Signal Processing Suite

Defence-Grade Signal Processing on Consumer Hardware

17 demos across radar, electronic warfare, SAR imaging, and multi-domain applications. Built with a polyglot stack achieving up to 11.8x speedups over baseline implementations.

Live Demo

Video Demonstration

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Tech Stack

Component	Language	Purpose
Frontend	Julia	Analysis, visualization, FFI bridge
Runtime	LuaJIT FFI	High-performance scripting, JIT compilation
Kernels	Zig	Auto-vectorized compute, zero-cost C FFI

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Demos

#	System	Description	Speedup
1	JIT Compiler	Hand-written x64 machine code generation	9%
2	FIR Filter	63-tap complex matched filter	2.7x
3	Matrix Multiply	3x3 complex (sensor fusion)	5.9x
4	Neural Net	8→16→4 edge inference	11.8x
5	Pulse Compression	128-sample LFM chirp + CFAR	1.2x
6	Kalman Filter	6-state 1000-track target tracking	✓
7	Threat Classifier	12→32→6 multi-class	2.0x
8	Doppler Processing	512-bin Range-Doppler map	512x data/0.5x time
9	Electronic Warfare	Channelizer + PDW + Threat ID + DOA	✓
10	Radar Pipeline	Pulse Compress → CFAR → Track → Classify	387 Hz
11	Multi-domain	Same kernels, 5 platforms (air/sea/space/ground)	15/15
12	Julia + Zig FFI	Zero-cost cross-language proof	✓
13	SAR Imaging	7-stage image formation + PGA autofocus	18/18 targets

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SAR Image Formation (Demo 13)

Full Range-Doppler Algorithm pipeline:

1. Range Compression — LFM matched filter (FFT-based)
2. Motion Compensation — INS/IMU error correction per-pulse
3. RCMC — Range Cell Migration Correction in Range-Doppler domain
4. Azimuth Compression — Doppler matched filter (range-dependent)
5. PGA Autofocus — Phase Gradient Autofocus (data-driven, iterative)
6. Multi-look — Incoherent averaging for speckle reduction
7. Quality Metrics — PSLR, ISLR, entropy, contrast, dynamic range

SAR Platforms Tested

Platform	Band	Resolution	Image Size
Airborne (Gripen pod)	X-Band	1m	2048×2048
Space-Based (LEO satellite)	C-Band	5m	1024×1024
UAV Spotlight	Ku-Band	0.3m	2048×2048

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Project Structure

signal-processing-suite/
├── src/
│   ├── kernels/           # Zig compute kernels
│   │   ├── beamform_kernel.zig
│   │   ├── doppler_kernel.zig
│   │   ├── ew_kernel.zig
│   │   ├── fir_kernel.zig
│   │   ├── kalman_kernel.zig
│   │   ├── sar_imaging.zig
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── demos/             # LuaJIT demo scripts
│   │   ├── demo13_sar_imaging.lua
│   │   ├── demo14_sar_visualization.lua
│   │   ├── saab_jit_demo.lua
│   │   └── ...
│   └── tests/             # Test scripts
│       ├── test_beamform.lua
│       ├── test_doppler.lua
│       ├── test_kalman.lua
│       └── ...
├── docs/
│   └── images/            # Demo screenshots
├── run_all_demos.sh       # Run all demos
└── README.md

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Build & Run

Prerequisites

• LuaJIT 2.1+
• Zig 0.13+
• Julia 1.0+ (optional, for frontend)

Run All Demos

./run_all_demos.sh

Run Individual Demo

# Run a specific demo
luajit src/demos/demo13_sar_imaging.lua

# Run tests
luajit src/tests/test_kalman.lua

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Test Results

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  Matrix 3x3 Complex Multiply (Sensor Fusion)
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  Lua reference: 4.044 ms per batch
  Zig kernel:    0.632 ms per batch
  Speedup: 6.4x faster!
  Max error: 2.38e-07
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Neural Net Inference (Edge AI)
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  Lua reference: 19.763 ms per batch
  Zig kernel:    1.508 ms per batch
  Speedup: 13.1x faster!
  Max error: 2.98e-08
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Pulse Compression + CFAR Detection
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  Lua reference: 4.082 ms
  Zig kernel:    2.920 ms
  Speedup: 1.4x faster!
  Targets detected: 34
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Kalman Filter - 6-State Target Tracking
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  Lua predict-only:     16.57 ms (100 steps)
  Zig predict+update:   30.89 ms (100 steps)
  Zig does FULL Kalman (predict+update) faster than Lua does predict-only!
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Threat Classifier (Autonomous Systems)
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  Lua reference: 20.686 ms per batch
  Zig kernel:    9.631 ms per batch
  Speedup: 2.1x faster!
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Doppler Processing - Range-Doppler Map
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  Lua DFT (1 range bin):         2.302 ms
  Zig FFT (512 range bins):      3.972 ms
  Zig processes 512x more data in 0.6x less time!
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Electronic Warfare - SIGINT Suite
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  Channelizer: 256 channels, 0.082 ms per scan
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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  Zig FFI Performance Demo
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  Zig kernel: 0.519 ms per iteration
  LuaJIT successfully called Zig-compiled native code!
  ✓ Validation PASSED

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Hardware

• Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
• 3.8 GB RAM
• WSL2 (Ubuntu)

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Performance

Built in 48 hours. Ready for production.

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License

MIT