A Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar design to allow for target detection and imaging capabilities. Includes an original hardware design and PCB with accompanying software with discussion of each design decision made throughout the project.
Component selection, schematic design and PCB design for the FMCW Radar. Describe reasoning for type of radar selected and discuss all design decisions made for the hardware design of the FMCW radar.
A signal generator designed around Analog Devices AD9834 DDS chip capable of outputting sinusoidal, triangle and square waves. Output filtering with a 9th order Elliptic filter or 7th order Linear Phase filter. Circuit simulated in LTSpice and PCB designed in KiCad 6.
Assembly of the DDS Signal Generator using a reflow oven. Creation of a STM32 microcontroller driver for the AD9834 DDS chip. Verification of the performance and functionality of the DDS Signal Generator design.
Component selection and design process for the DDS Signal Generator. Investigate two types of output filtering for the DDS signals and design a low noise power supply. Discuss PCB consideration and thought-process during layout.