Vossiek M, Haberberger N, Krabbe L, Hehn M, Carlowitz C, Stelzig M (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2023
Original Authors: Martin Vossiek, Niklas Haberberger, Lena Krabbe, Markus Hehn, Christian Carlowitz, Michael Stelzig
Book Volume: 3
Pages Range: 523-539
Issue: 1
The sequential sampling impulse radar is a radar concept that has been known for a very long
time. Ultrawideband (UWB) radar systems have been realized based on this concept long before the popular
phrases UWB and UWB radar were created. Its hardware simplicity, low cost, potentially high bandwidth
and high range resolution, as well as the unsurpassed low power consumption of some of its variants have
made it one of the most widely used radar concepts in industrial automation today. Despite its widespread
use in practice, however, there are only few publications, textbooks and tutorials that describe this concept
in detail and all its varieties and aspects. Especially, the correlation properties and the resulting signal-tonoise ratio (SNR), as well as the phase injection locking of pulsed oscillators, that is required for powerefficient options, have rarely been described in detail. This tutorial introduces the typical sequential sampling
impulse radar concept step by step and presents the characteristics and pros and cons. As for the correlation
properties and the SNR, the concepts are compared to those of standard coherent impulse radar systems
and of frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar. In addition to the system theory, selected
applications are presented to illustrate the attractiveness and elegance, but also the limits, of this interesting
and important radar concept. The shown applications range from those in the main field of use of this type
of radar, that is, industrial automation, to former and current radar concepts in the areas of automotive radar,
ground penetrating radar (GPR), security scanners, and biomedical radar systems.
APA:
Vossiek, M., Haberberger, N., Krabbe, L., Hehn, M., Carlowitz, C., & Stelzig, M. (2023). A Tutorial on the Sequential Sampling Impulse Radar Concept and Selected Applications. IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 3, 523-539. https://doi.org/10.1109/JMW.2022.3228724
MLA:
Vossiek, Martin, et al. "A Tutorial on the Sequential Sampling Impulse Radar Concept and Selected Applications." IEEE Journal of Microwaves 3 (2023): 523-539.
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