Compact low-cost FMCW harmonic radar for short range insect tracking

Greg Storz; Anastasia Lavrenko

doi:10.1109/RADAR42522.2020.9114612

Compact low-cost FMCW harmonic radar for short range insect tracking

Greg Storz^*, Anastasia Lavrenko

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Abstract

We present two frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) harmonic radar prototypes for application in insect tracking. They respectively operate in the maritime radar allocations of the S-band and X-band. Short-range operation ensures that the modules are compact enough to be used as portable instruments or even mounted onto an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Given the output power of 3W and 10W respectively, the S-band prototype provides up to 40m of range while the X-band version has a maximum range of 15m. Both systems have a range resolution of approximately 1m and can run off general purpose batteries. Our investigations support an observation that harmonic tags exhibit highly non-linear behaviour at low incident power levels. As a result, harmonic radar systems become increasingly less efficient in terms of the maximum detection range relative to the transmit power at higher frequencies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE International Radar Conference (RADAR)
Editors	Michael Zatman, Raviraj Advi
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	642-647
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-6813-5, 978-1-7281-6812-8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-6814-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR42522.2020.9114612
Publication status	Published - 11 Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	2020 IEEE International Radar Conference, RADAR 2020 - Washington, United States Duration: 28 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020

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Conference	2020 IEEE International Radar Conference, RADAR 2020
Abbreviated title	RADAR 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	28/04/20 → 30/04/20

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Compact low-cost FMCW harmonic radar for short range insect tracking

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