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On the Fractional Fourier Transform for FMCW Radar Interference Mitigation

Signal Processing 2026-05-01 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we extend our method [1] for FMCW radar mutual interference mitigation (IM) based on the discrete fractional Fourier transform (DFrFT). Firstly, we propose a radar signal processing chain including our DFrFT-based IM for real-valued receivers, which we compare to reference algorithms on a synthetic data set. We then reduce computational complexity by reformulating DFrFT-based IM in terms of sparse update signals, which enables mitigation of multiple interferences simultaneously. Finally, we conduct a case study on measurement data and show that our method is compatible with real-world environments.

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@article{arxiv.2604.27768,
  title  = {On the Fractional Fourier Transform for FMCW Radar Interference Mitigation},
  author = {Christian Oswald and Josef Kulmer and Franz Pernkopf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27768},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages, 4 figures