Joint Detection and Classification of Communication and Radar Signals in Congested RF Environments Using YOLOv8

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Auteurs principaux: Kang, Xiwen, Chen, Hua-mei, Chen, Genshe, Chang, Kuo-Chu, Clemons, Thomas M.
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author Kang, Xiwen
Chen, Hua-mei
Chen, Genshe
Chang, Kuo-Chu
Clemons, Thomas M.
author_facet Kang, Xiwen
Chen, Hua-mei
Chen, Genshe
Chang, Kuo-Chu
Clemons, Thomas M.
contents In this paper, we present a comprehensive study on the application of YOLOv8, a state-of-the-art computer vision (CV) model, to the challenging problem of joint detection and classification of signals in a highly dynamic and congested RF environment. Using our synthetic RF datasets, we explored three different scenarios with congested communication and radar signals. In the first study, we applied YOLOv8 to detect and classify multiple digital modulation signals coexisting within a highly congested and dynamic spectral environment with significant overlap in both frequency and time domains. The trained model was able to achieve an impressive mean average precision (mAP) of 0.888 at an IoU threshold of 50%, signifying its robustness against spectral congestion. The second part of our research focuses on the detection and classification of multiple polyphase pulse radar signals, including Frank code and P1 through P4 codes. We were able to successfully train YOLOv8 to deliver a nearly perfect mAP50 score of 0.995 in a densely populated signal environment, further showcasing its capability in radar signal processing. In the last scenario, we demonstrated that the model can also be applied to the multi-target detection problem for continuous-wave radar. The synthetic datasets used in these experiments reflect a realistic mix of communication and radar signals with varying degrees of interference and congestion - a setup that has been overlooked by many past research efforts, which have primarily focused on ML-based classification of digital communication signal modulation schemes. Our study demonstrated the potential of advanced CV models in addressing spectrum sensing challenges in congested and dynamic RF environments involving both communication and radar signals. We hope our findings will spur further collaborative efforts to tackle the complexities of congested RF spectrum environments.
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spellingShingle Joint Detection and Classification of Communication and Radar Signals in Congested RF Environments Using YOLOv8
Kang, Xiwen
Chen, Hua-mei
Chen, Genshe
Chang, Kuo-Chu
Clemons, Thomas M.
Signal Processing
In this paper, we present a comprehensive study on the application of YOLOv8, a state-of-the-art computer vision (CV) model, to the challenging problem of joint detection and classification of signals in a highly dynamic and congested RF environment. Using our synthetic RF datasets, we explored three different scenarios with congested communication and radar signals. In the first study, we applied YOLOv8 to detect and classify multiple digital modulation signals coexisting within a highly congested and dynamic spectral environment with significant overlap in both frequency and time domains. The trained model was able to achieve an impressive mean average precision (mAP) of 0.888 at an IoU threshold of 50%, signifying its robustness against spectral congestion. The second part of our research focuses on the detection and classification of multiple polyphase pulse radar signals, including Frank code and P1 through P4 codes. We were able to successfully train YOLOv8 to deliver a nearly perfect mAP50 score of 0.995 in a densely populated signal environment, further showcasing its capability in radar signal processing. In the last scenario, we demonstrated that the model can also be applied to the multi-target detection problem for continuous-wave radar. The synthetic datasets used in these experiments reflect a realistic mix of communication and radar signals with varying degrees of interference and congestion - a setup that has been overlooked by many past research efforts, which have primarily focused on ML-based classification of digital communication signal modulation schemes. Our study demonstrated the potential of advanced CV models in addressing spectrum sensing challenges in congested and dynamic RF environments involving both communication and radar signals. We hope our findings will spur further collaborative efforts to tackle the complexities of congested RF spectrum environments.
title Joint Detection and Classification of Communication and Radar Signals in Congested RF Environments Using YOLOv8
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.00582