TY - GEN
T1 - Global Tuning for System Performance Optimization of RF MIMO Radars
AU - Can Ataman, Ferhat
AU - Emir Avci, Muslum
AU - Chethan Kumar, Y. B.
AU - Ozev, Sule
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - RF systems, including RF MIMO RADARs, are increasingly integrated with digital systems in fine-geometry processes. Due to the prevalent use of RF MIMO RADARs in automotive and other safety-critical applications, in-field testing and tuning of these systems are needed to meet performance and safety targets. The fundamental performance targets of an RF MIMO system include the signal-To-noise ratio at the end of the receiver chain, matching characteristics between different signal paths, gain, noise figure, and linearity of the RF front end. In a RADAR device, matching between signal paths affects the angular resolution of the system. The gain and noise figure of the receiver control the maximum distance and the smallest object that the system can detect. In this work, we present a global tuning algorithm for RF MIMO RADARs to meet critical system performance targets while minimizing power consumption. The efficacy of the method is demonstrated with extensive simulations and hardware experiments.
AB - RF systems, including RF MIMO RADARs, are increasingly integrated with digital systems in fine-geometry processes. Due to the prevalent use of RF MIMO RADARs in automotive and other safety-critical applications, in-field testing and tuning of these systems are needed to meet performance and safety targets. The fundamental performance targets of an RF MIMO system include the signal-To-noise ratio at the end of the receiver chain, matching characteristics between different signal paths, gain, noise figure, and linearity of the RF front end. In a RADAR device, matching between signal paths affects the angular resolution of the system. The gain and noise figure of the receiver control the maximum distance and the smallest object that the system can detect. In this work, we present a global tuning algorithm for RF MIMO RADARs to meet critical system performance targets while minimizing power consumption. The efficacy of the method is demonstrated with extensive simulations and hardware experiments.
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U2 - 10.1109/ETS56758.2023.10174159
DO - 10.1109/ETS56758.2023.10174159
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85166258357
T3 - Proceedings of the European Test Workshop
BT - Proceedings - 2023 IEEE European Test Symposium, ETS 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 28th IEEE European Test Symposium, ETS 2023
Y2 - 22 May 2023 through 26 May 2023
ER -