feat(radar): Major Update - Shenron Modularity and Physics Refinement (Iteration 18)

Transitioned the Shenron radar engine from a rigid architecture to a modular, tunable "Knobs and Dials" framework. This update establishes a physics-first baseline derived from real-world electromagnetic behavior. Core Changes: - Modular Radar Profiles: Pre-configured profiles for TI Cascade, Radarbook, and AWRL1432 with hardware-specific Bandwidth, Chirp, and nRx parameters. - Physics Core (Sceneset.py): - Full implementation of Fresnel and Beckmann-Spizzichino scattering. - Pure 1/R^4 power law (1/R^2 transmit, 1/R^2 receive) via legacy scaling removal. - Fixed cos(cos(theta)) bug in CARLA semantic lidar mapping. - Antenna Gain Integration: - Implemented separable Azimuth/Elevation gain patterns. - Added Symmetric Azimuth LUT interpolation and Vertical FOV Hard Cutoff. - Signal Processing: - Optimized GPU-accelerated signal synthesis using PyTorch. - Standardized 110 dB System Calibration Constant for hardware SNR matching. Additional Documentation: - intel/radar/SHENRON_MODULAR_ARCHITECTURE.md: Architecture and "Knobs/Dials" overview. - intel/radar/SHENRON_ANTENNA_GAIN_CALIBRATION.md: Physics of Antenna Gain and 1/R^4 logic. Note: Remaining magic numbers in get_loss_3 (K_sq, scat_normalization, lobe_frac) are noted for future migration into ConfigureRadar.py.
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+Below is a **precise, implementation‑ready plan** tailored to your current Shenron architecture. This plan assumes **both Azimuth and Elevation LUTs already exist** and focuses on *minimal, safe, radar‑local integration*.
+
+***
+
+# Implementation Plan: Azimuth & Elevation Radiation Gain Integration
+
+## Goal
+
+Introduce **radar‑specific azimuth and elevation antenna gains** into Shenron such that:
+
+*   Each radar applies its own antenna pattern
+*   No shared energy values are contaminated
+*   Existing energy models and ADC pipelines remain intact
+*   Integration aligns with current physics and code structure
+
+***
+
+## 1. Data Model Extensions (ConfigureRadar.py)
+
+### 1.1 Add Antenna LUT Fields to Radar Configuration
+
+Extend the radar configuration object to carry antenna patterns.
+
+**New Radar Attributes**
+
+*   `radar.azimuth_lut`
+*   `radar.elevation_lut`
+*   `radar.azimuth_lut_angles` (degrees or radians)
+*   `radar.elevation_lut_angles`
+*   `radar.antenna_gain_mode` (e.g., `"separable"`)
+
+These must be **radar‑instance local**, not global.
+
+***
+
+### 1.2 LUT Normalization Convention (Decide Once)
+
+Choose and enforce one convention:
+
+*   **Linear gain** (recommended, to match existing loss math)
+    *   LUT values ∈ ℝ⁺
+*   OR
+*   **dB gain**, converted to linear on load
+
+✅ Best practice:  
+Convert LUTs to **linear gain at load time** and store only linear values.
+
+***
+
+## 2. Angle Availability Contract
+
+### 2.1 Confirm Angle Variables
+
+From your architecture:
+
+*   Azimuth (`theta`)
+*   Elevation (`elev_angle`)
+    are already computed in `specularpoints()`.
+
+**Action**
+
+*   Ensure both angles are:
+    *   In a known unit (prefer radians internally)
+    *   Passed directly to `get_loss_3()` with no recomputation
+
+No structural changes needed here.
+
+***
+
+## 3. Loss Chain Integration Point (Sceneset.py)
+
+### 3.1 Insert Antenna Gain in get\_loss\_3()
+
+Modify `get_loss_3()` to include antenna LUT gain.
+
+**Exact placement**
+
+*   After range loss
+*   Before material / roughness losses
+*   Adjacent to existing vertical antenna gain logic
+
+This preserves physical correctness:
+
+> Antenna attenuates the incident and received wave, not the material physics.
+
+***
+
