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http://dx.doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2012.61.7.1024

A Study on the Precise Distance Measurement for Radar Level Transmitter of FMCW Type using Correlation Anaysis Method  

Ji, Suk-Joon (동아대 전기공학과)
Lee, John-Tark (동아대 전기공학과)
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The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers / v.61, no.7, 2012 , pp. 1024-1031 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, FMCW type radar level transmitter using correlation analysis method is implemented for precise distance measurement of cargo tank. FMCW type radar level transmitter is the device for distance measurement which calculates the distance by analyzing the beat frequency, that is, the frequency difference between Tx and RX signal from radar antenna using Fast Fourier Transform(FFT), but compensated algorithm like Zoom FFT is needed for the improvement of the frequency precision because the frequency precision of FFT is limited depending on sampling frequency and the number of sampling data. In case of Zoom FFT, the number of sampling data and noisy signal are the main factor influencing the measurement accuracy of Zoom FFT like FFT. Therefore, in order to overcome the limited environment and achieve the precise measurement, correlation coefficient is used for the distance measurement and the errors of measurement are verified to be in the range of ${\pm}1mm$.
Keywords
FMCW radar; Beat frequency; Zoom FFT; Decimation filter; Correlation coefficient;
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