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The Principle on which mmWave Sensor is based

Here's a question related to the Doppler FFT. I went through the theory given in the first series of mmwave training videos (training.ti.com/mmwave-training-series, and am now trying to understand it better by means of simulation.

I take the DFT of an IF signal and get peaks corresponding to each object. I transmit multiple chirps, receive multiple IF signals whose DFT I take. I get peaks at the same position. Now I seek to measure the velocity of each object. So I take DFTs of the same range bins across chirps. 

My question is, should I get peaks only in the Doppler FFTs corresponding to range bins where an object is present, or should I get it on all range bins regardless of whether an object is present or not.

Thanks and regards,

Chaitanya

  • Hello Chaitanya,

    You may see smaller peaks in the Doppler FFT output due to weak reflections and clutter in the environment and noise. You can use an algorithm like CFAR to detect objects in the noise and also only consider an object to be detected if there is a peak/CFAR detection in the range and Doppler FFTs.

    Regards,
    John