The joint beamforming design challenge for dual-functional radar-communication systems is addressed in this paper.The base station in these systems is tasked with simultaneously sending shared signals for both multi-u...The joint beamforming design challenge for dual-functional radar-communication systems is addressed in this paper.The base station in these systems is tasked with simultaneously sending shared signals for both multi-user communication and target sensing.The primary objective is to maximize the sum rate of multi-user communication,while also ensuring sufficient beampattern gain at particular angles that are of interest for sensing,all within the constraints of the transmit power budget.To tackle this complex non-convex problem,an effective algorithm that iteratively optimizes the joint beamformers is developed.This algorithm leverages the techniques of fractional programming and semidefinite relaxation to achieve its goals.The numerical results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.展开更多
This paper develops a new transmit beamforming for an integrated mechanical and electrical scanning dual-function radar-communication(DFRC)system.Differing from the related some works using beampattern sidelobe level ...This paper develops a new transmit beamforming for an integrated mechanical and electrical scanning dual-function radar-communication(DFRC)system.Differing from the related some works using beampattern sidelobe level to communication,we exploit the fact that transmit beamforming weight vector u k in directionθand weight vector u*k in direction-θcan achieve the same spatial power distribution,and formulate a new transmit beamforming vector design problem accounting for some extra sidelobe level constraints.By doing so,the number of the transmit beamforming weight vectors and the computing demand in the multi-user communication(MUC)scenario can be reduced.Finally,the numerical examples are designed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed design strategy in comparison with the existing method.展开更多
Joint radar and communication(JRC)technology is gradually becoming an essential approach to alleviating spectral congestion.Radar and communications systems were designed with common spectral and hardware resources to...Joint radar and communication(JRC)technology is gradually becoming an essential approach to alleviating spectral congestion.Radar and communications systems were designed with common spectral and hardware resources to reduce size,improve performance,reduce cost,and decongest the spectrum.Various approaches have been proposed to achieve the coexistence of radar and communication systems.This paper mainly focuses on the research directions of radar communication coexistence(RCC)and dual-function radar communication systems(DFRC)in JRC technology.We summarize and analyze the existing research problems in the JRC era.According to the characteristics and advantages of JRC technology,we highlight several potentials in military and commercial applications.展开更多
This paper proposes a new information modulation resorting to orthogonal signal and its phase for dual-function radar communication(DFRC)systems.Focusing on the standardized linear frequency modulation(LFM)signal by a...This paper proposes a new information modulation resorting to orthogonal signal and its phase for dual-function radar communication(DFRC)systems.Focusing on the standardized linear frequency modulation(LFM)signal by additional phase,a bank of signals enjoying satisfactory autocorrelation and cross-correlation characteristics,are generated.Then,these signals map the different information as well as their phases are also modulated to increase the communication bit rate,thus yielding a series of dual-use signals.Finally,the radar detection and communication performance of dual-use signals are also provided through numerical simulation and half-physical platform verification,confirming the effectiveness of the designed signals compared with the existing design strategy.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.62201266in part by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No.BK20210335.
文摘The joint beamforming design challenge for dual-functional radar-communication systems is addressed in this paper.The base station in these systems is tasked with simultaneously sending shared signals for both multi-user communication and target sensing.The primary objective is to maximize the sum rate of multi-user communication,while also ensuring sufficient beampattern gain at particular angles that are of interest for sensing,all within the constraints of the transmit power budget.To tackle this complex non-convex problem,an effective algorithm that iteratively optimizes the joint beamformers is developed.This algorithm leverages the techniques of fractional programming and semidefinite relaxation to achieve its goals.The numerical results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
基金This work was supported by Chongqing Key Laboratory of Geological Environment Monitoring and Disaster Early-warning in Three Gorges Reservoir Area(No.MP2020B0101)Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(No.cstc2019jcyj-msxm1328)。
文摘This paper develops a new transmit beamforming for an integrated mechanical and electrical scanning dual-function radar-communication(DFRC)system.Differing from the related some works using beampattern sidelobe level to communication,we exploit the fact that transmit beamforming weight vector u k in directionθand weight vector u*k in direction-θcan achieve the same spatial power distribution,and formulate a new transmit beamforming vector design problem accounting for some extra sidelobe level constraints.By doing so,the number of the transmit beamforming weight vectors and the computing demand in the multi-user communication(MUC)scenario can be reduced.Finally,the numerical examples are designed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed design strategy in comparison with the existing method.
文摘Joint radar and communication(JRC)technology is gradually becoming an essential approach to alleviating spectral congestion.Radar and communications systems were designed with common spectral and hardware resources to reduce size,improve performance,reduce cost,and decongest the spectrum.Various approaches have been proposed to achieve the coexistence of radar and communication systems.This paper mainly focuses on the research directions of radar communication coexistence(RCC)and dual-function radar communication systems(DFRC)in JRC technology.We summarize and analyze the existing research problems in the JRC era.According to the characteristics and advantages of JRC technology,we highlight several potentials in military and commercial applications.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61771109,U19B2017,61871080,61701088)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M68147)。
文摘This paper proposes a new information modulation resorting to orthogonal signal and its phase for dual-function radar communication(DFRC)systems.Focusing on the standardized linear frequency modulation(LFM)signal by additional phase,a bank of signals enjoying satisfactory autocorrelation and cross-correlation characteristics,are generated.Then,these signals map the different information as well as their phases are also modulated to increase the communication bit rate,thus yielding a series of dual-use signals.Finally,the radar detection and communication performance of dual-use signals are also provided through numerical simulation and half-physical platform verification,confirming the effectiveness of the designed signals compared with the existing design strategy.
