High‐resolution range estimation using time delays in ultra‐wideband M‐sequence radar

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1332-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foad Fereidoony ◽  
Seyed Abdullah Mirtaheri ◽  
Somayyeh Chamaani
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 302-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ley ◽  
M. Helbig ◽  
J. Sachs

AbstractThis paper investigates the potential of magnetic modulated iron oxide nanoparticles in terms of a contrast enhancement for Ultra-wideband (UWB) breast imaging. The work is motivated by the low dielectric contrast between tumor and normal glandular/fibroconnective tissue. The influence of an external polarizing magnetic field on pure and coated magnetite nanoparticles is investigated in this contribution. Measurements were conducted using M-sequence UWB technology and an oil-gelatin phantom. It is shown that a coating, which is necessary for clinical use, results in a lower signal response, and thus leads to a lower detectability of magnetic modulated nanoparticles.


2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Šárka Dvořáková ◽  
Pavel Kovář ◽  
Josef Zeman

Abstract We apply the Linear Storage Model (LSM) to simulate the influence of the evapotranspiration on discharges. High resolution discharge data from two small catchments in the Czech Republic, the Teply Brook and the Starosuchdolsky Brook catchment are used. The results show the runoff process is simpler in a deeper valley of the Starosuchdolsky catchment where the soil zone is deeper and the valley bottom recharges runoff even during very dry periods. Two-soil zone model is adequate to simulate the diurnal runoff variability. Three-soil zone model is needed in the Teply Brook catchment due to the absence of water transport in the most-upper soil zone. Time delays between minimum and maximum discharge during the day reach up to about 20 hours. Evapotranspiration and hydraulic resistances are as high as 14% of catchment daily runoff in the urbanized Starosuchdolsky Brook catchment and 25% of catchment daily runoff in the forested, less impacted Teply Brook catchment


Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (17) ◽  
pp. 4812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavol Galajda ◽  
Martin Pecovsky ◽  
Miroslav Sokol ◽  
Martin Kmec ◽  
Dusan Kocur

Short-range ultra-wideband (UWB) radar sensors belong to very promising sensing techniques that have received vast attention recently. The M-sequence UWB sensing techniques for radio detection and ranging feature several advantages over the other short-range radars, inter alia superior integration capabilities. The prerequisite to investigate their capabilities in real scenarios is the existence of physically available hardware, i.e., particular functional system blocks. In this paper, we present three novel blocks of M-sequence UWB radars exploiting application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology. These are the integrated 15th-order M-sequence radar transceiver on one chip, experimental active Electronic Communication Committee (ECC) bandpass filter, and miniature transmitting UWB antenna with an integrated amplifier. All these are custom designs intended for the enhancement of capabilities of an M-sequence-based system family for new UWB short-range sensing applications. The design approaches and verification of the manufactured prototypes by measurements of the realized circuits are presented in this paper. The fine balance on technology capabilities (Fc of roughly 120 GHz) and thoughtful design process of the proposed blocks is the first step toward remarkably minimized devices, e.g., as System on Chip designs, which apparently allow broadening the range of new applications.


Measurement ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 859-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Z. Abdullah ◽  
Saed A. Binajjaj ◽  
Tareq F. Zanoon ◽  
Anthony J. Peyton

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (81) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Jordan ◽  
D. Z. Besson ◽  
I. Kravchenko ◽  
U. Latif ◽  
B. Madison ◽  
...  

AbstractThe Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) experiment at the South Pole is designed to detect high-energy neutrinos which, via in-ice interactions, produce coherent radiation at frequencies up to 1000 MHz. Characterization of ice birefringence, and its effect upon wave polarization, is proposed to enable range estimation to a neutrino interaction and hence aid in neutrino energy reconstruction. Using radio transmitter calibration sources, the ARA collaboration recently measured polarization-dependent time delay variations and reported significant time delays for trajectories perpendicular to ice flow, but not parallel. To explain these observations, and assess the capability for range estimation, we use fabric data from the SPICE ice core to model ice birefringence and construct a bounding radio propagation model that predicts polarization time delays. We compare the model with new data from December 2018 and demonstrate that the measurements are consistent with the prevailing horizontal crystallographic axis aligned near-perpendicular to ice flow. The study supports the notion that range estimation can be performed for near flow-perpendicular trajectories, although tighter constraints on fabric orientation are desirable for improving the accuracy of estimates.


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