Doppler Beam Sharpening for MIMO and Real Aperture Radars at mm-wave and Sub-THz Maritime Sensing

Anum Pirkani; Liam Daniel; Dillon Kumar; Edward Hoare; Samuel Harris; Mike Cherniakov; Andrew Stove; Marina Gashinova

doi:10.23919/IRS57608.2023.10172423

Doppler Beam Sharpening for MIMO and Real Aperture Radars at mm-wave and Sub-THz Maritime Sensing

Anum Pirkani, Liam Daniel, Dillon Kumar, Edward Hoare, Samuel Harris, Mike Cherniakov, Andrew Stove, Marina Gashinova

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Abstract

This paper presents a first example of experimental results of the application of Doppler beam sharpening (DBS) to enhance the resolution and detectability of maritime targets at a) 77 GHz using multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar and b) 150 GHz using a real-aperture radar. The performance of DBS and MIMO-DBS beamforming have been evaluated with varied platform dynamics and test conditions to highlight the advantages of higher frequencies for the next generation of radar sensors. The applicability of DBS in maritime conditions has also been assessed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 24th International Radar Symposium (IRS)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783944976341, 9783944976358 (USB)
ISBN (Print)	9781665456821 (PoD)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/IRS57608.2023.10172423
Publication status	Published - 11 Jul 2023
Event	2023 24th International Radar Symposium - Berlin, Germany Duration: 24 May 2023 → 26 May 2023

Publication series

Name	Proceedings International Radar Symposium
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	2155-5745
ISSN (Electronic)	2155-5753

Conference

Conference	2023 24th International Radar Symposium
Abbreviated title	IRS 2023
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	24/05/23 → 26/05/23

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgment:
This work is part of the ongoing project Sub-THz Radar sensing of the Environment for future Autonomous Marine platforms - STREAM’ funded by EPSRC UK grant EP/S033238/1. Authors express gratitude to the staff of Raymond Priestley Sport Centre of the University of Birmingham for support to organize and conduct trials from their site and use their boats and jetty for trials.

Keywords

Image resolution
Array signal processing
MIMO radar
Satellite broadcasting
Radar detection
Radar imaging
Doppler radar

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10.23919/IRS57608.2023.10172423

Sub-THz Radar sensing of the Environment for future Autonomous Marine platforms - STREAM
Gashinova, M. & Cherniakov, M.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/01/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Research Councils

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Pirkani, A., Daniel, L., Kumar, D., Hoare, E., Harris, S., Cherniakov, M., Stove, A., & Gashinova, M. (2023). Doppler Beam Sharpening for MIMO and Real Aperture Radars at mm-wave and Sub-THz Maritime Sensing. In 2023 24th International Radar Symposium (IRS) Article 10172423 (Proceedings International Radar Symposium). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.23919/IRS57608.2023.10172423

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Doppler Beam Sharpening for MIMO and Real Aperture Radars at mm-wave and Sub-THz Maritime Sensing

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