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.
Architecture & Documentation (intel/radar):
- Reorganized radar intel directory into structured subfolders (core, research,
diagnostics, archive) for better scalability.
- Added SHENRON_MODULAR_ARCHITECTURE.md (System overview).
- Added SHENRON_ANTENNA_GAIN_CALIBRATION.md (Gain physics deep-dive).
- Modernized package README with Windows/Conda specific usage instructions.
- Synchronized all internal and external documentation links.
Calibration: Iteration 18 (Antenna Gain Baseline)
Note: Remaining magic numbers in get_loss_3 are noted for future migration.
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.
Restores high-fidelity physical realism to the C-Shenron radar engine by
aligning the synthesis pipeline with the pure Radar Range Equation.
Core Improvements:
- Physics: Restored 1/R^4 power-delay law (1/R^2 voltage) in Sceneset.py
and heatmap_gen_fast.py. Stripped legacy 1/1000 normalizations and
R^2 area-growth workarounds.
- Geometry: Fixed FFT index asymmetry in radar_processor.py, achieving a
perfectly symmetric 120° FOV sector.
- Metrology: Implemented "Radar Blue" (Viridis) 120° fan-projection for
diagnostic Range-Azimuth heatmaps.
- Automation: Integrated RD/RA/CFAR heatmap persistence into the
automated simulation-to-MCAP pipeline (data_to_mcap.py).
- Docs: Comprehensive update of intel/ directory, including Iterations 17-26
and the Physics/Symmetry Milestone deep-dive.
This milestone ensures that target brightness and spatial positioning
correctly mimic real-world TI AWRL1432 radar hardware.
- Engine: Modified CFAR and Processor to extract raw Range-Doppler and Range-Azimuth energy heatmaps.
- Visuals: Integrated high-fidelity Matplotlib colormapping (Viridis/Magma) for Foxglove image streaming.
- Data: Implemented 32-bit raw .npy persistence and JSONL telemetry for frame-level SNR analysis.
- Tools: Added a dedicated verification utility for end-to-end signal flow validation.
- Docs: Comprehensive documentation for the new 'Radar Lab' architecture in /intel/.
Implemented a major architectural refactor of the C-SHENRON radar engine to achieve physically stable, context-independent detections.
1. Physics Engine Refactor (Iteration 16):
- Sceneset.py: Replaced global 1/N normalization with a fixed Area-Density Integration model. This prevents Energy Starvation where buildings previously suppressed car detections.
- Gaussian Damping: Integrated a 20 deg vertical beamwidth profile to physically suppress tree-top clutter while preserving boresight targets.
- ConfigureRadar.py: Standardized hardware profiles with calibrated 110dB gain and removed Iteration 15 bandages.
2. Repository Reorganization:
- Moved analysis and verification scripts to a new scripts/analysis/ directory.
- Updated path resolution in moved scripts to ensure project-wide stability.
3. Documentation & Metrology:
- Created 3D vertical energy suppression.md detailing the Resolution Independence breakthrough.
- Updated Shenron_debug.md with Iterations 14-16, recording a +234% Target Magnitude recovery.
- Updated Shenron_Debug_Plan.md and possible_issue_resolution.md to reflect resolved technical blockers.
This commit marks the completion of the Iteration 13 'Golden Mix' calibration.
- intel/: Structured documentation into /radar, /scenarios, and /internal subfolders.
- Shenron_debug.md: Comprehensive history of all 13 calibration iterations.
- radar_processor.py: Implemented Blackman-Harris windowing for sidelobe suppression.
- lidar.py: Applied -2.0m parallax shift and ground suppression filtering.
- Sceneset.py: Calibrated specular thresholds and material roughness for stability.
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