Digital Radar Implementation with Amplitude Predistortion

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

Brian Sun University of Oklahoma
Mark Yeary University of Oklahoma
Faruk Uysal University of Oklahoma,
N.A. Goodman University of Oklahoma
Caleb Fulton University of Oklahoma
Rafael Rincon NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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2017-8

Language

English

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Abstract

The modern advancements in digital electronics allow waveforms to be easily synthesized and captured using only digital electronics. The synthesis of radar waveforms using only digital electronics, such as Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) and Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) allows for a majority of the analog chain to be removed from the system. In order to create a constant amplitude waveform, the amplitude distortions must be compensated for. The method chosen to compensate for the amplitude distortions is to pre-distort the waveform so, when it is influenced by the system, the output waveform has a near constant amplitude modulus. The effects of the predistortion were observed to be successful in both range and range-Doppler radar implementations.

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