Multi-Range Joint Automotive Radar and Communication using Pilot-based OFDM Radar
- Award ID(s):
- 1814923
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10301536
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference 2020
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1 to 4
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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