Articles | Volume 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-21-15-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-21-15-2023
01 Dec 2023
 | 01 Dec 2023

Systematic methods for the synthesis of equidistant MIMO arrays

Marvin Alexander Samuel Holder and Mark Eberspächer

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This paper introduces and compares two design methods to find an antenna arrangement for a radar system using multiple transmitters and multiple receivers. Such a setup is capable of reducing the number of required antennas significantly. The methods can be used to design 1D or 2D antenna arrays without software tools or programming effort. Since the presented approach is based on a simplified signal model, it can be used as a starting point for more detailed design considerations.