BlueFMCW: Random Frequency Hopping Radar for Mitigation of Interference and Spoofing

TL;DR

BlueFMCW is a novel radar scheme that uses random frequency hopping and phase alignment to effectively mitigate interference and spoofing, enhancing traffic safety without sacrificing resolution.

Contribution

It introduces a new FMCW radar method with random frequency hopping and a phase alignment algorithm to counter interference and spoofing threats.

Findings

Efficient mitigation of interference and spoofing signals in simulations.

Maintains radar resolution despite frequency hopping.

Applicable to various interference scenarios.

Abstract

Traffic safety is the foremost value that automotive radar systems aim to pursue. Unlike in mobile communication systems, the literature for radar systems did not adequately address inter-radar interference and security threats such as jamming and spoofing, which in turn threatens the traffic safety. In this context, we introduce a novel frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar scheme (namely, BlueFMCW) that mitigates both interference and spoofing signals. BlueFMCW randomly hops frequency to avoid interference and spoofing signals. Our phase alignment algorithm is capable of removing the phase discontinuity while combining the beat signals from the randomly-hopped chirps, and thereby radar's resolution is not compromised. The simulation results show that BlueFMCW can efficiently mitigate the interference and spoofing signals in various scenarios without paying its resolution.