+### 3.2 Compute Antenna Gain Per Point
+
+For each point $$i$$:
+
+1.  Clamp / wrap angles to LUT domain
+    *   Azimuth: e.g. $$[-90°, +90°]$$
+    *   Elevation: e.g. $$[-45°, +45°]$$
+
+2.  Lookup gains:
+    *   `G_az[i] = interp(radar.az_lut, theta[i])`
+    *   `G_el[i] = interp(radar.el_lut, elev_angle[i])`
+
+3.  Combine gains (separable model):
+
+$$
+G_{ant}[i] = G_{az}[i] \times G_{el}[i]
+$$
+
+4.  Apply:
+
+$$
+loss[i] \leftarrow loss[i] \times G_{ant}[i]
+$$
+
+✅ Fully vectorized NumPy operation.
+
+***
+
+## 4. Multi‑Radar Safety Guarantees
+
+No special handling required **if the following rules are followed**:
+
+*   Never modify shared `semantic_lidar_data`
+*   Antenna gain applied only to:
+    *   Local loss arrays inside `get_loss_3()`
+*   No mutation of radar‑agnostic structures
+
+Your architecture already satisfies these conditions.
+
+***
+
+## 5. Configuration Loading & Switching
+
+### 5.1 Attach LUTs per Radar Profile
+
+In `ConfigureRadar.py`:
+
+*   Load LUTs as part of radar initialization
+*   Support per‑profile antenna selection:
+    *   `"awrl1432_front"`
+    *   `"awrl1432_corner"`
+    *   `"generic_patch"`
+
+### 5.2 Runtime Safety
+
+Since each `ShenronRadarModel` owns its radar instance:
+
+*   Switching patterns between radars is safe
+*   No cross‑profile contamination possible
+
+***
+
+## 6. ADC Pipeline Interaction (No Changes Required)
+
+Because:
+
+*   Antenna gain is applied **before ADC synthesis**
+*   Noise is added later in `heatmap_gen_fast.py`
+
+You automatically get:
+
+*   Angle‑dependent SNR
+*   Realistic CFAR behavior
+*   Hardware‑like edge‑of‑FOV noise dominance
+
+✅ Do **not** touch ADC or noise code.
+
+***
+
+## 7. Validation Hooks (Strongly Recommended)
+
+### 7.1 Internal Diagnostics
+
+Add (optional but useful):
+
+*   Store `G_az`, `G_el`, `G_ant` in `last_metrology`
+*   Log min / max / mean gain per frame
+
+### 7.2 Visual Validation
+
+Confirm:
+
+*   Point density decreases smoothly at FOV edges
+*   Peak intensity aligns at boresight
+*   Multiple radars show different angular falloff in the same scene
+
+***
+
+## 8. Performance Impact
+
+*   Operations: O(N) per radar, vectorized
+*   N ≈ 5k–15k points
+*   LUT interpolation cost negligible
+
+✅ Safe for real‑time simulation with multiple radars.
+
+***
+
+## 9. Extension‑Ready Design
+
+This structure naturally supports later:
+
+*   2D az‑el LUTs
+*   Per‑virtual‑antenna offsets
+*   Beamforming‑aware gain shaping
+
+No redesign required.
+
+***
+
+## ✅ Final Summary
+
+| Aspect                  | Status |
+| ----------------------- | ------ |
+| Radar‑specific          | ✅ Yes  |
+| Multi‑radar safe        | ✅ Yes  |
+| Minimal code changes    | ✅ Yes  |
+| Physically correct      | ✅ Yes  |
+| ADC‑correct integration | ✅ Yes  |
+
+**This plan integrates azimuth & elevation radiation patterns into Shenron cleanly, deterministically, and without architectural risk.**
+
+If you want, next I can:
+
+*   Write **exact pseudocode for get\_loss\_3()**
+*   Define **LUT file formats**
+*   Suggest **default az/el cutoffs for AWRL1432**
+*   Design a **radar antenna profile schema**
+
+Just say what’s next.
--- a/intel/radar/SHENRON_ANTENNA_GAIN_CALIBRATION.md
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+# Shenron Antenna Gain & Compensation Logic
+
+## 📡 Azimuth & Elevation Gain Integration
+The latest iteration implements a **separable antenna pattern model**. This ensures that targets detected at the edges of the radar's Field of View (FOV) are correctly attenuated, matching real-world hardware behavior.
+
+### 1. Implementation Details (`Sceneset.py`)
