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Optimisation of Auxiliary Transmitter Placement in a Dual-Mode X-band FMCW Harmonic Radar
Capitano, Alfonso (2025) Optimisation of Auxiliary Transmitter Placement in a Dual-Mode X-band FMCW Harmonic Radar.
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| Abstract: | In modern radar applications utilising multiple independent transmitters, optimisation challenges arise due to various complex signal interactions. This is especially so in non-linear radar systems that rely on non-linear properties of the target to produce a return signal at a frequency different from that of the illuminating signals. The aim of this thesis is to improve the coverage area of an existing non-linear harmonic radar setup through the utilisation of multiple auxiliary transmitters (helpers) and the optimisation of their placement. Using the same power budget and equal transmit power distribution, the results presented in this work indicate that adding one helper transmitter increases coverage area by roughly 35.8% in comparison to the stand-alone conventional harmonic radar system. Coverage area can increase with 37.0%, 44.4%, 54.3% and 59.3%, by utilising 2, 3, 4 and 5 helper nodes, respectively. Using multiple low-power transmitters is less costly than a single high-power transmitter, making the use of auxiliary transmitters a more cost-effective solution to increase coverage area. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 53 electrotechnology |
| Programme: | Electrical Engineering BSc (56953) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106259 |
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