• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.592-603
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• 2018

In order to obtain better target identification performance, an efficient waveform design method with high range resolution and low sidelobe level for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar is proposed in this paper. First, the wideband CP-based OFDM signal is transmitted on each antenna to guarantee large bandwidth and high range resolution. Next, a complex orthogonal design (COD) is utilized to achieve code domain orthogonality among antennas, so that the spatial diversity can be obtained in MIMO radar, and only the range sidelobe on the first antenna needs suppressing. Furthermore, sidelobe suppression is expressed as an optimization problem. The integrated sidelobe level (ISL) is adopted to construct the objective function, which is solved using the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) algorithm. The numerical results demonstrate the superiority in performance (high resolution, strict orthogonality, and low sidelobe level) of the proposed method compared to existing algorithms.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.673-682
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• 2010

This paper describes and analyzes a various generation methods of the mutually orthogonal polyphase sequences with low cross-correlation peak sidelobe and low autocorrelation peak sidelobe levels. The mutual orthogonality is the key requirement of multi-static or MIMO(Multi-Input Multi-Output) radar systems which provides the good target detection and tracking performance. The polyphase sequences, which are generated by SA(Simulated Annealing) and GA(Genetic Algorithm), have been analyzed with ACF(Autocorrelation Function) PSL(Peak Sidelobe Level) and CCF(Crosscorrelation Function) level at the matched filter output. Also, the ambiguity function has been introduced and simulated for comparing Doppler properties of each sequence. We have suggested the phase selection rule for applying multi-static or MIMO systems.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2006

The pulse compression technique using Linear FM signal is commonly used for improving the performance of both the detection range and range resolution in radar system. In general, the compressed LFM waveform has relatively large sidelobe level which may prevent a target from being detected when strong jammer or clutter signal is near the target signal. In this paper, we propose a new weighting method which uses the square-root weight to suppress the sidelobe level. Typical applications are missile seekers and tracking radar systems where target tracking range is available prior to the signal processing. By computer simulation, we show that the performance of the proposed method is better than that of the conventional weighting methods in terms of sidelobe suppression.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.95-98
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• 2007

A low-profile phased array antenna with a low sidelobe was designed and fabricated using a genetic algorithm (GA). The subarray distances were optimized by GA with chromosomes of 78 bits, a population of 100, a crossover probability of 0.9, and a mutation probability of 0.005. The array antenna has 24 subarrays in 14 rows, and is designed as a mobile terminal for Ku-band satellite communication. The sidelobe level was suppressed by 6.5 dB after optimization, compared to the equal spacing between subarrays. The sidelobe level was verified from the far-field pattern measurement by using the fabricated array antenna with optimized distance.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.650-659
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• 2021

Multi-carrier waveforms have several advantages over single-carrier waveforms for radar communication. Employing multi-carrier complementary phase-coded (MCPC) waveforms in radar applications has recently attracted significant attention. MCPC radar signals take advantage of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing properties, and several authors have explored the use of MCPC signals and the difficulties associated with their implementation. The sidelobe level and peak-to-mean-envelope-power ratio (PMEPR) are the key issues that must be addressed to improve the performance of radar signals. We propose a scheme that applies pattern-based scaling and geometric progression methods to enhance sidelobe and PMEPR levels in MCPC radar signals. Numerical results demonstrate the improvement of sidelobe and PMEPR levels in the proposed scheme. Additionally, autocorrelations are obtained and analyzed by applying the proposed scheme in extensive simulation experiments.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.570-575
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• 2004

수중음향 시스템에서는 빔형성 (Beamforming) 기법을 이용하여 목표물로부터 신호를 수신하고 이에 대한 정보를 얻어 낼 수 있는데, 이러한 빔형성에 있어서는 주엽 (Mainlobe)의 빔폭 (Beamwidth)과 부엽 (Sidelobe)의 크기 (Level)를 설계자가 목표하는 값에 최적화 시킬 수 있는 방법을 찾는 것이 무엇보다도 중요하다. 최근 연구된 빔형성 기법의 대표적인 결과 중 하나로는 Philip의 가중함수 방법을 들 수 있다. 이러한 Philip의 방법은 목표 주엽폭과 부엽 준위를 정하고 이를 적응필터 설계방식과 유사하게 적응시켜 나가는 과정을 이용한다. 그러나 이 방법은 주엽폭과 부엽 준위 간의 상관관계로 인해서 원하는 부엽준위에 다다르지 못하거나 결과값을 얻는데 상당한 시간이 소요되는 경우가 자주 발생하게 되는데, 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 부엽 준위에 미치지 못하는 일부에 대하여 부분 최적화를 하여 비교적 쉽게 설계요건을 만족시키는 새로운 알고리듬을 제안하고자 한다 제안된 알고리듬은 설계자의 의도에 따라 주엽의 빔폭과 부엽의 크기를 쉽게 조절이 가능하며 기존의 방법에 비해 계산량이 감소됨을 실험을 통해 알수 있을것이다.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 1991년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.151-156
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• 1991