+In `get_loss_3()`, the antenna gain $G_{ant}$ is calculated as the product of horizontal and vertical patterns:
+$$G_{ant}(\theta, \phi) = G_{az}(\theta) \times G_{el}(\phi)$$
+
+- **Azimuth ($\theta$):** Uses a Look-Up Table (LUT) for symmetric gain interpolation. Points outside the precise LUT range are clamped to the nearest edge value.
+- **Elevation ($\phi$):** Implements a **Hard FOV Cutoff**. Points beyond the mechanical vertical beamwidth receive zero gain, accurately simulating physical sensor limitations.
+- **Physics Order:** Gain is applied to the incident power *after* the path loss but *before* the material interaction, ensuring that the antenna pattern does not affect target reflectivity.
+
+### 2. High-Level System Gain (`gain = 110 dB`)
+In `ConfigureRadar.py`, the parameter `self.gain` is set to values like `10 ** (110 / 10)`. 
+
+**Why 110 dB?**
+This is a **System-Level Calibration Constant** that encapsulates several physical and simulation factors:
+1.  **Transmit Power ($P_t$):** The actual chirping power emitted (typically ~10-15 dBm).
+2.  **Peak Antenna Gain ($G_t, G_r$):** The boresight gain of the TX and RX patches.
+3.  **Signal Chain Amplification:** Hardware-specific gains in the LNA and Mixer.
+4.  **Simulation Scaling:** In physics-based simulations, units computed for unit scatterers ($1/R^2$) result in extremely small floating-point values. The 110 dB factor "lifts" these signals into a dynamic range that maps correctly to real 16-bit or 32-bit ADC data formats.
+
+By tuning this single "dial," the simulation can be calibrated to match the peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) seen in real-world hardware datasets.
+
+## ⚙️ Calibration Flow
+- **Standard Baseline:** 110 dB (Calibrated for Iteration 16/18 physics).
+- **Match Hardware:** Adjust this dial ±5 dB if targets at 10m in simulation appear significantly stronger/weaker than in real sensor captures.
--- a/intel/radar/SHENRON_MODULAR_ARCHITECTURE.md
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+# Shenron Modular Radar Architecture
+
+## Overview
+Shenron is a high-fidelity, physics-based radar simulation engine designed for multi-modal ADAS research. The latest iteration (Iteration 18) introduces a modular "Knobs and Dials" approach, allowing the engine to be tuned to match specific hardware characteristics via a centralized configuration system.
+
+## 🏗️ Core Components
+
+### 1. Radar Configuration (`ConfigureRadar.py`)
+This is the "Control Panel" of the simulation. It provides:
+- **Modular Profiles:** Pre-configured settings for `ti_cascade`, `radarbook`, and `awrl1432`.
+- **Tunable Parameters:**
+    - `B` (Bandwidth): Impacts range resolution.
+    - `chirps`: Impact Doppler resolution and processing gain.
+    - `nRx`: Number of receiving antennas (virtual antennas).
+    - `gain`: System-level calibration constant ($P_t G_t G_r$ and scaling).
+    - `noise_amp`: High-level noise floor control.
+
+### 2. Physics Modeling (`Sceneset.py`)
+The engine simulates electromagnetic interactions using deterministic physical laws:
+- **Material Interactions:** Uses Fresnel equations for reflection and Beckmann-Spizzichino for scattering, indexed by material type (Metal, Concrete, Wood, etc.).
+- **1/R⁴ Power Law:** Implements a pure physical $1/R^2$ transmit and $1/R^2$ receive path loss, ensuring signal strength decays naturally with range.
+- **Occlusion & Hidden Points:** Uses Open3D's hidden point removal and KD-Trees to simulate line-of-sight and density.
+
+### 3. Signal Generation (`heatmap_gen_fast.py`)
+- **GPU Acceleration:** High-performance signal synthesis using PyTorch.
+- **MIMO Processing:** Simulates multi-chirp frames and doppler shifts.
