A Novel High-Precision Range Estimation Method Based on Phase of Wideband Radar Echo

High-precision parameter estimation is crucial for micromotion feature acquisitions. A method of high-precision range estimation based on phase of wideband radar echo is proposed in this paper. After the proposed processing, unwrapped signal phases without any ambiguity can be obtained to calculate the relative range of the target. No constraint condition for phase ambiguity resolution is imposed on the proposed method, which means that it could still work well in low signal-to-noise ratio situations. Cramér–Rao lower bound for the root-mean-squared error of the range estimation is derived in analytical expression. Results of several simulations and experiment with FEKO generated data are presented to show the effectiveness and antinoise performance of the proposed method.

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