Model and Build a $35 radar from coffee cans and MMICs
Project description
Tin Can Radar
Utilities for designing, building, and using a $35 Tin Can Radar, from the original 2006 prototype designed and built by Michael Hirsch and advised by Greg Charvat.
I include utilities for designing the Wilkenson power divider used to siphon off a sample of the transmit waveform for the homodyne receiver.
I include design equations for using coffee cans for antennas, as well as the more broadband Linear Tapered Slot Antenna.
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Function |
Description |
|---|---|
FS2dBm.py |
Convert field strength in dBuV/m or uV/m to 50 ohm dBm |
ToneFinder.py |
Simulate noisy sinusoids from target returns |
Friis.py |
Compute Free Space Path Loss (dB) |
Forward Model
A forward model of linear/non-linear FMCW chirp is provided in Python using an optional Fortran library for speed.
Build
Mac: brew install gcc
Linux: apt install gfortran
Windows: install gfortran
Install
pip install -e .
Matlab
Old scripts of some duplicity and perhaps not full correctness are in the matlab directory.
Optional
Fortran
cd bin cmake .. make
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