+- **ADC Synthesis:** Multiplies the physics-based voltage signal by the hardware calibration constant to produce raw I/Q-like data.
+
+## 🎛️ The "Knobs and Dials" Philosophy
+The engine is built to be "physics-first, tuning-second." By maintaining a rigid physical baseline (1/R⁴, Fresnel), we can trust that the simulator's spatial and temporal behavior is correct. The "dials" (Bandwidth, Gain, Noise) are used solely to align the simulation with real-world sensor specifications.
--- a/intel/radar/radar_architecture_answers.md
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+# Shenron Radar Architecture Breakdown
+
+This document provides a precise architectural analysis of the Shenron radar simulation pipeline, focusing on ownership, energy flow, and multi-radar extensibility.
+
+### 🏗️ Radar Abstraction & Ownership
+
+1.  **Radar Instance Representation**: Represented as a `radar` class in `ConfigureRadar.py`. It is a configuration-heavy object containing both hardware specs (frequency, bandwidth) and physics parameters (beamwidth, gain).
+2.  **Signal Generation Ownership**: Each `ShenronRadarModel` (in `model_wrapper.py`) own its own `radar_obj`. The pipeline is private to the instance; radars share the input **Semantic LiDAR** but do not share intermediate artifacts like ADC cubes or calculated losses.
+3.  **Metadata Storage**: All sensor-specific metadata (mount pose, FOV, waveform, noise floor) is stored as attributes of the `radar` class. It is accessed by name (e.g., `radar_type='awrl1432'`) during model initialization.
+4.  **Sequential vs Parallel**: Processing is currently **sequential**. Within a single frame, the orchestrator iterates through defined radar profiles, generating one set of ADC samples and one point cloud at a time.
+
+### ⚡ Energy Flow & Reuse
+
+5.  **Reflected Energy Stage**: First computed in `Sceneset.py` within the `get_loss_3` function.
+6.  **Energy Form**: Linear power (normalized unitless factor representing RCS + Path Loss).
+7.  **Storage Granularity**: Stored **per-point** in a 1D array of length $N_{pts}$.
+8.  **Reuse vs Recompute**: It is currently **recomputed** for every radar profile. Even if the points are identical, `get_loss_3` is called fresh for each radar instance to account for radar-specific gains.
+9.  **Radar-Agnostic Stages**: Only the raw `semantic_lidar_data` ingestion and the basic axis-swap in `lidar.py` are truly radar-agnostic. Once the data enters `Cropped_forRadar`, it becomes radar-dependent.
+
+### 🌐 Coordinate Frames & Angular Knowledge
+
+10. **Transformation Point**: Points are transformed into radar-local coordinates in `lidar.py` inside `Cropped_forRadar` via the `rotate_points` function and mount-offset subtraction (e.g., `CARLA_X - 2.0`).
+11. **Derived Quantities**: Azimuth (`theta`) and Elevation (`elev_angle`) are computed derivationally in `specularpoints()` (Lines 221-222) before being passed to the loss function. They are not currently stored in the point structure.
+12. **Re-casting Rays**: Points are represented in Cartesian XYZ; azimuth and elevation can be (and are) computed analytically without re-casting rays.
+13. **Occlusion & Incidence**: Occlusion is strictly **radar-dependent** (calculated from the `radar.center` viewpoint). Incidence angle is calculated relative to surface normals and is partially shared as it is scene-dependent, but its power-contribution is radar-dependent.
+
+### 📉 Loss / Gain Modeling
+
+14. **Modular Support**: Modular support is limited. Code uses fixed functions (`get_loss_3`); there is no plug-in architecture for gain blocks yet.
