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dc.contributor.authorHegazy, Ahmed Metwally
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-13 18:30:14 (GMT)
dc.date.available2022-12-02 05:50:05 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2021-01-13
dc.date.submitted2021-01-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/16652
dc.description.abstractMaterial characterization has been a topic of interest for many years due to numerous applications in industry and research. Free space material characterization has seen lots of interest lately due to the non-invasive and non-destructive nature of the measurement procedure which is an important feature for some applications such as medical, food quality and production lines applications. In this thesis, a new method for characterizing materials and extracting parameters like dielectric constant, loss tangent and thickness, is presented. The method relies on using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radars with complex baseband to extract those features from both the magnitude and phase of the reflection coefficient of the material. Our study shows that utilizing both the magnitude and phase can enhance the accuracy of measurement and provide some extra information regarding the material configuration e.g., dielectric suspended in air or placed on a metal substrate. Using FMCW radar in free-space material characterization is a very good alternative to traditional free-space methods which rely on expensive and bulky VNAs. Two dielectric materials were tested, and the results were compared to data from literature.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectRFen
dc.subjectradaren
dc.subjectmaterial characterizationen
dc.subjectmillimeter waveen
dc.subjectFMCWen
dc.titleRemote Material Characterization using mmWave FMCW Radar with Complex Basebanden
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalse
uws-etd.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.grantorUniversity of Waterlooen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen
uws-etd.embargo.terms4 monthsen
uws.contributor.advisorSafavi-Naeini, Safieddin
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.published.cityWaterlooen
uws.published.countryCanadaen
uws.published.provinceOntarioen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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