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IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Yuan W, Liu F, Masouros C, Yuan J, Ng DWK, et al. | The development of dual-functional radar-communication (DFRC) systems, where vehicle localization ...

1 March 2021

Bayesian Predictive Beamforming for Vehicular Networks: A Low-Overhead Joint Radar-Communication Approach

Abstract


The development of dual-functional radar-communication (DFRC) systems, where vehicle localization and tracking can be combined with vehicular communication, will lead to more efficient future vehicular networks. In this paper, we develop a predictive beamforming scheme in the context of DFRC systems. We consider a system model where the road-side unit estimates and predicts the motion parameters of vehicles based on the echoes of the DFRC signal. Compared to the conventional feedback-based beam tracking approaches, the proposed method can reduce the signaling overhead and improve the accuracy of the angle estimation. To accurately estimate the motion parameters of vehicles in real-time, we propose a novel message passing algorithm based on factor graph, which yields a near optimal performance achieved by the maximum a posteriori estimation.

The beamformers are then designed based on the predicted angles for establishing the communication links. With the employment of appropriate approximations, all messages on the factor graph can be derived in a closed-form, thus reduce the complexity. Simulation results show that the proposed DFRC based beamforming scheme is superior to the feedback-based approach in terms of both estimation and communication performance. Moreover, the proposed message passing algorithm achieves a similar performance of the high-complexity particle filtering-based methods.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Publication Sub Type:Article
Authors:Yuan W, Liu F, Masouros C, Yuan J, Ng DWK, Gonzalez-Prelcic N
Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication date:01/03/2021
Journal:IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Status:Published
Volume:20
Issue:3
Print ISSN1536-1276
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/twc.2020.3033776

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