Multi-stage angle of arrival estimate in vehicle radar system

    公开(公告)号:US12032054B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17480814

    申请日:2021-09-21

    发明人: Ofer Bar Shalom

    摘要: A system in a vehicle includes a radar system with a uniform linear array (ULA) of antenna elements and a uniform rectangular array (URA) of antenna elements to receive the reflected signals resulting from the emitted radio frequency energy. The ULA is arranged perpendicular to the URA. Processing circuitry estimates one or more elevation angles using the reflected signals received by the ULA of antenna elements and estimates an azimuth angle corresponding to each of the one or more elevation angles using the one or more elevation angles and the reflected signals received by the URA of antenna elements. Each of the one or more elevation angles and the corresponding one of the azimuth angles is referred to as an angle of arrival (AOA) of the reflected signals from an object. Control of an operation of the vehicle is based on each AOA of each object.

    SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING BEARINGS OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS THAT RETURN RFID RECEIVE SIGNALS WHOSE POWER IS BELOW A PREDETERMINED THRESHOLD
    86.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING BEARINGS OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS THAT RETURN RFID RECEIVE SIGNALS WHOSE POWER IS BELOW A PREDETERMINED THRESHOLD 有权
    估计无线电频率识别(RFID)标签的系统和方法,返回RFID接收信号,当功率低于预定阈值

    公开(公告)号:US20160103198A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-14

    申请号:US14509211

    申请日:2014-10-08

    IPC分类号: G01S3/28 G01S3/04

    摘要: An RFID tag reading system and method estimate bearings of RFID tags. When the RSSI of a primary and/or secondary RFID receive signal is below a threshold, a primary receive beam is steered in a limited scan to an array of locations distributed around the location at which the RSSI of the primary receive signal is a maximum, and the RSSI of the primary receive signal is recorded at each location. The recorded RSSIs are processed to determine an effective weighted center of distribution of the recorded RSSIs, and the bearing for the tag based on the weighted center of distribution is thus estimated.

    摘要翻译: RFID标签读取系统和方法估计RFID标签的轴承。 当初级和/或次级RFID接收信号的RSSI低于阈值时,将主要接收波束以受限扫描的方式转向分布在主接收信号的RSSI为最大值的位置周围的位置阵列, 并且在每个位置记录主要接收信号的RSSI。 处理所记录的RSSI以确定记录的RSSI的有效加权分布中心,因此估计基于加权分布中心的标签的方位。

    Modular Planar Multi-Sector 90 Degrees FOV Radar Antenna Architecture
    87.
    发明申请
    Modular Planar Multi-Sector 90 Degrees FOV Radar Antenna Architecture 审中-公开
    模块化平面多扇区90度FOV雷达天线架构

    公开(公告)号:US20160047907A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-18

    申请号:US14459389

    申请日:2014-08-14

    申请人: Google Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01S13/02

    摘要: In one aspect, the present application describes an apparatus for a radar system. The apparatus may include a vehicle with four radar units mounted on it. Each radar unit may be configured with a half-power scanning beamwidth and a respective broadside direction. The half-power scanning beamwidth of each radar unit may be configured to scan approximately 90 degrees. A first radar unit may have a broadside direction that is approximately 90 degrees from respective broadside directions of a second radar unit and a fourth radar unit. The second radar unit may have a broadside direction that is approximately 90 degrees from respective broadside directions of the first radar unit and a third radar unit. The third radar unit has a broadside direction that is approximately 90 degrees from respective broadside directions of the second radar unit and the fourth radar unit.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,本申请描述了一种用于雷达系统的装置。 该装置可以包括安装有四个雷达单元的车辆。 每个雷达单元可以配置有半功率扫描波束宽度和相应的宽边方向。 每个雷达单元的半功率扫描波束宽度可以被配置为扫描大约90度。 第一雷达单元可以具有从第二雷达单元和第四雷达单元的相应宽边方向大约90度的宽边方向。 第二雷达单元可以具有从第一雷达单元和第三雷达单元的相应宽边方向大约90度的宽边方向。 第三雷达单元具有从第二雷达单元和第四雷达单元的相应宽边方向大约90度的宽边方向。

    Apparatus and sensor for adjusting vertical sensor-alignment
    88.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and sensor for adjusting vertical sensor-alignment 有权
    用于调节垂直传感器对准的装置和传感器

    公开(公告)号:US08711031B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US12949393

    申请日:2010-11-18

    申请人: Seong Hee Jeong

    发明人: Seong Hee Jeong

    摘要: Disclosed are a sensor, the vertical alignment of which can be adjusted, and a vertical sensor-alignment adjustment apparatus using the same. In particular, in order to allow the vertical alignment to be adjusted, the sensor has a construction including a plurality of switchable transmitting antennas or a plurality of switchable receiving antennas or a construction including a tilting motor for adjusting an transmitting angle or a receiving angle. The vertical sensor-alignment adjustment apparatus employing such a sensor determines whether the sensor is misaligned in terms of its vertical alignment, and corrects the vertical misalignment of the sensor by executing variable switching to one of the transmitting antennas, by executing variable switching to one of the receiving antennas, or by controlling the tilting motor, so that the transmitting angle of sensor signals or the receiving angle of reflected waves for the sensor signals can be adjusted.

