# Automated Gain Control Through Deep Reinforcement Learning for Downstream Radar Object Detection

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.03792 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2107.03792/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 8 Jul 2021.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Accelerated Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging using Deep Reinforcement Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.09522/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Cognitive radars are systems that rely on learning through interactions of the radar with the surrounding environment. To realize this, radar transmit parameters can be adapted such that they facilitate some downstream task. This paper proposes the use of deep reinforcement learning (RL) to learn policies for gain control under the object detection task. The YOLOv3 single-shot object detector is used for the downstream task and will be concurrently used alongside the RL agent. Furthermore, a synthetic dataset is introduced which models the radar environment with use of the Grand Theft Auto V game engine. This approach allows for simulation of vast amounts of data with flexible assignment of the radar parameters to aid in the active learning process.