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Ultra-wideband short-pulse radar with range accuracy for short range detection

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1159984

An ultra-wideband (UWB) radar transmitter apparatus comprises a pulse generator configured to produce from a sinusoidal input signal a pulsed output signal having a series of baseband pulses with a first pulse repetition frequency (PRF). The pulse generator includes a plurality of components that each have a nonlinear electrical reactance. A signal converter is coupled to the pulse generator and configured to convert the pulsed output signal into a pulsed radar transmit signal having a series of radar transmit pulses with a second PRF that is less than the first PRF.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
8,854,254
Application Number:
13/241,550
OSTI ID:
1159984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Through-the-Wall Radar Life Detection and Monitoring conference June 2007
Ultra-Wideband Radar Sensors for Short-Range Vehicular Applications journal September 2004
A 24 GHz short range radar network for automotive applications conference January 2001
Investigation of High-Accuracy Indoor 3-D Positioning Using UWB Technology journal June 2008

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