Design of Integrated Waveform for Detection and Cover Based on Maximum Value Constraint

With the complexity of the electromagnetic environment, multi-function radar is emerging as a major development trend. To achieve multiple functions simultaneously, integrated waveform design has become a key technology in this field. In this letter, a method for designing integrated waveform with good autocorrelation and cover properties is proposed. A gradient-based nonlinear programming solver is implemented to solve the nonconvex optimization problem. Numerical results show that the peak sidelobe level (PSL) of the integrated waveform is lower than that of the conventional linear frequency modulation signal. Additionally, the waveform generates strong false targets with multiple controllable positions for non-cooperative radars. Besides, this letter describes the implementation of the proposed integrated waveforms on hardware and corroborates their performance through experimental results.