Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Time synchronization of spatially separated radars
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Application No.: US15334843Application Date: 2016-10-26
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Publication No.: US10473773B2Publication Date: 2019-11-12
- Inventor: Alexander Pokrass , Igal Bilik
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: G01S13/00
- IPC: G01S13/00 ; G01S7/02 ; G01S13/34 ; G01S13/87 ; G01S13/93

Abstract:
A system and method synchronize two radars by transmitting a linear frequency modulated first signal from a first radar, receiving a first reflection at the first radar based on the first signal, transmitting a linear frequency modulated second signal from a second radar, and receiving a second reflection at the second radar based on the second signal. A fast Fourier transform is performed on the first reflection and on the second reflection to obtain a first frequency-domain signal and a second frequency-domain signal. The first frequency-domain signal and the second frequency-domain signal are converted to the time domain to obtain a first time-domain signal and a second time-domain signal. The first time-domain signal and the second time-domain signal are processed to obtain a time difference in transmission of the first signal and the second signal, and the two radars are adjusted based on the time difference to synchronize subsequent transmissions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180113206A1 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF SPATIALLY SEPARATED RADARS Public/Granted day:2018-04-26
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