On programming a real-time radar application within a multi-function RF system

Andrew Pagan; Kenneth Ranney

doi:10.1117/12.2591105

12 April 2021 On programming a real-time radar application within a multi-function RF system

Andrew Pagan, Kenneth Ranney

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Proceedings Volume 11742, Radar Sensor Technology XXV; 117420D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2591105
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

Implementation of a real-time radar application for a software defined radio (SDR) application presents serious challenges to the software engineer. All of the critical tasks, such as pulse compression and target detection, must be performed within a specified time interval. The efficiency of this implementation determines the amount of downstream processing that can be performed while adhering to strict timing requirements. Researchers at ARL have implemented SDR-based radar applications in the past; however, they have never described the software engineering required to implement such a system. This paper documents, in some detail, the issues associated with implementation of real-time radar processing code. It begins with a bird’s eye view of the software functions, outlined using high-level block diagrams. It then touches upon some of the lower-level coding issues associated with realization of the high-level functionality.

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Andrew Pagan and Kenneth Ranney "On programming a real-time radar application within a multi-function RF system", Proc. SPIE 11742, Radar Sensor Technology XXV, 117420D (12 April 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2591105

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