Constrained MIMO radar waveform design for beampattern formation

This paper considers the constrained waveform design of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar to synthesize a desired beampattern. Specifically, resorting to SemiDefinite Programming (SDP) related technique, we first minimize Integrate Sidelobe Level (ISL) to optimize the waveform covariance matrix forcing a uniform elemental power requirement as well as a 3dB bandwidth constraint. Then, based on Least Square (LS) approach, we devise the waveform accounting for constant modulus and similarity constraints by using cyclic algorithm (CA). Finally, we assess the effectiveness of the proposed technique through numerical simulations.