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Integrated two-way radar backscatter communication and sensing with low-power IoT tags

Okubo, Ryu

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Title
Integrated two-way radar backscatter communication and sensing with low-power IoT tags
Author(s)
Okubo, Ryu
Issue Date
2024-07-16
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Soltanaghai, Elahe
Department of Study
Electrical & Computer Eng
Discipline
Electrical & Computer Engr
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
  • Backscatter Communication
  • Integrated Sensing and Communication
Abstract
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) represents an innovative paradigm for enhancing spectrum and hardware utilization for both sensing and communication. A specific type of ISAC, radar backscatter communication, involves low-power nodes embedding data onto radar signal reflections rather than generating new signals. However, existing radar backscatter techniques only facilitate uplink communication from the tag to the radar, neglecting downlink communication. This paper introduces BiScatter, an integrated radar backscatter communication and sensing system that enables simultaneous uplink and downlink backscatter communication, radar sensing, and backscatter localization. This is achieved through the design of chirp-slope-shift-keying modulation on top of Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radars, complemented by passive differential circuitry at the backscatter tags for low-power decoding. BiScatter also presents a packet structure compatible with off-the-shelf radars that offer accurate data processing and synchronization between radar and tag. We prototype this backscatter network in both 9GHz and 24GHz, demonstrating its capability to extend across different frequency bands. Our evaluations demonstrate that BiScatter supports two-way backscatter communication with BER lower than 0.1% up to 7m range and centimeter-level tag localization accuracy on top of off-the-shelf FMCW radars. The presented approach significantly augments the versatility and efficiency of ISAC for low-power devices.
Graduation Semester
2024-08
Type of Resource
Thesis
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/125817
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Copyright 2024 Ryu Okubo

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