Synchronization Issues in PRN Radars Implemented with SDR Using GNU Radio

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Abstract

Radars have been implemented using Software Defined Radios (SDR) for more than a decade. SDRs are convenient in terms of hardware development since the signal generation, conditioning, and post-processing can easily be implemented in hardware. However, signal synchronization remains a major issue, and it can seriously impact the final performance. In this study, the synchronization and the calibration of the transmitted signals in an SDR-based radar transmitting PRN modulated pulse is studied. Time synchronization and jitter are compensated using a "Filter Delay"block, and a peak detector in a reference channel. The amplitude and phase of the peak of the cross-correlation of a sample of the transmitted signal is used to calibrate the received echoes allowing to compensate on a pulse-by-pulse basis the amplitude and phase drifts.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages6530-6533
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350360325
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2024 - Athens, Greece
Duration: Jul 7 2024Jul 12 2024

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2024
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period7/7/247/12/24

Keywords

  • GNU Radio
  • PRN
  • SDR
  • calibration
  • radar
  • synchronization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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