Spread Spectrum-Coded OFDM Chirp Waveform Diversity Design

This paper proposes an approach to design multiple-input multiple-output radar waveforms that are orthogonal on both the transmitter and receiver. The proposed method jointly utilizes the direct sequence spread spectrum coding and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) chirp signaling techniques. We name it spread spectrum-coded OFDM chirp waveform diversity design. The performance of the designed waveforms is analyzed by examining the ambiguity function and correlation function. The influences of the spread spectrum code choice and the OFDM chirp parameters are also investigated. It is verified that the proposed design scheme can ensure these waveforms stay orthogonal on the receiver and have large time-bandwidth product which is beneficial to separate closely spaced targets.

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