Temporal Convolutional Autoencoder for Interference Mitigation in FMCW Radar Altimeters

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Autori principali: Thornton, Charles E., Sloop, Jamie, Brown, Samuel, Orndorff, Aaron, Headley, William C., Young, Stephen
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author Thornton, Charles E.
Sloop, Jamie
Brown, Samuel
Orndorff, Aaron
Headley, William C.
Young, Stephen
author_facet Thornton, Charles E.
Sloop, Jamie
Brown, Samuel
Orndorff, Aaron
Headley, William C.
Young, Stephen
contents We investigate the end-to-end altitude estimation performance of a convolutional autoencoder-based interference mitigation approach for frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar altimeters. Specifically, we show that a Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) autoencoder effectively exploits temporal correlations in the received signal, providing superior interference suppression compared to a Least Mean Squares (LMS) adaptive filter. Unlike existing approaches, the present method operates directly on the received FMCW signal. Additionally, we identify key challenges in applying deep learning to wideband FMCW interference mitigation and outline directions for future research to enhance real-time feasibility and generalization to arbitrary interference conditions.
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spellingShingle Temporal Convolutional Autoencoder for Interference Mitigation in FMCW Radar Altimeters
Thornton, Charles E.
Sloop, Jamie
Brown, Samuel
Orndorff, Aaron
Headley, William C.
Young, Stephen
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
We investigate the end-to-end altitude estimation performance of a convolutional autoencoder-based interference mitigation approach for frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar altimeters. Specifically, we show that a Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) autoencoder effectively exploits temporal correlations in the received signal, providing superior interference suppression compared to a Least Mean Squares (LMS) adaptive filter. Unlike existing approaches, the present method operates directly on the received FMCW signal. Additionally, we identify key challenges in applying deep learning to wideband FMCW interference mitigation and outline directions for future research to enhance real-time feasibility and generalization to arbitrary interference conditions.
title Temporal Convolutional Autoencoder for Interference Mitigation in FMCW Radar Altimeters
topic Signal Processing
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22783