arXiv:2611.16103 · v1

Low Probability of Target Detection in Wireless Sensing by Harnessing Reconfigurable-antenna based Reflectors

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摘要

In this paper, we introduce low probability of target detection (LPTD) as a new security objective for wireless sensing systems, where the existence of a target is concealed from passive wardens. Unlike conventional communication security and covert communication, LPTD aims to protect the sensed target itself from malicious detection, rather than concealing transmitted signals or communication activities. Specifically, we propose a reconfigurable-antenna-based reflector-assisted target covertness scheme, where passive reflectors deployed around the target are harnessed as artificial scattering sources to confuse the warden. By adjusting their reflection coefficients, these reflectors reshape the local scattering environment and mask the target-induced echo. We then analyze the warden's optimal detection strategy and derive the false-alarm and missed-detection probabilities, followed by a closed-form expression for its minimum total detection error probability. Numerical results validate the analysis and show that sufficient cooperation among reflectors can increase the warden's minimum total detection error probability to approximately 0.94--0.96, making target detection close to random guessing.