Joint Radar and Communication Design: Applications, State-of-the-Art, and the Road Ahead

Sharing of the frequency bands between radar and communication systems has attracted substantial attention, as it can avoid under-utilization of otherwise permanently allocated spectral resources, thus improving efficiency. Further, there is increasing demand for radar and communication systems that share the hardware platform as well as the frequency band, as this not only decongests the spectrum, but also benefits both sensing and signaling operations via the full cooperation between both functionalities. Nevertheless, the success of spectrum and hardware sharing between radar and communication systems critically depends on high-quality joint radar and communication designs. In the first part of this paper,…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Awards: 1526908, CCF-1526908
• RS
  Royal Society
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  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Awards: EP/PO34284/1, EP/Noo4558/1, EP/S026622/1, EP/S026622/1