Method of estimating a velocity magnitude of a moving target in a horizontal plane and radar detection system

    公开(公告)号:US11448746B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16386691

    申请日:2019-04-17

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of estimating a velocity magnitude of a moving target in a horizontal plane using radar signals received by a radar detection system, the radar detection system being configured to resolve multiple dominant points of reflection, i.e. to receive a plurality of radar signals from the moving target in a single measurement instance of a single, wherein each of the resolved points of reflection is described by data relating to a range, an azimuth angle and a raw range rate of the points of reflection in said single radar measurement instance. The invention further relates to a radar detection system.

    Method of Determining an Uncertainty Estimate of an Estimated Velocity

    公开(公告)号:US20220373572A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17813701

    申请日:2022-07-20

    Abstract: A method of determining an uncertainty estimate of an estimated velocity of an object includes, determining the uncertainty with respect to a first estimated coefficient and a second estimated coefficient of the velocity profile equation of the object. The first estimated coefficient being assigned to a first spatial dimension of the estimated velocity and the second estimated coefficient being assigned to a second spatial dimension of the estimated velocity. The velocity profile equation represents the estimated velocity in dependence of the first estimated coefficient and the second estimated coefficient. The method also includes determining the uncertainty with respect to an angular velocity of the object, a first coordinate of the object in the second spatial dimension, and a second coordinate of the object in the first spatial dimension.

    Method and Device for Estimating a Velocity of an Object

    公开(公告)号:US20220334238A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17657567

    申请日:2022-03-31

    Inventor: Mateusz Stachnik

    Abstract: A method is provided for estimating a velocity of an object located in the environment of a vehicle. Detections of a range, an azimuth angle and a range rate of the object are acquired for at least two different points in time via a sensor. A cost function is generated which depends on a first source and a second source. The first source is based on a range rate velocity profile which depends on the range rate and the azimuth angle, and the first source depends on an estimated accuracy for the first source. The second source is based on a position difference which depends on the range and the azimuth angle for the at least two different points in time, and the second source depends on an estimated accuracy for the second source. By minimizing the cost function, a velocity estimate is determined for the object.

    Method of determining an uncertainty estimate of an estimated velocity

    公开(公告)号:US11435375B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US16532810

    申请日:2019-08-06

    Abstract: A method of determining an uncertainty estimate of an estimated velocity of an object includes, determining the uncertainty with respect to a first estimated coefficient and a second estimated coefficient of the velocity profile equation of the object. The first estimated coefficient being assigned to a first spatial dimension of the estimated velocity and the second estimated coefficient being assigned to a second spatial dimension of the estimated velocity. The velocity profile equation represents the estimated velocity in dependence of the first estimated coefficient and the second estimated coefficient. The method also includes determining the uncertainty with respect to an angular velocity of the object, a first coordinate of the object in the second spatial dimension, and a second coordinate of the object in the first spatial dimension.

    Method for robust estimation of the velocity of a target using a host vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11125872B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US16409019

    申请日:2019-05-10

    Abstract: A method for estimating a velocity of a target using a host vehicle equipped with a radar system includes determining a plurality of radar detection points, determining a compensated range rate, and determining an estimation of a first component of a velocity profile equation of the target and an estimation of a second component of the velocity profile equation of the target by using an iterative methodology comprising at least one iteration. The estimations and of the first and second components and of the velocity profile equation are not determined from a further iteration if at least one statistical measure representing the deviation of an estimated dispersion of the estimations and of the first and second components, and of a current iteration from a previous iteration and/or the deviation of an estimated dispersion of the residual from a predefined dispersion of the range rate meets a threshold condition.

    Method to determine the orientation of a target vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10677907B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US16003710

    申请日:2018-06-08

    Abstract: A method to determine the heading or orientation of a target vehicle by a host vehicle, said host vehicle equipped with a lidar or radar system, said system including a sensor unit adapted to receive signals emitted from said host vehicle and reflected by said target vehicle, comprising: a) determining at least one reference angle being an initial estimate of target heading or orientation (β); b) emitting a signal from said system and determining a plurality of point radar or lidar detections belonging to said a target vehicle, said point detections having co-ordinates in the horizontal plane; c) formulating an initial rectangular boundary box from said point detections, where the bounding box is formulated such that such that two edges of the boundary box are drawn parallel to the reference angle and two sides are perpendicular to the reference angle and such that all the detections are either on the bounding box sides or lay within the bounding box and each edge has at least one detection point on it; d) for each point on lying on an edge of the boundary box, rotating a line coincident with the respective edge clockwise and anticlockwise until said line intersects another point detection or until a maximum angle of rotation is performed; and each time when said line intersects said another point detection, determining a correction angle Δi, where the correction angle is such that applied to the reference angle it gives an orientation candidate angle γi; e) in respect of each orientation candidate angle γi/correction angle Δi, determining a cost function; and f) selecting that orientation candidate angle having the lowest cost function.

    METHOD OF DETERMINING AN UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATE OF AN ESTIMATED VELOCITY

    公开(公告)号:US20200057090A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16532810

    申请日:2019-08-06

    Abstract: A method of determining an uncertainty estimate of an estimated velocity of an object includes, determining the uncertainty with respect to a first estimated coefficient and a second estimated coefficient of the velocity profile equation of the object. The first estimated coefficient being assigned to a first spatial dimension of the estimated velocity and the second estimated coefficient being assigned to a second spatial dimension of the estimated velocity. The velocity profile equation represents the estimated velocity in dependence of the first estimated coefficient and the second estimated coefficient. The method also includes determining the uncertainty with respect to an angular velocity of the object, a first coordinate of the object in the second spatial dimension, and a second coordinate of the object in the first spatial dimension.

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