Tutorial Sessions
IEEE Space, Aerospace and Defence Conference, SPACE 2025
MIMO Radar Technology: From Fundamentals to Applications
Assistant Professor,
Department of ECE, IISc
Abstract
Radiolocation systems known as Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging, coined by the US Navy) were developed secretly for military use by several countries in the period before and during World War II. Later in the civilian application space, co-located MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) Radar emerged as a key component in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), where FMCW (frequency modulated continuous wave) operation is preferred for its hardware simplicity, low-power and three-dimensional (range, velocity, and direction of arrival) detection ability. This presentation would focus on the signal processing as well as electromagnetic aspects of TDM (time-division multiplexed) FMCW MIMO Radar. Broadly, the following areas would be covered:
- Signal and System Models of MIMO Radar: Range, Doppler and Angle Processing
- Improvement of Angular Resolution using TDM MIMO Radar
- Antenna Design and Placement in mm-wave MIMO Radar
- Computational Electromagnetic Analysis of MIMO Radar in presence of Radome
Besides the use in ADAS, the usage of MIMO Radar technology in space-surveillance (detection and tracking of small objects in low altitude orbits) as well as efficient detection of Drones and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) would be elaborated upon. Finally, a rudimentary live demo would be provided on the localization and classification of single and multiple Low RCS Objects using mm-wave MIMO Radar using a TI (Texas Instruments) Radar Module and Computer.
Bio-sketch for Speaker:
Assistant Professor,
Department of ECE, IISc
Dr. Debdeep Sarkarobtained his B.E. (Bachelor of Engineering) in ETCE (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2011, and his M. Tech. (Master of Technology) and Ph.D. in EE (Electrical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in 2013 and 2018, respectively. He worked as a Visiting Researcher (May 2017-Aug 2017) and Post-doctoral Fellow (Nov 2018-Feb 2020) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Debdeep has authored 1 book, 3 contributed book chapters, 4 Filed Indian Patents (two Granted), 55 peer-reviewed Journals, and 100+ reputed conference papers to his credit. He regularly peer-reviews in multiple IEEE Transactions and Letters and serves as Associate Editor in IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Access and Scientific Reports. He has received Academic Excellence Award (M. Tech.) from IIT Kanpur (2012), URSI (International Union of Radio Sciences) Young Scientist Award (2019 and 2020), Outstanding YP (Young Professional) Volunteer Award from IEEE Bangalore Section (2021), Infosys Young Investigator award (2020-2022), IETE Sri C Viswanatha Reddy Memorial Award (2022), Outstanding Antennas/Microwave Technologist Award from IEEE AP/MTT Chapter, Bangalore Section (2023), Young Professionals Excellence Award from WAMS Society (2024), INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineers) Young Associate Award (2024), and several best paper awards and international travel grants. He further represents as a member in IEEE AP-S YP (Young Professionals) Global Committee.