DIRECTION
The basic output of a radar module is the doppler frequency, it is a measure for the speed of the moving object.
The output signals from the mixer have amplitudes as low as a few microvolts, careful amplification and filtering is needed before a microcontroller can read the doppler signals.
For a 24 GHz module the relation is :
44 Hz / km /h
A car driving at 100 km/h will show a doppler frequency of 4400 Hz.
Radars with 2 channels can measure the direction of motion ( I/Q detection )
For this mode of operation the transmit frequency is not modulated. It is called
CW mode ( continous wave )
This is how door openers or security alarms are working, sensing motion by analyzing the doppler frequency. Analysing the doppler spectrum is the key for object classification.