Multicasting Precoder Design for Vehicular Joint Radar-Communication Systems

We consider the problem of multicasting a single data stream to multiple vehicles in a vehicular network from a joint radar and communication (JRC) equipped vehicle that simultaneously aims to detect multiple targets and estimate their localization parameters such as ranges, Doppler shifts and angles. Assuming channel state information (CSI) is known at the JRC car, we design a precoder that exploits to maximize multicasting rate while simultaneously maximizing the radar Signal to Clutter plus Noise Ratio (SCNR) at the JRC vehicle.