一种用于修正时钟多相引起的雷达测距误差的开机自标校方法

    A Power-on Self-calibration Method to Correct Radar′s Ranging Error Caused by Clock Multiphase

    • 摘要: 引导雷达重启后,测距系统差存在较大幅度变化(约±0.8 m),成为雷达测距误差的主要来源。经分析,数字收发模块时钟分频电路分频后的时钟多相问题是引发测距系统差的根本原因。针对该类雷达设备普遍存在的共性问题,文中提出一种开机自标校方法:雷达重启后,实时在线采集由时钟多相带来的测距系统差偏移量,并将该时变偏差分量予以补偿扣除,以此获得稳定的测距系统差。应用该标校方案后,雷达测距误差得到显著改善,外场静态试验与动态检飞试验均实现了较高的测距精度,为满足无人机着舰的超高测量精度奠定了坚实的基础。该标校方法操作简便、执行速度快,无需改动硬件电路,也不依赖外部辅助测量设备,且优化效果明显,对具备中频自回头链路的雷达系统或具备射频自回头链路的全相参雷达系统具有显著的借鉴意义。

       

      Abstract: After restarting a radar, the ranging system error witnesses a significant variation (around ±0.8 m), becoming the primary source of error in radar ranging. Analysis reveals that the clock multiphase issue after frequency division by the clock division circuits in the digitial transceiver module is the root cause of ranging system error. To address the common issue prevalent in this type of radar equipment, a power-on self-calibration method is proposed in this paper. After the restart of radar, the offset error of ranging system caused by clock multiphase is on-line collected in real-time, and the time-variant error component is compensated and subtracted, so as to achieve a stable ranging systematic error. After applying this calibration scheme, error in radar ranging is significantly improved, and high ranging accuracy is achieved in both static and dynamic field flight tests, laying a solid foundation for meeting the requirements of ultra-high measurement accuracy for carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle landings. This calibration method is simple to operate, fast to execute, neither requiring modification to the hardware circuits, nor relying on external auxiliary measurement equipment. Moreover, it showcases remarkable optimization effect and has substantial reference value for radar systems with intermediate-frequency self-loop links or fully-coherent radar systems with radio-frequency self-loop links.

       

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