A low cost, high accuracy radar altimeter

Stratakos, GE; Bougas, P; Gotsis, K

dc.contributor.author	Stratakos, GE	en
dc.contributor.author	Bougas, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Gotsis, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:49:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:49:42Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0192-6225	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/25894
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.title	A low cost, high accuracy radar altimeter	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	This article describes the development of a frequency modulated (FM) radar altimeter for measuring the height of flying objects. The entire structure comprises two parts: a microwave unit that operates in the 4.3 GHz frequency band and a signal processing band that is based on a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) microprocessor with additional analog circuitry. The main features of this altimeter are its low cost construction (< $2500), high dynamic range (70 dB) and height measurement accuracy (< 20 cm), Modern CAD techniques(1) are used to investigate the radar's system and circuit behavior The radar altimeter is designed using Rogers R4003 substrate material and modern surface-amount device (SMD) technology.	en
heal.publisher	HORIZON HOUSE PUBLICATIONS INC	en
heal.journalName	MICROWAVE JOURNAL	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000085292000022	en
dc.identifier.volume	43	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	120	en
dc.identifier.epage	+	en