TY - JOUR
T1 - CW and pulse-Doppler radar processing based on FPGA for human sensing applications
AU - Wang, Yazhou
AU - Liu, Quanhua
AU - Fathy, Aly E.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In this paper, we discuss using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to process either time- or frequency-domain signals in human sensing radar applications. One example will be given for a continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radar and another for an ultrawideband (UWB) pulse-Doppler (PD) radar. The example for the CW Doppler radar utilizes a novel superheterodyne receiver to suppress low-frequency noise and includes a digital downconverter module implemented in an FPGA. Meanwhile, the UWB PD radar employs a carrier-based transceiver and a novel equivalent time sampling scheme based on FPGA for narrow pulse digitization. Highly integrated compact data acquisition hardware has been implemented and exploited in both radar prototypes. Typically, the CW Doppler radar is a low-cost option for single human activity monitoring, vital sign detection, etc., where target range information is not required. Meanwhile, the UWB PD radar is more advanced in through-wall sensing, multiple-object detection, real-time target tracking, and so on, where a high-resolution range profile is acquired together with a micro-Doppler signature. Design challenges, performance comparison, pros, and cons will be discussed in detail.
AB - In this paper, we discuss using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to process either time- or frequency-domain signals in human sensing radar applications. One example will be given for a continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radar and another for an ultrawideband (UWB) pulse-Doppler (PD) radar. The example for the CW Doppler radar utilizes a novel superheterodyne receiver to suppress low-frequency noise and includes a digital downconverter module implemented in an FPGA. Meanwhile, the UWB PD radar employs a carrier-based transceiver and a novel equivalent time sampling scheme based on FPGA for narrow pulse digitization. Highly integrated compact data acquisition hardware has been implemented and exploited in both radar prototypes. Typically, the CW Doppler radar is a low-cost option for single human activity monitoring, vital sign detection, etc., where target range information is not required. Meanwhile, the UWB PD radar is more advanced in through-wall sensing, multiple-object detection, real-time target tracking, and so on, where a high-resolution range profile is acquired together with a micro-Doppler signature. Design challenges, performance comparison, pros, and cons will be discussed in detail.
KW - Continuous wave (CW)
KW - Field-programmable gate array (FPGA)
KW - Human sensing
KW - Micro-Doppler
KW - Pulse-Doppler (PD) radar
KW - Ultrawideband (UWB)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881170565&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2217975
DO - 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2217975
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84881170565
SN - 0196-2892
VL - 51
SP - 3097
EP - 3107
JO - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
JF - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
IS - 5
ER -