Design of Real-time Convolution Processor and its Application in Radar Echo Signal Simulator

An approach of implementing time-domain real-time convolution processor into multi-chip FPGA hardware platform is stated and the application of the convolution processor in radar echo signal simulator is introduced. With high speed input data flow, the algorithm of parallel-decomposition and coefficient-partitioned convolution is proposed to meet the real-time requirement. With the decomposition of the input data and the coefficient sequence, the input data flow from ADC with high sample rate can be slow down; with the partition of the coefficient sequence, the overall convolution process can be partitioned into several sub-convolutions and implementing into multi-chip FPGA hardware platform. The algorithm and design architecture shown in the paper is useful in complicate radar echo signal simulation with broadband coverage and low input-output delay.