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Main Authors: Maute, Owen A., Roberts, Blake A., Peköz, Berker
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11392
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author Maute, Owen A.
Roberts, Blake A.
Peköz, Berker
author_facet Maute, Owen A.
Roberts, Blake A.
Peköz, Berker
contents This paper presents RadAround, a passive 2-D direction-finding system designed for adversarial IoT sensing in contested environments. Using mechanically steered narrow-beam antennas and field-deployable SCADA software, it generates high-resolution electromagnetic (EM) heatmaps using low-cost COTS or 3D-printed components. The microcontroller-deployable SCADA coordinates antenna positioning and SDR sampling in real time for resilient, on-site operation. Its modular design enables rapid adaptation for applications such as EMC testing in disaster-response deployments, battlefield spectrum monitoring, electronic intrusion detection, and tactical EM situational awareness (EMSA). Experiments show RadAround detecting computing machinery through walls, assessing utilization, and pinpointing EM interference (EMI) leakage sources from Faraday enclosures.
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spellingShingle RadAround: A Field-Expedient Direction Finder for Contested IoT Sensing & EM Situational Awareness
Maute, Owen A.
Roberts, Blake A.
Peköz, Berker
Signal Processing
Robotics
94A12, 68M10, 94A20, 68T40, 93C85, 78A45
C.3; C.2.1; B.4.1; C.2.0; C.4; J.7
This paper presents RadAround, a passive 2-D direction-finding system designed for adversarial IoT sensing in contested environments. Using mechanically steered narrow-beam antennas and field-deployable SCADA software, it generates high-resolution electromagnetic (EM) heatmaps using low-cost COTS or 3D-printed components. The microcontroller-deployable SCADA coordinates antenna positioning and SDR sampling in real time for resilient, on-site operation. Its modular design enables rapid adaptation for applications such as EMC testing in disaster-response deployments, battlefield spectrum monitoring, electronic intrusion detection, and tactical EM situational awareness (EMSA). Experiments show RadAround detecting computing machinery through walls, assessing utilization, and pinpointing EM interference (EMI) leakage sources from Faraday enclosures.
title RadAround: A Field-Expedient Direction Finder for Contested IoT Sensing & EM Situational Awareness
topic Signal Processing
Robotics
94A12, 68M10, 94A20, 68T40, 93C85, 78A45
C.3; C.2.1; B.4.1; C.2.0; C.4; J.7
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11392