Software | 4D Imaging Radar Software Ecosystem | Zadar Labs

Software A complete ecosystem for developing, integrating, and deploying 4D imaging radar.

Start with a deployment-ready 4D point cloud, build perception with modular software toolboxes, or access the radar at a deeper level with expert development tools.

Customers without prior experience in radar can leverage Zadar expertise to deploy a complete application-ready solution built on our innovative platform.


How deep you go

Not every team needs to become a radar expert.

Our software is designed to support different levels of development. Teams can begin with RSP Core and integrate industry-leading 4D point clouds directly into their system. Teams developing their own perception can build on RDP Developer, while advanced customers who need access to raw radar data and full control of the sensing architecture can use RSP Studio.

RADAR PROCESSING CHAIN RF front end & antenna Raw ADC data Range-Doppler data Calibrated 4D point cloud Perception Your application RSP CORE ACCESS RDP + PERCEPTION RSP STUDIO FULL CHAIN

RSP Core

Radar configuration and signal processing are handled by Zadar. You receive calibrated, production-ready 4D point clouds through stable interfaces — and spend your time on the application, not on radar processing.

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01 / RSP CORE

Deployment-ready 4D point clouds.

RSP Core is the standard software layer for Zadar imaging radar and the starting point for most customers. It provides calibrated, production-ready 4D point clouds with range, velocity, azimuth, elevation, and signal information through stable interfaces designed for integration into robotics, autonomous machines, infrastructure, and industrial systems.

The radar configuration and signal processing are handled by Zadar so developers can focus on the applications they are building rather than the details of radar processing. RSP Core provides validated sensing modes and a consistent data interface across the Zadar hardware portfolio.

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Included with every sensor
  • Calibrated, production-ready 4D point clouds
  • Range, velocity, azimuth, elevation and signal information
  • Validated sensing modes
  • Consistent data interface across the Zadar hardware portfolio
  • Compatible with all operating systems
  • Examples in Python, C++, ROS 1 and ROS 2

02 / RDP DEVELOPER

Build advanced radar perception.

RDP Developer builds on RSP Core with perception capabilities designed specifically for 4D imaging radar. It gives robotics and autonomy teams a set of modular software components that can be incorporated into their own perception architecture while allowing them to retain control of the larger system.

These components are developed around the characteristics of imaging radar and are designed to help teams move more quickly from radar detections to useful environmental understanding.

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Capabilities
  • Clustering
  • Multi-object tracking
  • Sensor-only odometry
  • SLAM
  • Free-space estimation
  • Object classification

03 / RSP STUDIO

Full access to the radar sensing platform.

RSP Studio is Zadar's advanced radar development environment for customers who need direct access to the sensing architecture itself. It is intended for radar experts, research teams, and advanced development programs that require significantly more control than a production point-cloud interface provides.

This level of access allows advanced teams to develop specialized sensing modes, investigate new radar techniques, optimize performance around unusual requirements, and conduct research that would not be possible through a fixed production interface.

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Access
  • Raw ADC data
  • Range-Doppler data
  • RF waveform configuration
  • Antenna operation
  • Signal-processing parameters
  • Other aspects of the sensing pipeline

In action

What the point cloud actually looks like.

Recorded from Zadar 4D imaging radar in real environments — no simulation, no staged corner reflectors. This is the data RSP Core delivers and what RDP Developer builds perception on top of.

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4D imaging radar software in action

Detection performance

Pylon, curb, tree, and pedestrian detection

Cluttered environments

Suburban detection in a mixed-target scene

One foundation

However much of the stack you build.

Adopt a complete Zadar Solution, integrate individual RDP capabilities into your own system, or build directly on Zadar 4D radar data — depending on how much of the perception stack you want to develop internally.