Why does my I/Q data from radar are not centered?

1. What is I and Q data from radar?
2. What is I and Q in RF?
3. How does IQ modulation work?

What is I and Q data from radar?

Here you find a simple explanation. Two signals where the phase is 90 degrees apart are called "in quadrature". Cosine wave and a sine wave are quadrature wave forms. The amplitude of the cosine wave we is called I or the In-phase signal. The amplitude of the quadrature waveform or the sine waveform is Q.

What is I and Q in RF?

By convention, the I signal is a cosine waveform, and the Q signal is a sine waveform. As you know, a sine wave (without any additional phase) is shifted by 90° relative to a cosine wave. Another way to express this is that the sine and cosine waves are in quadrature.

How does IQ modulation work?

An IQ modulator is a device that converts baseband information into RF signals. Internally, two double-balanced mixers are combined as shown below. By modulating with both in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) inputs, any arbitrary output amplitude and phase can be selected.