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http://dx.doi.org/10.7840/kics.2015.40.6.1130

Ship Positioning Estimation Using Phased Array Antenna in FMCW Radar System for Small-Sized Ships  

Lee, Seongwook (Seoul National University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Lee, Seong Ro (Mokpo National University, Department of Information and Electronics Engineering)
Kim, Seong-Cheol (Seoul National University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences / v.40, no.6, 2015 , pp. 1130-1141 More about this Journal
Abstract
Conventionally, a pulse radar is used for middle-sized or large-sized ships to detect other ships or obstacles located at a long distance. However, it is hardly equipped for most of the small-sized ships due to mounting and maintenance costs. Therefore, FMCW(frequency modulated continuous wave) radar is suggested as an alternative for the small-sized ships. Since it operates with low power and has good range resolution for relatively close objects, it is eligible for the small-sized ships. In previously proposed FMCW radar system, it only estimates distance and velocity of a target ship placed in the direction of main beam and is hard to detect several ships simultaneously. Thus, we suggest the method for detecting several ships at the same time by applying MUSIC(multiple signal classification) algorithm to FMCW radar signal received by a phased array antenna. In addition, by combining digital beam forming with the MUSIC algorithm, better angle resolution is achievable.
Keywords
FMCW radar; phased array antenna; ship positioning;
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