Six-Port Based Multitone and Low-Power Radar System for Waveguide Measurements in Smart Factories

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Publikationsdatum
2018-11-20
Sprache
English
Author
Scheiner, Benedict 
Lurz, Fabian 
Michler, Fabian 
Linz, Sarah 
Weigel, Robert 
Kölpin, Alexander orcid-logo
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/6518
Start Page
1065
End Page
1068
Article Number
8541518
Citation
European Microwave Conference, EuMC: 8541518 (2018-11-20)
Contribution to Conference
48th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2018 
Publisher DOI
10.23919/EuMC.2018.8541518
Smart Factories require new sensor systems to collect important data and to link different parts of a factory together in order to control it automatically. In this paper a low-power and low-cost radar system with a power consumption of 1.5mW at a sampling rate of 10 measurements per second is presented. By using a multitone approach, the unambiguous range can be enhanced significantly and the system is made more robust against influences from harsh industrial environments. It can be used for applications as tank level measurements or piston monitoring in waveguides and is designed for the 24 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band.