Frequency hopping spread spectrum harmonic radar

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dc.contributor.advisorColpitts, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorAlfarra, Omar
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:46:44Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:46:44Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2016-11-23T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractPortable pulsed harmonic radar systems were built at UNB to track the movement of Colorado potato beetles. These systems use a high power marine magnetron to produce a microwave pulse and it is desired to upgrade the system using lower cost and low power electronics. This thesis is an investigation of an alternative strategy. A Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum harmonic radar (SFCW-FHSS) was proposed to replace the conventional pulsed harmonic radar system. A mathematical model for the new system is presented and its performance was determined. MATLAB was used to investigate the model and a prototype was constructed and tested. From this, both performance and cost of the spread spectrum design was determined for comparison to the original system. It was found that this laboratory SFCW-FHSS harmonic radar prototype achieved the lower cost and lower power goal but it was only able to detect a signal from a tag that was 4 m away or less.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteElectronic Only. (UNB thesis number) Thesis 9486. (OCoLC) 964080461.
dc.description.noteM.Sc.E., University of New Brunswick, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014.
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dc.format.extentxiii, 71 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC) 964080461
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9486
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14469
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineElectrical Engineering
dc.subject.lcshContinuous wave radar.
dc.subject.lcshSpread spectrum communications.
dc.subject.lcshColorado potato beetle--Radio tracking.
dc.subject.lcshTracking radar.
dc.titleFrequency hopping spread spectrum harmonic radar
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.Sc.E.

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