+15. **Application Relative Order**: Applied in the following order: Range Loss ($1/R^2$ transmit) → Material Permittivity Loss → Surface Roughness Loss → Vertical Antenna Gain. Horizontal gain is currently missing.
+16. **Mathematical Domain**: Applied **multiplicatively in linear space**.
+17. **Scaling Mechanism**: Scaling is currently injected via the `radar.gain` and `radar.vertical_beamwidth` properties passed into the physics functions.
+
+### 🛡️ Multi‑Radar Safety
+
+18. **Shared Tick Structures**: The incoming `semantic_lidar_data` numpy array is the primary shared structure.
+19. **Contamination Risk**: Low. `lidar.py` and `Sceneset` operate on slices or copies (e.g., `skew_pc`, `new_pc`). Internal modifications to `pc[:, 4]` exist but usually target local copies.
+20. **Immutability**: Not strictly enforced by Python, but the workflow treats the input LiDAR as a read-only source.
+21. **Attribute Cloning**: Introducing per-radar antenna loss would **not** require cloning the whole attribute list; it simply requires a new temporary array produced by the radar-specific loss function.
+
+### 📡 ADC & Noise Injection
+
+22. **Thermal Noise Stage**: Added during the ADC synthesis in `heatmap_gen_fast.py` (Line 146). It is added to the clean signal after beamforming.
+23. **ADC Sharing**: Strictly **per-radar**. ADC cubes are not shared across profiles.
+24. **SNR Variation**: Easily introduced via the `radar.noise_amp` property in the profile.
+25. **Power Preservation**: Signal power and noise power are calculated separately and summed; they are not tracked as separate streams after summation.
+
+### ⚙️ Configuration & Extensibility
+
+26. **Profile Loading**: Hardcoded Python classes/dictionaries in `ConfigureRadar.py`.
+27. **Sensor LUTs**: Existing precedent in `lidar.py` for semantic-to-material mapping tables.
+28. **Radiation Patterns**: Can be attached as scalar beamwidths (current) or arrays/LUTs (feasible).
+29. **Runtime Switching**: Fully supported via the `ShenronRadarModel` wrapper.
+
+### 🚀 Performance & Scaling
+
+30. **Point Budget**: 5,000 – 15,000 points per radar per frame (post-cropping).
+31. **LUT Performance**: Highly acceptable; NumPy vectorized lookups for material/angle coefficients are not a bottleneck.
+32. **Memory Pressure**: Low for point data. High for ADC cubes and large Range-Doppler FFT matrices if many radars run concurrently.
+
+### 🐞 Validation & Debugging
+
+33. **Logging Hooks**: The `last_metrology` dictionary in `model_wrapper.py` serves as the primary hook for internal diagnostics.
+34. **Energy Annotation**: The internal `loss` array is calculated but usually discarded; it is not currently appended to the return point cloud.
+35. **Comparison Hook**: Radars can be compared frame-by-frame by running two model instances on the same `semantic_lidar_data` buffer.
+
+### 🔮 Future‑Proofing
+
+36. **MIMO/Virtual Antennas**: Logic lives in `heatmap_gen_fast.py` inside the torch-accelerated phase-delay loop.
+37. **Physics Separation**: A partial separation exists. `Sceneset.py` is "Scene Physics" (Reflection/Scattering), while `ConfigureRadar.py` is "Sensor Physics."
+38. **Antenna Pattern Logic**: Logically belongs to the **Sensor Model** (`ConfigureRadar`) but must be applied during the **Scene Physics** stage to attenuate incident rays before they become ADC signals.
+
+***
+*Generated by Antigravity AI | Fox Radar ADAS Pipeline Architecture Review*
--- a/scripts/ISOLATE/e2e_agent_sem_lidar2shenron_package/ConfigureRadar.py
+++ b/scripts/ISOLATE/e2e_agent_sem_lidar2shenron_package/ConfigureRadar.py
@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ class radar():
            self.voxel_phi = 2.0  # 0.5  # 0.1
            self.voxel_rho = 0.05  # 0.1  # 0.05

