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.
Implemented Gaussian vertical-gain damping (-2.77 constant) to address the 'Super-Reflector' tree density problem.
- [ConfigureRadar] Defined total vertical_beamwidth for AWRL1432 (30.0) and Radarbook (60.0).
- [Sceneset] Added G_vertical damping math in get_loss_3 to suppress high-elevation energy.
- [Sceneset] Retained debug logs (G_vertical average/min/max) for Iteration 14b calibration.
Hiccups:
- Resolved environment activation (carla312) in verification shell.
- Corrected test_shenron.py command syntax.
Comprehensive integration of the Shenron radar model, enabling high-fidelity
physics-driven radar synthesis from semantic LiDAR data.
Core Changes:
- Sensor Migration: Updated EGO vehicle to use 'sensor.lidar.ray_cast_semantic'.
- Recorder Enhancement: Modified src/recorder.py to dynamically capture
6/7nd-column semantic LiDAR buffers [x, y, z, cos, obj, tag].
- Orchestration: Created scripts/ISOLATE/model_wrapper.py with the
ShenronRadarModel class for a unified physics-to-detection API.
- Processor Logic: Fixed broadcasting bugs and hardcoded antenna counts
in RadarProcessor to support dynamic radar models (radarbook/ti_cascade).
- Rich Data Output: Updated extraction logic to include [velocity, magnitude]
parameters for ADAS performance analysis.
- Batch Pipeline: Added scripts/generate_shenron.py to synthesize radar
data as a post-processing step, maintaining simulation performance.
- Visualization: Updated scripts/data_to_mcap.py to support the
new /radar/shenron topic with a 5-field rich PointCloud schema.
Stability & Fixes:
- Implemented CUDA-enabled PyTorch checks with a robust CPU fallback.
- Corrected CARLA 0.9.16 semantic column mapping in ISOLATE/lidar.py.
- Handled indexing and range-slicing errors in the CFAR detection routine.
This commit represents a major architectural upgrade to the CARLA ADAS simulation project, transitioning from stochastic Traffic Manager behavior to a fully deterministic, high-impact demo environment.
1. Deterministic Scenario Architecture
New Showcase Scenario: Implemented
scenarios/showcase.py
for a manual "Left-Turn Across Path" (LTAP) maneuver.
Physics Velocity Injection: Overrode engine/friction variance by directly setting set_target_velocity for NPC actors at 35 km/h.
Multi-Stage Waypoint Guidance: Integrated EGO_MID and P1_MID transition points to ensure realistic, cinematic turning radii and reliable collision-avoidance timing.
Manual Steering Controller: Developed a proportional steering-to-target helper for all actors.
2. Sensor & Data Pipeline
Dual-Camera Support: Integrated a second Third-Person Perspective (TPP) camera.
Radar Serialization Fix: Implemented trigonometric conversion of raw spherical coordinates (Depth, Azimuth, Altitude) into Cartesian XYZ + Velocity 16-byte PointClouds for Foxglove Studio.
Synchronization: Aligned all sensor data (Dash Cam, TPP Cam, Radar, Lidar) at the orchestrator level.
3. Performance & Asynchronous I/O
Asynchronous Recorder: Refactored
src/recorder.py
to use ThreadPoolExecutor, offloading cv2.imwrite operations to background threads to eliminate simulation stutter.
Rapid Iteration: Added --no-record global flag to
main.py
for sub-second iteration during coordinate tuning.
4. Automation & Seamless UX
Auto-MCAP conversion: Integrated
data_to_mcap.py
as a post-simulation callback in
main.py
.
Auto-Video Stitching: Implement automatic .mp4 generation for both camera views using OpenCV's VideoWriter.
Weather/Time CLI: Added --weather flag with presets (Clear, Rain, Sunset, Night).
Console Sync: Integrated tqdm for professional progress tracking and refactored scenario logging to use pbar.write() to prevent terminal flickering/staircasing.
5. Dependency Updates
Added tqdm as a core dependency for enhanced console visualization.
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