Millimeter-wave micro-Doppler measurements of small UAVs

Samiur Rahman; Duncan A. Robertson

doi:10.1117/12.2261942

Millimeter-wave micro-Doppler measurements of small UAVs

Samiur Rahman, Duncan A. Robertson

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

This paper discusses the micro-Doppler signatures of small UAVs obtained from a millimeter-wave radar system. At first, simulation results are shown to demonstrate the theoretical concept. It is illustrated that whilst the propeller rotation rate of the small UAVs is quite high, millimeter-wave radar systems are capable of capturing the full micro-Doppler spread. Measurements of small UAVs have been performed with both CW and FMCW radars operating at 94 GHz. The CW radar was used for obtaining micro-Doppler signatures of individual propellers. The field test data of a flying small UAV was collected with the FMCW radar and was processed to extract micro-Doppler signatures. The high fidelity results clearly reveal features such as blade flashes and propeller rotation modulation lines which can be used to classify targets. This work confirms that millimeter-wave radar is suitable for the detection and classification of small UAVs at usefully long ranges.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Radar Sensor Technology XXI
Editors	Kenneth I. Ranney, Armin Doerry
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510608771
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261942
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017
Event	Radar Sensor Technology XXI 2017 - Anaheim, United States Duration: 10 Apr 2017 → 12 Apr 2017

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	Society fo Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume	10188
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Radar Sensor Technology XXI 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim
Period	10/04/17 → 12/04/17

Keywords

CW
drone
FMCW
Micro-Doppler
Millimeter-wave
Radar
UAV

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Effective and affordable detection: Effective and Affordable Detection and Small UAVs using millimetre wave coherent Doppler Radar
Robertson, D. (PI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/06/16 → 31/01/19
Project: Standard

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Millimeter-wave micro-Doppler measurements of small UAVs

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