公开(公告)号：US06614390B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-02

申请号：US10108944

申请日：2002-03-28

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S1308

CPC分类号： G01S13/931 ,  G01S13/18

摘要： A continuous signal of a radio frequency source is connected to an antenna using at least one mixer to generate and analyze radar pulses. To generate a radar pulse, the at least one mixer is briefly placed into a state of low throughput loss. After the radar pulse is generated and transmitted, the at least one mixer is switched over to a receive mode to analyze a mixed signal formed by a receive signal, in particular at least one radar pulse reflected by an object, and the continuous signal of the radio frequency source.

公开(公告)号：US09086485B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-21

申请号：US13807212

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Armin Himmelstoss ,  Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Armin Himmelstoss ,  Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S7/02 ,  G01S7/40 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S13/00

CPC分类号： G01S13/931 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/038 ,  G01S7/354 ,  G01S7/40 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S2007/356

摘要： A radar sensor for motor vehicles includes: a transmit and receive component, which includes a mixer for mixing a transmitted signal with a received signal; an evaluation circuit which is connected to an output of the mixer by a direct voltage coupling device; and a compensation device for compensating a DC offset in the output signal of the mixer, the compensation device being subdivided into a rough compensation device in the transmit and receive component, and a fine compensation device in the evaluation circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于机动车辆的雷达传感器包括：发射和接收部件，其包括用于将发射信号与接收信号混合的混合器; 评估电路，通过直流电压耦合装置连接到混频器的输出; 以及用于补偿混频器的输出信号中的DC偏移的补偿装置，所述补偿装置被分为发送和接收部件中的粗略补偿装置，以及评估电路中的精细补偿装置。

公开(公告)号：US20120086594A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-12

申请号：US13256859

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S13/00

CPC分类号： G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/288 ,  G01S7/32

摘要： Mixer unit for a radar sensor for motor vehicles, having an I mixer and a Q mixer which are connected in parallel branches between an oscillator port and an RF port with the aid of power splitters. A switch is situated between each of the power splitters and the Q mixer which allows the signal arriving from the power splitter to be selectively decoupled from the Q mixer and switched to a high-frequency ground. A transformation element is provided between the high-frequency ground and the particular node point of the power splitter which transforms the high-frequency ground into an open line at the node point.

摘要翻译： 用于机动车辆的雷达传感器的混合器单元，具有I型混频器和Q型混频器，它们借助于功率分配器并联在振荡器端口和RF端口之间。 开关位于每个功率分配器和Q混频器之间，其允许从功率分配器到达的信号被选择性地从Q混频器解耦并切换到高频地。 在高频地面和功率分配器的特定节点之间提供变换元件，其将高频地线变换为节点处的开路线。

公开(公告)号：US07304604B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-04

申请号：US10535739

申请日：2003-10-27

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S13/26

CPC分类号： G01S13/106 ,  G01S7/032 ,  G01S7/282 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  G01S13/282

摘要： In a radar sensor, a continuous microwave signal is passed through an RF switch which is periodically controlled by a pulse signal. The pulse signal is frequency modulated in such a way that the spectrum of the pulse signal is expanded without decorrelation occurring. Using this arrangement, the noise level is kept low and the detection range is increased.

摘要翻译： 在雷达传感器中，连续的微波信号通过由脉冲信号周期性地控制的RF开关。 脉冲信号以这样的方式进行频率调制，使得脉冲信号的频谱在没有解相关的情况下被扩展。 使用这种布置，噪声水平保持低并且检测范围增加。

公开(公告)号：US20070035811A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-15

申请号：US10545634

申请日：2003-10-24

申请人： Thomas Walter ,  Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Thomas Walter ,  Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： H01S3/00

CPC分类号： G01S7/4004 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S2007/4013

