A closed loop, real-time, cognitive Electronic Warfare (EW) system without a threat database includes an EW receiver for receiving radar threat signals; a Signal Analysis and Characterization module; a Pulse to Emitter Association sub-module; a Function De-interleaving Classifier sub-module; a Threat Behavior Model sub-module; a Countermeasures Synthesis module; a Capability, Severity, and Intent sub-module; a Countermeasure Selection sub-module; a Countermeasure Optimization sub-module; a Countermeasures Effectiveness Assessment module; a Resource Management module; and an EW transmitter.

A method of selecting and optimizing a countermeasure for application against a novel, ambiguous, or unresponsive radar threat includes selecting a candidate countermeasure and an initial parameter set and varying at least one of the parameters while the effectiveness of the candidate countermeasure against the radar threat is assessed, for example by a human observer. Embodiments include repeating the process with additional candidate countermeasures. For an unresponsive radar threat, a previously effective countermeasure can be selected as the candidate countermeasure. For an ambiguous radar threat, at least one countermeasure previously verified as effective against a partially matching known threat can be selected as the candidate countermeasure. Correlated parameters can be simultaneously varied. An optimization surface and trajectory formed by a plurality of correlated parameters can be identified by machine intelligence, used to guide the parameter variations, and/or stored for use against the same or similar threats in the future.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a radar enabled device may perform a plurality of listen before talk (LBT) procedures corresponding to a plurality of chirp lengths. The radar enabled device may transmit a particular signal (e.g., a radar signal) based at least in part on a successful result of an LBT procedure of the plurality of LBT procedures. Numerous other aspects are provided.

The invention relates to a method for detecting road users along at least one traffic route, wherein the method comprises the following steps: emitting transmission signals by means of at least one transmission device for radar radiation, detecting received signals by means of at least one reception device for radar radiation, mixing the transmission signals and the received signals to produce baseband signals and calculating a detection matrix from the baseband signals and evaluating the detection matrix in an evaluation module of an electronic data processing device, wherein peaks of the detection matrix are assigned to objects, checking whether a disturbance criterion is met in a diagnostic module, generating signals from the results of the evaluation in the evaluation module and the check in the diagnostic module, and transmitting the signals to a control module of an electronic data processing device.

This application relates to a method for selecting sources of illumination to jam, performed by an apparatus of selecting sources of illumination to jam for passive radar jamming. The method may include, predicting sources of illumination used by a virtual passive radar of interest disposed within a jamming range with respect to the location of a passive radar jammer. The method may also include selecting sources of illumination as candidates for jamming if the signal strength of a target reflection signal received by the virtual passive radar of interest from the sources of illumination is equal to or greater than an acceptable received signal strength. The method may further include picking out which sources of illumination to jam from the sources of illumination selected as candidates for jamming, based on how frequently the virtual passive radar of interest uses each of the selected candidates for jamming.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a radar device may process a transmitted radar signal and a received radar signal to obtain at least one energy level measurement. The radar device may determine that the at least one energy level measurement satisfies a threshold value. The radar device may perform a listen before talk procedure based at least in part on determining that the at least one energy level measurement satisfies the threshold value. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Remote monitoring of an area with a remote sensing device (100, 200, 300) encased in a rubber ball (302) is provided. A remote sensing device (100, 200, 300) is provided which receives a spoken description of a location of the remote sensing device and stores the spoken description as predetermined location information. The description can be received directly prior to deployment or wirelessly transmitted from another device (400). The remote sensing device can sense information related to its environment via a motion sensor (314), such as whether an intruder is located within a vicinity of the remote sensing device (100, 200, 300). The remote sensing device (100, 200, 300) can then transmit the predetermined location information and the environment information to the another device (400) in response to the sensing. In response to receipt, the other device (400) can render the predetermined location information and the environment information in an audible format.

A vehicle radar system (3) having at least one transceiver arrangement (7) arranged to generate, transmit and receive reflected radar signals. The transceiver arrangement (7) includes an ADC arrangement (10) that is arranged to output a digital IF signal (20) in a time domain to a DSP arrangement (12). A first DSP function (12a) is arranged to: identify and retain sample points of the digital IF signal (20) in a spectral domain with signal components that exceed a certain level threshold, such that an approximation signal (36) is formed in the time domain, identify possible sections (37) of the digital IF signal (20) in the time domain that exhibit interference exceeding an interference threshold, determine whether or not to replace such sections (37) with equivalent sections (38) of the approximation signal (36), and if applicable, replace such sections (37) with equivalent sections (38) of the approximation signal (36).

A method for dithering radar frames includes determining at least one of a chirp period Tc for radar chirps in a radar frame and a chirp slope S for radar chirps in the radar frame. In response to determining the chirp period Tc, a maximum chirp dither Δc(max) is determined, and for the radar frame N, a random chirp dither Δc(N) between negative Δc(max) and positive Δc(max) is determined. In response to determining the chirp slope S, a maximum slope dither Ψ(max) is determined, and for the radar frame N, a random slope dither Ψ(N) between negative Ψ(max) and positive Ψ(max) is determined. A radar sensor circuit generates radar chirps in the radar frame N based on the at least one of (1) the chirp period Tc and the random chirp dither Δc(N) and (2) the chirp slope S and the random slope dither Ψ(N).

Systems and techniques for wireless communications are provided, including resource allocation for joint communications and RF sensing of objects. For example, a radar receiver (or component thereof) may determine a sensing measurement accuracy of the radar receiver based on one or more measurements associated with at least one target. The radar receiver (or component thereof) may transmit, based on the sensing measurement accuracy, a message to a network entity. The message may include an indication to modify an allocation of sensing resources associated with the radar receiver for communications data. The network entity (or component thereof) may receive the message from the radar receiver and may determine at least a portion of the sensing resources for the communications data. The radar receiver (or component thereof) may receive, from the network entity, resource allocation signaling for the communications data based on the indication to modify the allocation of sensing resources.