The experimental study on Doppler echo signals with different scattering surfaces for velocity measurement

Laser Doppler velocimetry has the ability to measure speed and surface vibrations non-intrusively with high precision. In this study the Doppler spectrum shift and spectrum broadening of echo signals by moving targets are investigated. The interaction between moving object and the laser beam of laser Doppler velocimetry have been described by varying rotating velocity, the angular velocity, distance and incident facula. By using different scattering surfaces, such as Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and sandpaper with different grain sizes, the characteristics of echo signals' Doppler spectra have been studied experimentally in detail. The results show that Doppler spectrum distribution is changed with different scattering surfaces. Meanwhile, in order to get a high measuring accuracy, the moving object's scattering characteristics must be considered carefully.