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for designing the R-G filter that has optimum performance in terms of mean square sidelobe level(MSSL) for the Barker code. The advantage of the conventional R-G filter lies in its simple structure so that it can be easily implemented. However, the conventional R-G filter dose not have optimum performances in terms of peak sidelobe level(PSL), mean sidelobe level(MSL), and MSSL. Recently, a(R-G)LP filter of which filter coefficients are obtained by the linear programming algorithm was proposed and known to have optimum performance in PSL. The proposed (R-G)LS filter keeps the simple structure of the conventional R-G filter and has the filter coefficients that minimizes the sidelobe in the least square sense. The analytic results show that the proposed (R-G)LS filter has better performances than the conventional R-G filter in terms of PSL, MSL, and MSSL. Compared with (R-G)LP filter, the proposed (R-G)LS filter has better performances in terms of MSL and MSSL. The proposed filter design algorithm can be applied to the other binary codes such as truncated pseudonoise(PN) codes and concatenated codes.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2018

파라볼라 오프셋 안테나는 위성 신호 송수신을 위하여 널리 사용된다. 한편, 파라볼라 안테나를 급전하기 위해 혼 안테나를 파라볼라 안테나로부터 이격된 일정 위치에 고정하여야 한다. 하지만 혼 안테나를 고정하기 위한 구조물에 의해 파라볼라 안테나의 방사 패턴에서 부엽 이득이 왜곡되는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 파라볼라 안테나 설계 시 안테나 방사 패턴에서의 부엽 수준을 예측할 수 있어야한다. 기존 시뮬레이션 방법을 이용하면 장시간이 소요되거나 고가의 소프트웨어가 필요하다. 이를 간단하게 해결하기 위해서 광선 추적기법을 이용하여 파라볼라 오프셋 안테나 지오메트리 상에서 계산하여 고각 부엽 각도를 예측한다. 본 논문에서는 광선추적기법을 이용하여 부엽 각도를 계산하고, 계산된 부엽 각도와 시뮬레이션 결과를 비교하여, 예측 방법의 정합성을 보이며 임의의 산란체의 위치 및 각도에 따라 오프셋 파라볼라 안테나의 고각 패턴에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 확인한다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1493-1510
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• 2000

Theoretical models that can be used to predict the range of main lobe widths and the probability distribution of the peak sidelobe levels of two-dimensionally sparse arrays are presented here. The arrays are considered to comprise microphones that are randomly positioned on a segmented grid of a given size. First, approximate expressions for the expected squared magnitude of the aperture smoothing function and the variance of the squared magnitude of the aperture smoothing function about this mean are formulated for the random arrays considered in the present study. By using the variance function, the mean value and the lower end of the range i.e., the first I percent of the mainlobe distribution can be predicted with reasonable accuracy. To predict the probability distribution of the peak sidelobe levels, distributions of levels are modeled by a Weibull distribution at each peak in the sidelobe region of the expected squared magnitude of the aperture smoothing function. The two parameters of the Weibull distribution are estimated from the means and variances of the levels at the corresponding locations. Next, the probability distribution of the peak sidelobe levels are assumed to be determined by a procedure in which the peak sidelobe level is determined as the maximum among a finite number of independent random sidelobe levels. It is found that the model obtained from the above approach predicts the probability density function of the peak sidelobe level distribution reasonably well for the various combinations of two different numbers of microphones and grid sizes tested in the present study. The application of these models to the design of random, sparse arrays having specified performance levels is also discussed.

• 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전자파학회 2003년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.13 No.1
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• pp.428-431
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• 2003

In this paper, distances between elements are optimized for low sidelobe level (SLL) microstrip patch array using Genetic Algorithms. Genetic Algorithms are "global" numerical-optimization methods, it's advantages are very simple coding and fast optimization. This paper show how to optimize the maximum SLL using Genetic Algorithms. In the results, although mutual coupling is neglected, it's maximum SLL is 3.5 dB lower than Uniformly Spaced Array(distance=$0.5{\lambda}$).