Large Aperture Array Radar Systems for Automotive Applications

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Intro -- Abstract -- Kurzfassung -- Introduction -- Organization of the Thesis -- Contributions -- Notation -- 1.1 Organization of the Thesis -- 1.1 Organization of the Thesis -- 1.2 Contributions -- 1.3 Notation -- Fundamentals -- Signal Representation -- FMCW Radar -- Chirp Sequence Radar -- Radar Range Equation -- Multiple-Input Multiple-Output -- Resolution -- Far-Field Condition -- Beamforming -- Movement Compensation -- Array Factor and Radiation Pattern -- Array Factor using FFT -- Side Lobe Level -- Synthetic Aperture Radar -- Mono-static Virtual Aperture -- Cell-Averaging CFAR

2.1 Signal Representation -- 2.2 FMCW Radar -- 2.3 Chirp Sequence Radar -- 2.4 Radar Range Equation -- 2.5 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output -- 2.6 Resolution -- 2.7 Far-Field Condition -- 2.8 Beamforming -- 2.9 Movement Compensation -- 2.10 Array Factor and Radiation Pattern -- 2.11 Array Factor using FFT -- 2.12 Side Lobe Level -- 2.13 Synthetic Aperture Radar -- 2.14 Mono-static Virtual Aperture -- 2.15 Cell-Averaging CFAR -- 2.15 Cell-Averaging CFAR -- Large Aperture Automotive Radar -- State of the Art -- Radar Systems -- Array Pattern Synthesis -- Requirements -- Array Design -- Array Topology

Optimization Algorithm -- Final Design -- Array Analysis -- Link-Budget -- Signal Processing Flow -- Summary -- 3.1 State of the Art -- 3.2 Requirements -- 3.3 Array Design -- 3.4 Array Analysis -- 3.5 Link-Budget -- 3.6 Signal Processing Flow -- 3.7 Summary -- Synchronization Demonstrator -- Hardware and Concept -- Radar Chips -- Module Hardware -- Module Synchronization -- Antenna Elements and Array -- Calibration -- System Parameters, Software and Signal Processing -- Simulations, Measurements and Results -- Summary -- 4.1 Hardware and Concept -- 4.2 Calibration

4.3 System Parameters, Software and Signal Processing -- 4.4 Simulations, Measurements and Results -- SAR Demonstrator -- Concept and Hardware -- Synthetic Virtual Aperture -- Radar Module -- XY-Table -- Software and Signal Processing -- Measurements -- Synchronization Demonstrator Scenario -- Outdoor Scenario -- Summary -- 5.1 Concept and Hardware -- 5.2 Software and Signal Processing -- 5.3 Measurements -- 5.4 Summary -- Module Position Tolerance Compensation -- Causes and Displacement Estimates -- Impact on the System -- Calibration Algorithm -- Simulation -- Summary

6.1 Causes and Displacement Estimates -- 6.2 Impact on the System -- 6.3 Calibration Algorithm -- 6.4 Simulation -- 6.5 Summary -- Conclusions and Future Work -- Appendices -- Appendix Antenna Element Positions -- Appendix Antenna Element Weights -- Appendix Synchronization Demonstrator Components -- Appendix HPBW of a Corner Reflector -- Analytical Comparision to a Plate -- Simulation and Fitting -- List of References -- List of Symbols -- List of Publications

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