leakage power were conducted during the implementation of FMCW radar using National Instruments Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) boards. Mono-static and bi-static/distributed Transmitter-Receiver configurations are compared for low power micro-Doppler applications. The impact of crosstalk on the dynamic range of the target is also investigated. The impact of electric noise generated by a windy source on the receiving USRP is also investigated. Furthermore, a simple splitter based approach is proposed to overcome the challenge of synchronisation or recovery of transmitted waveform in distributed configurations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1607-1621
Number of pages15
JournalIET Radar, Sonar and Navigation
Volume15
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

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© 2021 The Authors. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institution of Engineering and Technology.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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