FMCW radar range estimation algorithm based on fast iterative interpolation

Abstract

For the multi-target detection,a multi-objective range estimation algorithm was proposed based on iterative interpolation to solve the problem of the range accuracy of frequency modulation continuous wave (FMCW) radar being easy to be interfered by spectrum.Firstly,the number of targets and the rough location of the target were obtained through the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and the constant false alarm (CFAR) detection algorithm.Then spectrum was iteratively interpolate,and the inter-spectral interference was eliminated during each iteration to obtain more accurate distance.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has higher estimation accuracy in multi-target environment and low Signal-to-noise ratio(SNR).The proposed algorithm is implemented by DSP,which proved that the algorithm meets the real-time requirements and is easy to be implemented in engineering.

Keywords

• FMCW radar;FFT;range estimation;spectrum interference