FPGA Implementation of the Ternary Pulse Compression Sequences with Good Discrimination Factor Values

Abstract

Ternary codes have been widely used in radar and communication areas, but the synthesis of ternary codes with good discrimination factor is a nonlinear multivariable optimization problem, which is usually difficult to tackle. To get the solution of above problem many global optimization algorithms like genetic algorithm, simulated annealing, and tunneling algorithm were reported in the literature. However, there is no guarantee to get global optimum point. In this paper, a novel and efficient VLSI architecture is proposed to design Ternary Pulse compression sequences with good discrimination factor. The VLSI architecture is implemented on the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) as it provides the flexibility of reconfigurability and reprogramability. The implemented architecture overcomes the drawbacks of non guaranteed convergence of the earlier optimization algorithms.