MIT IAP 2011 Laptop Based Radar:
Block Diagram, Schematics, Bill of Material,
and Fabrication Instructions*
Presented at the 2011 MIT Independent Activities Period (IAP)
Gregory L. Charvat, PhD
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
10-28 January 2011
*This work is sponsored by the Department of the Air Force under Air Force Contract #FA8721-05-C-0002. Opinions,
interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the
United States Government.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Outline
• Motivation
• Fully Assembled Radar Kit
• Block Diagram
• Schematics
• Bill of Material (BOM)
• Step-by-Step Fabrication Instructions
• How to use the radar
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Motivation
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Increase MIT Campus and MIT Lincoln Laboratory
collaboration
Increase pool of staff candidates with relevant skills for MIT
Lincoln Laboratory
Introduce students to the field of applied electromagnetics, RF
design, signal processing, analog design, and radar system
design.
– By making something interesting students could become
motivated in the long term to work though challenging ECE and
physics courses.
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Outline
• Motivation
• Fully Assembled Radar Kit
• Block Diagram
• Schematics
• Bill of Material (BOM)
• Step-by-Step Fabrication Instructions
• How to use the radar
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Fully Assembled Radar Kit
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Outline
• Motivation
• Fully Assembled Radar Kit
• Block Diagram
• Schematics
• Bill of Material (BOM)
• Step-by-Step Fabrication Instructions
• How to use the radar
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Block Diagram
• FMCW
• Operates in ISM band of 2.4 GHz
• approximately 10 mW TX power
• Max range approximately 1 km for 10 dBsm
• Data acquisition/signal processing in MATLAB
– sound card digitizes sync pulse and de-chrip
Supporting FFT, 2-pulse canceller, SAR image
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Callouts
Cantenna1
Cantenna2
OSC1
PA1
ATT1
SPLTR1
Modulator1
Video Amp1
MXR1
LNA1
Batteries 8x AA
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