Constant envelope OFDM RadCom fusion system

Abstract

A joint radar and wireless communication (RadCom) fusion system is an important trend for future intelligent transportation, such as the Internet of Vehicles (IOV). However, traditional joint orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based RadCom fusion system suffers from the problem of high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of transmission signals, leading to nonlinear distortion in high power amplifiers (HPAs). To solve this problem, a new constant envelope OFDM RadCom approach is proposed in this paper. Taking phase modulation into consideration, the constant envelope OFDM RadCom system obtains 0 dB PAPR value, which results in linear high power amplifier being feasible. In the receiver side, both communication transmission and target detection are guaranteed by a phase demodulator and frequency-domain signal processing algorithm, respectively. Simulation results demonstrate that the constant envelope OFDM RadCom system is a feasible solution for future IOV with the capability of target detection and wireless communication simultaneously.