摘要： It is therefore the object of the present invention to disclose a device for power calibration of an oscillator in the high-frequency range, which has a reduced number of components and/or has less-expensive components. A method for power calibration of an oscillator is also to be disclosed, which eliminates the disadvantages of the known methods, that is, determining the output power of the oscillator via an additional, expensive component. To that end, the input (31) of the control module (40) is embodied as electrically connectable to the HF switch (comprising (22) and (24)) and the output (34) of the control module (40) is embodied as electrically connectable to the HF switch and/or to the amplifier. If the HF switch is then not acted upon by an input signal (pulse or direct voltage), but instead if the voltage is measured at the control input (30) of the HF switch, then the required controlled variable (the HF output power) is achieved, since the PIN diodes of the HF switch rectify the apply HF power and generate a proportional direct voltage.

摘要翻译： 因此，本发明的目的是公开一种用于在高频范围内振荡器的功率校准的装置，其具有减少的部件数量和/或具有较低成本的部件。 还将公开一种用于振荡器功率校准的方法，其消除了已知方法的缺点，即通过额外的昂贵的部件确定振荡器的输出功率。 为此，控制模块（40）的输入（31）被实施为可电连接到HF开关（包括（22）和（24）），并且控制模块（40）的输出（34）被体现 可与HF开关和/或放大器电连接。 如果HF开关不受输入信号（脉冲或直流电压）的作用，而是如果在HF开关的控制输入端（30）测量电压，则所需的受控变量（HF输出功率） 由于HF开关的PIN二极管整流施加的HF功率并产生比例直流电压。

公开(公告)号：US20060125683A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-15

申请号：US10535739

申请日：2003-10-27

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S7/28 ,  G01S13/32

CPC分类号： G01S13/106 ,  G01S7/032 ,  G01S7/282 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  G01S13/282

摘要： In a radar sensor, a continuous microwave signal is passed through an RF switch which is periodically controlled by a pulse signal. The pulse signal is frequency modulated in such a way that the spectrum of the pulse signal is expanded without decorrelation occurring. Using this arrangement, the noise level is kept low and the detection range is increased.

摘要翻译： 在雷达传感器中，连续的微波信号通过由脉冲信号周期性地控制的RF开关。 脉冲信号以这样的方式进行频率调制，使得脉冲信号的频谱在没有解相关的情况下被扩展。 使用这种布置，噪声水平保持低并且检测范围增加。

公开(公告)号：US09366751B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-14

申请号：US14250005

申请日：2014-04-10

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch ,  Raik Schnabel

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch ,  Raik Schnabel

IPC分类号： G01S7/40 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S13/00

CPC分类号： G01S7/4004 ,  G01S7/4026 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S2007/403 ,  G01S2007/4034 ,  G01S2013/9375

摘要： A method for ascertaining and compensating for a misalignment angle of a radar sensor of a vehicle, includes generating a first set of data which contains information about a measured alignment of the radar sensor with respect to an instantaneous movement of the vehicle; generating a second set of data which contains information about a measured alignment of the reference axes defined at the vehicle with respect to the instantaneous movement of the vehicle; ascertaining a misalignment angle by comparing the generated first set of data to the generated second set of data; compensating for the ascertained misalignment angle by changing an emission direction of the main lobe of the antenna characteristic as a function of the ascertained misalignment angle.

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定和补偿车辆的雷达传感器的未对准角度的方法，包括生成第一组数据，其包含关于所述雷达传感器相对于所述车辆的瞬时移动的测量对准的信息; 产生第二组数据，该第二组数据包含关于车辆定义的参考轴线相对于车辆的瞬时移动的测量对准的信息; 通过将生成的第一组数据与生成的第二组数据进行比较来确定未对准角度; 通过改变作为确定的未对准角的函数的天线特性的主瓣的发射方向来补偿所确定的不对准角。

公开(公告)号：US08981991B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13256859

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/32 ,  G01S7/288

CPC分类号： G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/288 ,  G01S7/32

摘要： Mixer unit for a radar sensor for motor vehicles, having an I mixer and a Q mixer which are connected in parallel branches between an oscillator port and an RF port with the aid of power splitters. A switch is situated between each of the power splitters and the Q mixer which allows the signal arriving from the power splitter to be selectively decoupled from the Q mixer and switched to a high-frequency ground. A transformation element is provided between the high-frequency ground and the particular node point of the power splitter which transforms the high-frequency ground into an open line at the node point.

