The Role of AI With Dynamic Modulation and Sparsity in High Performance Imaging Radar

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Today, the state-of-the-art solution to enable high performance imaging radar is to increase the antenna count and processing capabilities of the system. Fundamentally, this approach is not an optimal solution for automotive and robotics applications as the imaging radar available on the market use the same principles as basic automotive radar. In contrast, utilizing AI with dynamic modulation and sparsity in multiple dimensions can create a significantly higher-performance radar system. This approach enables performance to be scaled, not by the antenna count, but rather by the compute capabilities of the radar system, which yields a more optimal and higher-performance solution.

4 Key Takeaways:

1. There are tradeoffs associated with state-of-the-art imaging radar systems.

2. AI with dynamic modulation can be used to enable high Doppler resolution and range resolution.

3. Sparsity in both hardware and software can be leveraged to achieve better angular resolution.

4. These approaches enhance performance and have wide applicability in both edge AI and central domain control AI processing architectures for automotive and robotics applications.