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FMCW Radar Sensors APPLICATION NOTES Data subject to change without notice. Rev. A 2011 – 06 - 2011 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Sivers IMA A Tel: +46-8-703 68 00 Box 1274 Fax: +46-8-751 92 71 SE-164 29 Kista e-mail: sales@siversima.se Sweden FMCW Radar Sensors Table of Contents Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar4 Basic operating principles and theory 4 Theoretical performance 6 Detailed operating principles and theory7 FMCW radar principles using phase measurement (time discrete version). 7 Applications11 Competing technologies12 FMCW Radar Sensors 1 Infrared12 Ultrasound12 Radar (pulsed)12 Laser12 Cameras/Video13 Advantages and disadvantages of FMCW radar14 Advantages14 High resolution distance measurement14 Quick updating of measurement14 Functions well in many types of weather and atmospheric conditions14 Better electrical and radiation safety15 Good range compared to other non-radio technologies15 Can be mounted invisibly (behind radome)15 Can penetrate variety of materials15 Better at detecting tangential motion than Doppler based systems16 Disadvantages16 Reduced range compared to pulse radar16 More expensive than competing technologies16 Susceptible to interference from other radio devices16 Can be jammed17 Not passive17 Can require more computing power than pulse-Doppler systems17 May be subject to licensing and regulations17 Licensing an