Radio Wave Propagation Characteristics in FMCW Radar

Ghada M. SAMI

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DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2009.14042                

Abstract

FMCW Radar (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar) is used for various purposes, such as atmospheric Remote Sensing, inter-vehicle ranging, etc. FMCW radar systems are usually very compact, relatively cheap in purchase as well as in daily use, and consume little power. In this paper, FMCW radar determines a target range by measuring the beat frequency between a transmitted signal and the received signal from the target, and Combines between PO and radar single. The approach based on frequency domain physical optics for the scattering estimation and the linear system modeling for the estimation of time domain response, and FMCW Radar signal processing.

Keywords

Radio Wave, FMCW Radar, Cloud Profiling Radar

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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