Extended Target Adaptive Beamforming for ISAC: A Perspective of Predictive Error Ellipse
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This work addresses the challenge of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) beamforming for extended vehicular targets in V2X scenarios by proposing a two-stage adaptive beamforming mechanism. In the initial stage, temporal-assisted beam training is performed based on the union of prediction error ellipses; in the refinement stage, the narrowest beam strategy is employed by leveraging scatterer and receiver locations for efficient tracking. The prediction error ellipse is introduced for the first time into ISAC beam design, effectively balancing localization accuracy and tracking complexity. Leveraging Cramér-Rao bound analysis, OFDM waveforms, and a uniform planar array, the proposed method achieves a 32.4% improvement in achievable rate over conventional beam scanning with a 32×32 antenna array, and a 5.2% gain with an 8×8 array under identical SNR conditions.
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📝 Abstract
Utilizing communication signals to extract motion parameters has emerged as a key direction in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) networks. Accurately modeling the relationship between communication signals and sensing performance is critical for the advancement of such systems. Unlike prior work that relies primarily on qualitative analysis, this paper derives the Cramér-Rao Bound (CRB) for radar parameter estimation in the context of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms and Uniform Planar Array (UPA) configurations. Recognizing that vehicles may act as extended targets, we propose two New Radio (NR)-V2X-compatible beamforming schemes tailored to different phases of the communication process. During the initial beam establishment phase, we develop a beamforming approach based on the union of predictive error ellipses, which enhances scatterer localization through temporally assisted beam training. In the beam adjustment phase, we introduce an adaptive narrowest-beam strategy that leverages the positions of scatterers and the communication receiver (CR), enabling effective tracking with reduced complexity. The beam design problem is addressed using the minimum enclosing ellipse algorithm and tailored antenna control methods. Simulation results validate the proposed approach, showing up to a 32.4% improvement in achievable rate with a $32\times 32$ transmit antenna array and a 5.2% gain with an $8\times 8$ array, compared to conventional beam sweeping under identical SNR conditions.
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Research questions and friction points this paper is trying to address.
ISAC
Extended Target
Beamforming
V2X
Predictive Error Ellipse
Innovation
Methods, ideas, or system contributions that make the work stand out.
Cramér-Rao Bound
predictive error ellipse
adaptive beamforming
extended target
ISAC
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