Automotive radar arrangement and method for object detection by vehicle radar

    公开(公告)号:US11940554B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17346458

    申请日:2021-06-14

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4008 G01S13/34 G01S13/46 G01S13/58

    Abstract: An automotive radar arrangement includes a radar receiver configured to generate radar reception data from radio signals received by a plurality of radar receive antennas. A radar signal processor is configured to determine an estimate of an angular position of at least one object by processing the radar reception data. A communication interface is configured to receive information about a reference angular position of the at least one object. A determiner is configured to determine a compensation for the radar reception data based on the estimate of the angular position and the reference angular position of the at least one object. The radar signal processor is configured to correct the radar reception data and/or further radar reception data for the detection of a further object based on the compensation. An output interface is configured to provide information about the presence of the further object to a vehicle controller.

    CHANNEL OFFSET CORRECTION FOR RADAR DATA
    33.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230384418A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US17828151

    申请日:2022-05-31

    CPC classification number: G01S7/40 G01S13/89 G01S13/58

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for calibrating a radar system to compensate for a channel offset. In one example, a method is disclosed for processing radar signals with a radar device. The method includes including receiving respective radar signals from respective virtual receive channels, wherein each virtual receive channel corresponds to a combination of a transmit antenna element and a receive antenna element of an antenna element array. Respective received radar data is generated from the respective radar signals and the radar date is processed to identify one or more stationary objects. Based on the radar data, an estimated radar device motion relative to the one or more stationary objects is determined. A difference between the estimated radar device motion and an expected motion of the radar device is determined and a correction vector is determined based on the difference. The correction vector to is applied to subsequent radar data.

    CONTEXT BASED TARGET DETECTION
    34.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230138972A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17512984

    申请日:2021-10-28

    Abstract: In some methods, sampled values based on a reception signal are stored in rows and columns of a memory array. A first 1-dimensional (1D) detector is moved in a first direction over the memory array. The first 1D detector includes a first cell under test and first and second training cells on opposite sides of the first cell under test. The first cell under test and the first and second training cells of the first 1D detector being aligned in the first direction. A second 1D detector is moved over the memory array. The second 1D detector includes a second cell under test and third and fourth training cells on opposite sides of the second cell under test. The second cell under test and the third and fourth training cells of the second 1D detector are aligned in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

    Distributed radar sensor system
    35.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11639983B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17302328

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Abstract: A radar sensor is described herein. In accordance with one example embodiment the radar sensor includes a transmitter for transmitting an RF signal and a receiver configured to receive a respective back-scattered signal from at least one radar target and to provide a corresponding digital radar signal. The radar sensor further includes a processor configured to convert the digital radar signal into the frequency do-main thus providing respective frequency domain data and to compress the frequency domain data. A communication interface is configured to transmit the compressed frequency domain data via a communication link operably coupled to the communication interface. Furthermore, respective and related radar methods and systems are described.

    Apparatuses and method for light detection and ranging

    公开(公告)号:US11567175B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16146200

    申请日:2018-09-28

    Abstract: An apparatus for light detection and ranging is provided. The apparatus includes a reflective surface configured to oscillate about a rotation axis, and a plurality of light sources each configured to controllably emit a respective light beam via an optical system onto the reflective surface. Further, the apparatus includes a controller configured to control emission times of the plurality of light sources so that the reflective surface emits a plurality of light beams to an environment according to a first sequence of beam directions for a first measurement, and according to a second sequence of beam directions for a subsequent second measurement.

    Processing radar signals
    37.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11525885B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16402268

    申请日:2019-05-03

    Abstract: A radar device is disclosed that includes an input DMA module, at least one processing module, a histogram module, and an output DMA module. The input DMA module is configured to access a memory and supply data from the memory to the at least one processing module and/or to the histogram module. Each of the processing modules is configured to be enabled or disabled, wherein the at least one processing module that is enabled is configured to process at least a portion of the data supplied by the input DMA module, wherein the histogram module is fed by data from the at least processing module that is enabled and/or by the input DMA module. The output DMA module is configured to store the data that are processed by the at least one processing module that is enabled in the memory. Also, an according method is provided.

    Radar system comprising a plurality of radar chips

    公开(公告)号:US11486999B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16360818

    申请日:2019-03-21

    Abstract: A radar system is described. In accordance with one example implementation, the radar system comprises a passive coupler arrangement and also a first radar chip, a second radar chip and a third radar chip. The radar chips each comprise at least one external RF contact and also a local oscillator designed to generate an RF oscillator signal at least in a switched-on state. The external RF contacts of the radar chips are coupled via the coupler arrangement in such a way that, in a first operating mode, the RF oscillator signal can be transferred from the first radar chip via the coupler arrangement to the second radar chip and the third radar chip, and that, in a second operating mode, the RF oscillator signal can be transferred from the second radar chip via the coupler arrangement to the third radar chip.

    Distributed radar sensor system
    40.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10996311B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16049982

    申请日:2018-07-31

    Abstract: A radar sensor is described herein. In accordance with one example embodiment the radar sensor includes a transmitter for transmitting an RF signal and a receiver configured to receive a respective back-scattered signal from at least one radar target and to provide a corresponding digital radar signal. The radar sensor further includes a processor configured to convert the digital radar signal into the frequency do-main thus providing respective frequency domain data and to compress the frequency domain data. A communication interface is configured to transmit the compressed frequency domain data via a communication link operably coupled to the communication interface. Furthermore, respective and related radar methods and systems are described.

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