Adaptive LPD Radar Waveform Design with Generative Deep Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.12254v1
• Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:07:57 GMT
• Title: Adaptive LPD Radar Waveform Design with Generative Deep Learning
• Authors: Matthew R. Ziemann, Christopher A. Metzler,
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel, learning-based method for adaptively generating low probability of detection radar waveforms. Our method can generate LPD waveforms that reduce detectability by up to 90% while simultaneously offering improved ambiguity function (sensing) characteristics.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We propose a novel, learning-based method for adaptively generating low probability of detection (LPD) radar waveforms that blend into their operating environment. Our waveforms are designed to follow a distribution that is indistinguishable from the ambient radio frequency (RF) background -- while still being effective at ranging and sensing. To do so, we use an unsupervised, adversarial learning framework; our generator network produces waveforms designed to confuse a critic network, which is optimized to differentiate generated waveforms from the background. To ensure our generated waveforms are still effective for sensing, we introduce and minimize an ambiguity function-based loss on the generated waveforms. We evaluate the performance of our method by comparing the single-pulse detectability of our generated waveforms with traditional LPD waveforms using a separately trained detection neural network. We find that our method can generate LPD waveforms that reduce detectability by up to 90% while simultaneously offering improved ambiguity function (sensing) characteristics. Our framework also provides a mechanism to trade-off detectability and sensing performance.

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