Advances in Radar Signal Processing Technology and Its Application

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 63

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School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
Interests: radar signal processing; radar resource allocation; target tracking; integrated sensing and communications

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Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
Interests: resource-aware management and scheduling; robust radar waveform optimization; radar signal processing for target detection, tracking, and localization; integrated radar and communication system design
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School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
Interests: radar signal processing; waveform design; ECM technology; joint radar-communication systems

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National Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
Interests: target detection and tracking; radar resource management; reinforcement learning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Radar remains a fundamental sensing technology for modern society, supporting applications ranging from air defense, space exploration, and maritime surveillance to weather monitoring, autonomous driving, and medical diagnostics. The increasing complexity of operating environments, characterized by dense clutter, spectrum congestion, and intentional electronic interference, together with the growing demand for high-resolution, multi-functional, and adaptive radar systems, has created increasing challenges. One potential solution regarding these challenges relies on the further development of radar signal processing, which serves as the core enabler for enhanced detection, estimation, imaging, classification, and tracking capabilities.

This Special Issue aims to provide a timely forum for presenting innovative methodologies, new theoretical frameworks, and practical implementations in radar signal processing. The goal is to highlight recent progress while also exploring emerging trends that will shape the next generation of radar systems.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Advanced detection, estimation, and classification algorithms under complex environments;
  • Clutter, interference, and jamming suppression methods;
  • Distributed, networked, and MIMO radar processing architectures;
  • Adaptive waveform design and low probability of intercept (LPI) strategies;
  • Machine learning and deep learning approaches in radar signal processing;
  • Target recognition and behavioral analysis;
  • Data fusion with heterogeneous sensors (e.g., infrared, EO/IR, communication equipment);
  • Electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) techniques;
  • Applications in defense, security, transportation, environmental monitoring, and healthcare.

Dr. Ye Yuan
Prof. Dr. Junkun Yan
Dr. Chenguang Shi
Dr. Xinyu Liu
Prof. Dr. Peng Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • radar signal processing
  • target detection and estimation
  • clutter and jamming suppression
  • distributed and MIMO radar
  • adaptive waveform design
  • machine learning in radar
  • low probability of intercept (LPI)
  • sensor fusion
  • electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM)
  • radar applications

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