A Novel Comb-line Leaky-wave Antenna for 77 GHz FMCW Automotive Radar System and Comparison with Buttler Beamformers
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https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370910Keywords:
buttler beamforming network, frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW), inset-fed patch antenna array, leaky-wave antenna (LWA), multi-target detectionAbstract
For a typical frequency modulated continuous wave automotive radar system, a design using a novel leaky-wave antenna is proposed that has a simple, cheap and easy manufacturing structure whose performance is compared with two different antenna arrays. The software used were MATLAB and CST Microwave Studio. The first antenna system was an inset-fed patch array, and the second antenna system was a circular patch array with a Buttler beamforming network as a beam scanning mechanism. The simulation results of the three proposed designs are obtained using the range-Doppler method for multi-target scenarios. The proposed leaky-wave antenna excels the antenna arrays, which offer cheaper and simpler solutions for the automotive industry.
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