What are limits of CW radar?

Unmodulated continuous wave radar cannot measure distance . Signal amplitude provides the only way to determine which object corresponds with which speed measurement when there is more than one moving object near the receiver, but amplitude information is not useful without range measurement to evaluate target size.

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What is the principle of FM radar?

The radar principle used is FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) . The FMCW-radar transmits a high frequency signal whose frequency increases linearly during the measurement phase (called the frequency sweep). The signal is emitted, reflected from the measuring surface and received with a time delay, t.

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Why CW radar can measure range?

CW radar can measure the instantaneous rate-of-change in the target’s range. This is accomplished by a direct measurement of the Doppler shift of the returned signal . The Doppler shift is a change in the frequency of the electromagnetic wave caused by motion of the transmitter, target or both.

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