摘要翻译： 用于机动车辆的雷达传感器的混合器单元，具有I型混频器和Q型混频器，它们借助于功率分配器并联在振荡器端口和RF端口之间。 开关位于每个功率分配器和Q混频器之间，其允许从功率分配器到达的信号被选择性地从Q混频器解耦并切换到高频地。 在高频地面和功率分配器的特定节点之间提供变换元件，其将高频地线变换为节点处的开路线。

公开(公告)号：US20090315761A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-24

申请号：US12227810

申请日：2007-06-11

申请人： Thomas Walter ,  Herbert Olbrich ,  Dirk Steinbuch

发明人： Thomas Walter ,  Herbert Olbrich ,  Dirk Steinbuch

IPC分类号： G01S13/00

CPC分类号： G01S13/931 ,  G01S13/345 ,  G01S2013/0245 ,  G01S2013/9321 ,  G01S2013/9325

摘要： An FMCW radar sensor having a plurality of antenna elements and a supply circuit for supplying transmission signals having ramp-shaped modulated frequencies to the antenna elements, including a switchover device for switching over the supply circuit between a near-field mode, in which the transmission signals supplied to the individual antenna elements have a certain frequency offset, and a far-field mode, in which the frequencies of the transmission signals are identical.

摘要翻译： 一种具有多个天线元件的FMCW雷达传感器和用于向天线元件提供具有斜坡调制频率的传输信号的电源电路，包括用于在近场模式之间切换供电电路的切换装置，其中传输 提供给各个天线元件的信号具有一定的频率偏移和其中传输信号的频率相同的远场模式。

公开(公告)号：US07084807B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-01

申请号：US10491089

申请日：2003-04-02

申请人： Dirk Steinbuch ,  Martin Reiche

发明人： Dirk Steinbuch ,  Martin Reiche

IPC分类号： G01S13/93

CPC分类号： G01S7/288 ,  G01S13/10 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/931

摘要： The present invention provides a method for generating HF signals for determining a distance and/or a speed of an object, having the following steps: generating a pulsed demodulated signal (6′) from a first signal (3) and a second signal (4) in a signal generator (31; 1, 2, M1, 7, 8); with a transmitting device (20), sending the pulsed modulated signal (6′) in the direction of an object (40); with a receiving device (21), receiving a pulsed signal (6″) reflected by the object (40); generating a pulsed demodulated signal (4″) from the received signal (6″) and the first signal (3) in a first signal processor (32; M2, 15); and generating a coherent signal (23) from the pulsed demodulated signal (4″) and the second signal (4) and a noncoherent signal (22) from the pulsed demodulated signal (4″) in a second signal processor (33; M3, 16, 17, 18). The present invention also provides an apparatus for generating HF signals for determining a distance and/or a speed of an object.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于产生用于确定物体的距离和/或速度的HF信号的方法，具有以下步骤：从第一信号（3）和第二信号（4）产生脉冲解调信号（6'） ）在信号发生器（31; 1,2，M 1，7，8）中; 与发射装置（20）发送脉冲调制信号（6'）在物体（40）的方向上; 接收装置（21），接收被物体（40）反射的脉冲信号（6“）; 在第一信号处理器（32; M 2，15）中从接收信号（6“）和第一信号（3）产生脉冲解调信号（4”）; 以及在第二信号处理器（33; 33）中从脉冲解调信号（4“）和第二信号（4）和来自脉冲解调信号（4”）的非相干信号（22）产生相干信号（23） M 3，16，17，18）。 本发明还提供一种用于产生用于确定物体的距离和/或速度的HF信号的装置。