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SpINRv2: Implicit Neural Representation for Passband FMCW Radars

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2025-08-05 v2

Abstract

We present SpINRv2, a neural framework for high-fidelity volumetric reconstruction using Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) radar. Extending our prior work (SpINR), this version introduces enhancements that allow accurate learning under high start frequencies-where phase aliasing and sub-bin ambiguity become prominent. Our core contribution is a fully differentiable frequency-domain forward model that captures the complex radar response using closed-form synthesis, paired with an implicit neural representation (INR) for continuous volumetric scene modeling. Unlike time-domain baselines, SpINRv2 directly supervises the complex frequency spectrum, preserving spectral fidelity while drastically reducing computational overhead. Additionally, we introduce sparsity and smoothness regularization to disambiguate sub-bin ambiguities that arise at fine range resolutions. Experimental results show that SpINRv2 significantly outperforms both classical and learning-based baselines, especially under high-frequency regimes, establishing a new benchmark for neural radar-based 3D imaging.

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@article{arxiv.2506.08163,
  title  = {SpINRv2: Implicit Neural Representation for Passband FMCW Radars},
  author = {Harshvardhan Takawale and Nirupam Roy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.08163},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2503.23313

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