Radar Implementation of Compressive Sensing: RICS Project Overview

The interest and use of Compressive Sensing (CS) techniques in radar applications are growing very rapidly. The project Radar Implementation of CS (RICS) is the answer to the European Defense Agency (EDA) invitation to tender 12.R&T.OP.270, which has been awarded to a consortium which conjugates both representatives from industry and academia, having deep experience in this field. Indeed, the proponent consortium involves SELEX ES (as leader), Consorzio Nazionale Inter-universitario per le Telecomunicazioni – CNIT (partner) and Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency physics and Radar techniques – FHR (partner). In this article we present an overview of the results obtained in this project highlighting the more significant issues found an the approach that has been taken in order to understand where CS can be applied in the RF Sensors domain.