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Radar Group at University of Arizona

Radar Group at University of Arizona

Radar Group at University of Arizona

Focus Areas: Radar Signal Processing, Multimodal Sensor Fusion, Machine Learning for Sensors, Radar Imaging


Research Areas

1. Human Pose Estimation using mmWave Radar

More Information Pose Estimation

Description: Development of mmPose-FK, a novel mmWave radar-based pose estimation method using dynamic forward kinematics (FK) to overcome challenges like low resolution and noise. Achieves stable joint tracking via deep learning integration.

Key Papers:

  1. mmPose-FK: A Forward Kinematics Approach to Dynamic Skeletal Pose Estimation
    S. Hu, S. Cao et al.
    IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024.
  2. mmPose-NLP: A Natural Language Processing Approach
    A. Sengupta, S. Cao
    IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2023.
  3. Real-Time Pose Estimation with CNNs
    A. Sengupta et al.
    IEEE Sensor Journal, 2020.

2. Radar-Based Fall Detection

More Information Fall Detection

Description: A privacy-preserving system using mmWave radar and deep learning (CNNs, RNNs) to detect falls in real time. Addresses challenges like obstructions and data scarcity.

Key Papers:

  1. Radar-Based Fall Detection: A Survey
    S. Hu, S. Cao et al.
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 2024.
  2. mmFall: Fall Detection Using Hybrid Variational RNN AutoEncoder
    F. Jin et al.
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2020.

3. Multimodal Sensor Calibration

Target-Based Calibration

More Information Target-Based Calibration

Description: Flexible extrinsic calibration of 3D radar and camera using a single corner reflector. Solves PnP with RANSAC and LM optimization.

Key Paper:

  • 3D Radar-Camera Co-Calibration
    L. Cheng et al.
    IEEE Radar Conference, 2023.

Targetless Calibration

More Information Targetless Calibration

Description: Online calibration via deep learning to extract common features from radar (Range-Doppler-Angle) and camera data.

Specifically, the extracted common feature serves as an example to demonstrate an online targetless calibration method between the radar and camera systems. The estimation of the extrinsic transformation matrix is achieved through this feature-based approach. To enhance the accuracy and robustness of the calibration, we apply the RANSAC and Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) nonlinear optimization algorithm for deriving the matrix. Additionally, we incorporate adaptive variance measures to ensure efficiency during the optimization process.

Key Paper:

  • Online Targetless Calibration Using Common Features
    L. Cheng, S. Cao
    IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 2023.

4. Multimodal Sensor Fusion for Object Tracking

Deep Learning-Based Tracking

More Information Tracking with DL

Description: Fusion of radar and camera data using Bi-directional LSTM and tri-output mechanisms for robust tracking.

Key Paper:

  • Robust Multi-Object Tracking via Radar-Camera Fusion
    L. Cheng et al.
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024.

Kalman Filter-Based Tracking

More Information Kalman Filter Tracking

Description: Decision-level fusion with tri-Kalman filters for localization accuracy and robustness.

Key Paper:

  • Robust Tracking Using Radar-Camera Fusion
    A. Sengupta et al.
    IEEE Sensors Letters, 2022.

5. Automotive Radar Interference Mitigation

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Interference Mitigation
Description: Adaptive noise canceller for FMCW radar to improve SIR and reduce ghost targets.

Key Paper:

  • Interference Mitigation Using Adaptive Noise Canceller
    F. Jin, S. Cao
    IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019.

6. Human Behavior Classification

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Behavior Classification
Description: Real-time multi-patient behavior detection using mmWave radar and CNNs.

Key Papers:

  1. Real-Time Behavior Detection
    R. Zhang, S. Cao
    IEEE Sensors Letters, 2019.
  2. Multi-Patient Detection in Real-Time
    F. Jin et al.
    IEEE Radar Conference, 2019.

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7. Radar Imaging Techniques

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Radar Imaging
Description: Portable 3D imaging using inverse Radon transform on mmWave radar data.

Key Papers:

  1. Compressed Sensing for 3D Imaging
    R. Zhang, S. Cao
    IEEE Radar Conference, 2017.
  2. Portable mmWave 3D Imaging
    R. Zhang, S. Cao
    IEEE Radar Conference, 2017.

Research Support

Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge support from our sponsors.


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Last Updated: Feb 2025

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  1. ti_mmwave_rospkg ti_mmwave_rospkg Public

    TI mmWave radar ROS driver (with sensor fusion and hybrid)

    C++ 274 102

  2. mmfall mmfall Public

    mmFall: Fall Detection using 4D MmWave Radar and Variational Recurrent Autoencoder

    Jupyter Notebook 109 38

  3. patient_monitoring patient_monitoring Public

    Multiple Patients Behavior Detection in Real-time using mmWave Radar and Deep CNNs

    C++ 54 22

  4. autolabelling_radar autolabelling_radar Public

    Automatic Radar-Camera Dataset Generation for Sensor-Fusion Applications

    MATLAB 43 8

  5. mmPose-NLP mmPose-NLP Public

    Source codes and results from the skeletal pose estimation using Seq2Seq architecture

    C++ 38 5

  6. traffic_monitoring traffic_monitoring Public

    Development of Intelligent Multimodal Traffic Monitoring using Radar Sensor at Intersections

    C++ 36 18

Repositories

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  • Lidar_Camera_Automatic_Calibration Public

    CalibRefine: Deep Learning-Based Online Automatic Targetless LiDAR–Camera Calibration with Iterative and Attention-Driven Post-Refinement

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    0 0 0 0 Updated Feb 22, 2025
  • .github Public
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    0 0 1 0 Updated Feb 12, 2025
  • TransRAD Public

    Code for our paper: TransRAD: Retentive Vision Transformer for Enhanced Radar Object Detection

    radar-lab/TransRAD’s past year of commit activity
    Python 4 GPL-3.0 0 0 0 Updated Feb 1, 2025
  • Radar_Camera_MOT Public

    Code for our paper: Radar-Camera Fused Multi-Object Tracking Based On Online Calibration and Common Feature

    radar-lab/Radar_Camera_MOT’s past year of commit activity
    2 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Oct 20, 2024
  • Online-Targetless-Radar-Camera-Extrinsic-Calibration Public

    Code for our paper: Online Targetless Radar-Camera Extrinsic Calibration Based on the Common Features of Radar and Camera

    radar-lab/Online-Targetless-Radar-Camera-Extrinsic-Calibration’s past year of commit activity
    Python 2 GPL-3.0 0 1 0 Updated Oct 1, 2024
  • ti_mmwave_rospkg Public

    TI mmWave radar ROS driver (with sensor fusion and hybrid)

    radar-lab/ti_mmwave_rospkg’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 274 102 26 1 Updated Mar 1, 2024
  • RD_Flow Public
    radar-lab/RD_Flow’s past year of commit activity
    2 BSD-3-Clause 2 0 0 Updated Sep 7, 2023
  • SAR Public
    radar-lab/SAR’s past year of commit activity
    Jupyter Notebook 5 MIT 3 0 0 Updated May 1, 2023
  • mmfall Public

    mmFall: Fall Detection using 4D MmWave Radar and Variational Recurrent Autoencoder

    radar-lab/mmfall’s past year of commit activity
    Jupyter Notebook 109 38 8 0 Updated Jul 27, 2022
  • autolabelling_radar Public

    Automatic Radar-Camera Dataset Generation for Sensor-Fusion Applications

    radar-lab/autolabelling_radar’s past year of commit activity
    MATLAB 43 MIT 8 2 0 Updated Jan 23, 2022

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