+            # Antenna Pattern LUTs (loaded via load_antenna_luts — radar-local)
+            # Mode defaults to "gaussian" (Iteration 14a fallback) until LUTs are loaded.
+            self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg   = None
+            self.azimuth_lut_gain_dB      = None
+            self.elevation_lut_angles_deg = None
+            self.elevation_lut_gain_dB    = None
+            self.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg = None
+            self.antenna_gain_mode        = "gaussian"
+
        elif radartype == "radarbook":
            self.center = np.array([0.0, 4.0])  # center of radar
            self.elv = np.array([0.5])  # self position in z-axis
@ -84,6 +93,14 @@ class radar():
            self.voxel_phi = 2  # 0.5  # 0.1
            self.voxel_rho = 0.05  # 0.1  # 0.05

+            # Antenna Pattern LUTs (loaded via load_antenna_luts — radar-local)
+            self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg   = None
+            self.azimuth_lut_gain_dB      = None
+            self.elevation_lut_angles_deg = None
+            self.elevation_lut_gain_dB    = None
+            self.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg = None
+            self.antenna_gain_mode        = "gaussian"
+
        elif radartype == "awrl1432":
            self.center = np.array([0.0, 4.0])  # center of radar
            self.elv = np.array([0.5])  # self position in z-axis
@ -120,6 +137,17 @@ class radar():
            self.voxel_phi = 2.0  # 0.5  # 0.1
            self.voxel_rho = 0.05  # 0.1  # 0.05

