Waveform for Joint Radar and Communications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Radar Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editor
Interests: multistatic radar; waveform design; joint radar–communication; RadCom; synchronization; simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR)
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Dear Colleagues,
Due to increasing spectrum congestion, there is great interest in combining radar and communications equipment on the same platform. As software-defined radio and digital signal processing are widely used in communications and radar, the hardware and RF front-end for both devices tend to be similar. This makes it more feasible to use the same RF and hardware platforms for joint radar–communication (JRC). A JRC device would allow more efficient planning and use of radio spectrum resources. It could also enable new applications that require both information exchange and precise localization. For this reason, waveform design for JRC systems has recently received considerable attention. Despite several efforts, most state-of-the-art waveforms are far from achieving ideal radar and communication performance.
This Special Issue is dedicated to all types of waveform/sensor design approaches that will enable a combination of radar/sensing and communication.
Dr. Matthias Weiß
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- radar
- environmental sensing
- communication
- waveform design
- joint radar–communication (JRC)
- dual-function radar communication system (DFRC)
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