Optimal Transmit Beamforming for Integrated Sensing and Communication

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 72; no. 8; pp. 10588 - 10603
• Main Authors: Hua, Haocheng, Xu, Jie, Han, Tony Xiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Array signal processing; Beamforming; Communication; Design criteria; Downlink; Downlinking; Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); Interference; Line of sight communication; Linear arrays; Matching; Maximization; multiple antennas; Optimization; Radar; Radar antennas; Radar targets; Receivers; semidefinite relaxation (SDR); Sensors; Tightness; transmit beamforming; uniform linear array (ULA)

This paper studies the transmit beamforming in a downlink integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a base station (BS) equipped with a uniform linear array (ULA) sends combined information-bearing and dedicated radar signals to perform downlink multiuser communication and radar targ...