conventing the radarDesigner's radar to a Phased Array System

Hi, I want to create a specific radar with various targets and clutters and then simulate its signal's response, for example as a 2D beam scan or a dopler-range image.

due to the radar's complexity, I'd like to use the radarDesigner app to create it, but I'm having trouble deconstructing the designRadar, radarEnvironment, and radarTarget objects from the app into any phased array objects which could be used for this purpose, and I've failed to find any example which uses a radarDesigner object instead of constructing the radar from scratch.

is there a simple way to convert the designed radar to a usable radar for estimations and data synthesis?

Answer 1

[Gowtham]

Hello,

I understand you wish to access and analyse the parameters (Radar, Environment, Target) within the radar model designed using the Radar Designer App.

For a sample demonstration of the process to resolve this issue, kindly refer to the following steps:

1. Initiate the Radar Designer: Begin by launching the Radar Designer app. You can do this by running ‘radarDesigner’ at the MATLAB command prompt.
2. Start a New Session: Once the designer is open, create a new session by selecting the ‘Automotive Radar’ option.
3. Save Your Radar Configuration: To preserve your radar setup, click on the 'Save' button within the application. Ensure that you save the MAT file extension in a location of your preference.
4. Load the Configuration: Utilize the 'load' function in MATLAB to open the file you have saved. This can be done by executing the following command: load('myRadarConfig.mat')
5. Retrieve the Parameters: With the data now loaded, you can access the necessary parameters from the 'data' variable as below,

The extracted ‘data’ can be used for estimations and data synthesis tasks.

Kindly refer to the following MATLAB Documentation for further information on how to use the ‘Radar Designer’ App and ‘load’ function,

• https://www.mathworks.com/help/radar/ref/radardesigner-app.html
• https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/load.html

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Gowtham