+            # --- Native Antenna Pattern LUTs (AWRL1432BOOST-BSD TX/RX Averaged) ---
+            # Azimuth: Symmetric -75 to +75 deg
+            self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg = np.array([-75, -70, -65, -60, -55, -50, -45, -40, -35, -30, -25, -20, -15, -10, -5, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75])
+            self.azimuth_lut_gain_dB    = np.array([-34, -24, -17, -14, -12, -10, -8, -6, -4, -3, -2, -2, -1, -1, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1, -2, -2, -3, -4, -6, -8, -10, -12, -14, -20, -32, -42])
+
+            # Elevation: Symmetric 0 to 20 deg (indexed by abs off-boresight in physics engine)
+            self.elevation_lut_angles_deg = np.array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20])
+            self.elevation_lut_gain_dB    = np.array([0, -1, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -7, -9, -11, -14, -17, -20, -23, -26, -29, -31, -33, -35, -36, -38])
+            self.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg  = 20.0
+            self.antenna_gain_mode         = "lut"
+
        else:
            raise Exception("Incorrect radartype selected")

@ -137,3 +165,37 @@ class radar():
            raise Exception("Incorrect radartype selected")

        return signal_Noisy
+
+    def load_antenna_luts(self, az_csv_path, el_csv_path):
+        """
+        Load normalized antenna gain LUTs (dB) from CSV files.
+
+        Expected CSV format (two columns, with header row):
+            angle_deg,gain_db_norm
+
+        Azimuth LUT  : full symmetric range (e.g. -75° to +75°).
+                       Points outside the LUT range are clamped to the nearest edge value.
+        Elevation LUT: positive half only [0° to cutoff°], indexed by abs(off-boresight angle).
+                       Points outside the FOV cutoff receive gain = 0 (hard physical cutoff).
+
+        dB values are stored for dB-domain interpolation; linear conversion happens
+        inside get_loss_3() after the interpolation step (as per interpolation rules).
+        """
+        az_data = np.loadtxt(az_csv_path, delimiter=',', skiprows=1)
+        el_data = np.loadtxt(el_csv_path, delimiter=',', skiprows=1)
+
+        # Azimuth: store full range as-is
+        self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg = az_data[:, 0]
+        self.azimuth_lut_gain_dB    = az_data[:, 1]
+
+        # Elevation: expects positive-half table [0..cutoff] for abs-valued lookup
+        self.elevation_lut_angles_deg = el_data[:, 0]
+        self.elevation_lut_gain_dB    = el_data[:, 1]
+        self.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg = float(el_data[-1, 0])  # hard cutoff = last entry
+
+        self.antenna_gain_mode = "lut"
+        print(f"[ConfigureRadar] Antenna LUTs loaded for '{self.radartype}' — "
+              f"AZ: {len(self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg)} pts "
+              f"[{self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg[0]:.0f}° to {self.azimuth_lut_angles_deg[-1]:.0f}°], "
+              f"EL: {len(self.elevation_lut_angles_deg)} pts "
+              f"[0° to {self.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg:.0f}° FOV cutoff]")
--- a/scripts/ISOLATE/e2e_agent_sem_lidar2shenron_package/lidar.py
+++ b/scripts/ISOLATE/e2e_agent_sem_lidar2shenron_package/lidar.py
@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def run_lidar(sim_config, sem_lidar_frame, radarobj=None):
    #Lidar specific settings
    if radarobj is None:
        radarobj = radar(sim_config["RADAR_TYPE"])
+
    # radarobj.chirps = 128
    radarobj.center = np.array([0.0, 0.0])  # center of radar
    radarobj.elv = np.array([0.0])
--- a/scripts/ISOLATE/e2e_agent_sem_lidar2shenron_package/shenron/Sceneset.py
+++ b/scripts/ISOLATE/e2e_agent_sem_lidar2shenron_package/shenron/Sceneset.py
@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ class Sceneset():
        rho = np.linalg.norm(spec_mask[:, 0:3] - np.hstack((radar.center, radar.elv)), axis=1)
        theta = math.pi / 2 - np.arctan(((spec_mask[:, 0] - radar.center[0]) / (spec_mask[:, 1] - radar.center[1])))
        elev_angle = np.arccos((spec_mask[:, 2] - radar.elv)/rho)
+        # Off-boresight azimuth angle for antenna LUT lookup (0 = boresight forward, +ve = right)
+        # Uses arctan2 for quadrant safety. Distinct from theta (which feeds the heatmap beamformer).
+        az_boresight = np.arctan2(spec_mask[:, 0] - radar.center[0],
+                                  spec_mask[:, 1] - radar.center[1])
        # loss = np.zeros((len(theta),), dtype=float)
        # for i in range(len(theta)):
        #     if self.rad_scene[i, 4] == 0.1:
@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ class Sceneset():
        # pc = o3d.io.read_point_cloud(file_path)
        # pc.points = o3d.utility.Vector3dVector(self.rad_scene[:, 0:3])
        # o3d.visualization.draw_geometries([pc])
-        loss_att,_,_ = get_loss_3(self.rad_scene, rho, elev_angle , angles_carla, radar, use_spec = False, use_diffused = True, no_material=False)
+        loss_att,_,_ = get_loss_3(self.rad_scene, rho, az_boresight, elev_angle, angles_carla, radar, use_spec=False, use_diffused=True, no_material=False)

        return rho, theta, loss_att, speed, angles

@ -357,7 +361,7 @@ def get_loss_2(points, rho, angles, radar, use_spec = True, use_diffused = True,

    return loss, P_scat_inc, P_spec_inc

-def get_loss_3(points, rho, elev_angle, angles, radar, use_spec = True, use_diffused = True, no_material = False):
+def get_loss_3(points, rho, az_boresight, elev_angle, angles, radar, use_spec = True, use_diffused = True, no_material = False):
    '''
    Note: angles should be used for power calculation as it is in reflecting surface coordinate system while theta is in radar coordinate system

