Implementation of a Multiple Low-Rate Sampler Detector with Dual ADC Card And FPGA using Verilog HDL
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Authors
Canisio, Barth, Jr.
Subjects
ow-rate sampling
Multiple Low-Rate Sampling
MLRS
Nyquist
matched filter
simulated target
fixed-point
hardware implementation
FPGA
ADC
Verilog
HDL
Multiple Low-Rate Sampling
MLRS
Nyquist
matched filter
simulated target
fixed-point
hardware implementation
FPGA
ADC
Verilog
HDL
Advisors
Romero, Ric
Fouts, Douglas J.
Date of Issue
2020-09
Date
September 2020
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Multiple Low-Rate Sampling (MLRS) technique offers a method in which the detection of specific
wideband signals can be achieved using an effective sampling rate lower than what is required by the
Nyquist-Shannon theorem. This thesis presents a hardware implementation of a radar detector that utilizes a
two-channel MLRS receiver. We apply the MLRS theory using commercial-off-the-shelf analog-to-digital
converters and a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). MLRS is implemented using the Verilog hardware
description language. Additionally, aiming to reduce the computational cost and the overall signal
processing complexity, we propose a fixed-point composite detector based on a single threshold derived
from the multiple spectral dominant parts of the signal. The composite detector is implemented in the FPGA
and is evaluated using external analog signals obtained from EM-simulated target responses. Applying two
matched filters yet using one modified threshold introduced by the composite detection approach, the MLRS
detector significantly increases the probability of detection while compensating for the increased false alarm
rate.
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Thesis
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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
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