    摘要翻译: 公开了可以调节其垂直对准的传感器和使用该传感器的垂直传感器对准调节装置。 具体地说,为了调整垂直对准,传感器具有包括多个可切换发送天线或多个可切换接收天线的结构,或包括用于调整发送角度或接收角度的倾斜电机的结构。 使用这种传感器的垂直传感器对准调整装置确定传感器在其垂直对准方面是否不对准,并且通过对发送天线中的一个执行可变切换来校正传感器的垂直未对准,通过执行可变切换到 接收天线,或通过控制倾斜电机,可以调节传感器信号的传播角度或传感器信号的反射波接收角度。

    TARGET TRACKING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORED A TARGET TRACKING PROGRAM, TARGET TRACKING SYSTEM, AND TARGET TRACKING METHOD
    89.
    发明申请
    TARGET TRACKING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORED A TARGET TRACKING PROGRAM, TARGET TRACKING SYSTEM, AND TARGET TRACKING METHOD 有权
    目标跟踪装置,存储中存储目标跟踪程序,目标跟踪系统和目标跟踪方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140028489A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-30

    申请号:US13613787

    申请日:2012-09-13

    IPC分类号: G01S13/44

    摘要: According to one embodiment, a target tracking apparatus acquires a first determination result by determining which combination of N-dimensional tracks is for the real target, acquires a second determination result by determining which combination of N-dimensional angular observation values is for the real target, selects the first determination result when an observation environment is an environment other than a dense environment, selects the second determination result when the observation environment is a dense environment, and calculates distance information to thereby generate an (N+1)-dimensional track for each target.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个实施例,目标跟踪装置通过确定N维轨迹的哪个组合是用于实际目标来获取第一确定结果,通过确定N维角度观测值的哪个组合用于实际目标来获取第二确定结果 当观察环境是密集环境以外的环境时,选择第一确定结果,当观察环境是密集环境时选择第二确定结果,并且计算距离信息,从而生成(N + 1)维轨迹, 每个目标。

    SYSTEM, METHOD, AND FILTER FOR TARGET TRACKING IN CARTESIAN SPACE
    90.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM, METHOD, AND FILTER FOR TARGET TRACKING IN CARTESIAN SPACE 有权
    系统,方法和过滤器在卡特彼勒空间中的目标跟踪

    公开(公告)号:US20120242534A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-27

    申请号:US13069287

    申请日:2011-03-22

    IPC分类号: G01S13/44

    CPC分类号: G01S13/68 G01S13/44

    摘要: An angle-only tracking filter includes: a target angle discriminant unit configured to receive sensor signal outputs and form angle only observations of a target relative to an ownship; an ownship navigation filter configured to receive and filter ownship inertial navigation measurements; a model analyzer configured to receive and analyze the ownship inertial navigation measurements and select the order of target kinematics to be determined; and a target kinematics generator coupled to the angle discriminant unit, the navigation filter unit, and the model analyzation unit, including: a first-order filter unit configured to generate a target position from the target angle measurements and the ownship inertial navigation information; a second-order filter unit configured to generate a target velocity from the target angle measurements and the ownship inertial navigation information; and a third-order filter unit configured to generate a target acceleration from the target angle measurements and the ownship inertial navigation information.

    摘要翻译: 仅角度跟踪滤波器包括:目标角度判别单元,被配置为接收传感器信号输出并仅形成相对于自身的目标的角度观测; 自己的导航过滤器配置为接收和过滤自身惯性导航测量; 模型分析器,被配置为接收和分析自身惯性导航测量并选择要确定的目标运动学的顺序; 以及耦合到所述角度判别单元,所述导航滤波器单元和所述模型分析单元的目标运动学发生器,包括:一阶滤波器单元,被配置为从所述目标角度测量值和所述本体惯性导航信息生成目标位置; 被配置为从所述目标角度测量值和所述本体惯性导航信息产生目标速度的二阶滤波器单元; 以及被配置为从所述目标角度测量值和所述自身惯性导航信息生成目标加速度的三阶滤波器单元。