@ -409,18 +413,43 @@ def get_loss_3(points, rho, elev_angle, angles, radar, use_spec = True, use_diff

    spec_angle_thresh = 2.0*np.pi/180 # Tightened back to 2.0 degrees for physical realism

-    # --- Iteration 14a: Vertical Antenna Gain (Gaussian Damping) ---
-    # Determine elevation in degrees relative to boresight (horizontal).
-    phi_deg = np.rad2deg(np.abs(np.pi/2 - elev_angle))
-    G_vertical = np.exp(-2.77 * np.power(phi_deg / radar.vertical_beamwidth, 2))
+    # --- Iteration 18: Measured Azimuth & Elevation Antenna Gain LUTs ---
+    # Separable model: G_ant(az, el) = G_az(az) * G_el(el) — both linear, both normalized.
+    # Interpolation rules: clamp → interp in dB → convert dB→linear → floor at 1e-6.
+    # Azimuth: clamp to LUT edges (physical edge value preserved, not zeroed).
+    # Elevation: hard zero outside FOV cutoff (physical vertical FOV enforcement).
+    if radar.antenna_gain_mode == "lut" and radar.azimuth_lut_gain_dB is not None:
+
+        # -- Azimuth gain --
+        az_deg = np.rad2deg(az_boresight)
+        az_deg_clamped = np.clip(az_deg,
+                                 radar.azimuth_lut_angles_deg[0],
+                                 radar.azimuth_lut_angles_deg[-1])
+        G_az_dB = np.interp(az_deg_clamped,
+                            radar.azimuth_lut_angles_deg,
+                            radar.azimuth_lut_gain_dB)
+        G_az = np.maximum(10.0 ** (G_az_dB / 10.0), 1e-6)  # dB → linear, floor at -60 dB
+
+        # -- Elevation gain (hard cutoff outside physical FOV) --
+        el_deg = np.rad2deg(np.abs(np.pi / 2 - elev_angle))  # 0° = boresight
+        in_fov = el_deg <= radar.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg
+        el_deg_clamped = np.clip(el_deg, 0.0, radar.elevation_fov_cutoff_deg)
+        G_el_dB = np.interp(el_deg_clamped,
+                            radar.elevation_lut_angles_deg,
+                            radar.elevation_lut_gain_dB)
+        G_el = np.where(in_fov, np.maximum(10.0 ** (G_el_dB / 10.0), 1e-6), 0.0)
+
+        # Separable antenna gain model
+        G_ant = G_az * G_el

-    # --- Iteration 17: Pure Physical 1/R^4 Alignment ---
-    # We have removed all legacy normalizations (DENSITY_REF, rho^2 Area scaling).
-    # Each LiDAR point now acts as a raw unit scatterer.
+    else:
+        # Fallback: Gaussian approximation (Iteration 14a — active until LUTs are loaded)
+        phi_deg = np.rad2deg(np.abs(np.pi / 2 - elev_angle))
+        G_ant = np.exp(-2.77 * np.power(phi_deg / radar.vertical_beamwidth, 2))

-    # Calculate Incident Power (FMCW transmitter path loss: 1/R^2)
-    # Powerhitting the surface = Pt * Gt / (4 * pi * R^2)
-    P_incident = (1 / np.power(rho, tx_dist_loss_exponent)) * K_sq * G_vertical
+    # --- Iteration 17 preserved: Pure Physical 1/R^2 Tx path loss ---
+    # Each LiDAR point acts as a raw unit scatterer. No legacy density normalization.
+    P_incident = (1 / np.power(rho, tx_dist_loss_exponent)) * K_sq * G_ant
    
    # DEBUG: Monitor Signal Trends
    # P_inc print suppressed — data captured via model.get_signal_metrics() telemetry