A joint communication and ranging system would constitute a unique platform for future weapon platform or intelligent\ntransportation system to affect the essential tasks of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system and location sharing services, in\nterms of both spectrum efficiency and cost effectiveness. In this paper, the design of efficient modulation system which is suitable\nfor simultaneously performing both data transmission and range measurement is proposed. The approach is based on extended\nbinary phase shift keying (EBPSK) or M-ary Position Phase Shift Keying (MPPSK) modulated waveforms utilized in digital\ncommunication. In particular, requirements that allow for employing such signals for range measurements are investigated. Also,\nConstant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) target detection performances of the new proposed system are discussed when target velocity\nand time delay take different values.Moreover, Doppler tolerance range of impacting filter for demodulating EBPSK/MPPSK pulse\nsignal at 10GHz is considered. In addition to theoretical considerations, the paper presents simulations and measurement results\nof the new systems, demonstrating the high spectral utilization of integrated communication and ranging applications.
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