SUBMILLIMETER RADAR USING SIGNALS REFLECTED FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES
    1.
    发明申请
    SUBMILLIMETER RADAR USING SIGNALS REFLECTED FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES 有权
    使用从多角度反射的信号的子雷达雷达

    公开(公告)号:US20110298652A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-08

    申请号:US13202055

    申请日:2010-10-21

    IPC分类号: G01S13/87

    CPC分类号: G01S13/003 G01S13/874

    摘要: A submillimeter wavelength radar system has a receiver (20, 27, 90) for receiving and downconverting signals from content in a field of view of the system and a signal processor (30) arranged to determine information about the content from the downconverted signals, the radar system being arranged to obtain signals of the same points in the field of view from different illumination or receiving angles by having multiple illumination or receive positions, and the signal processor being arranged to use the determined information from the signals from the two or more angles to determine location or orientation of the content. By using information from different angles, it becomes possible to address or overcome the drawback of submillimeter wavelengths that most of the reflection is specular and so only surfaces of an object facing the radar system are detectable, meaning that many objects are unrecognisable.

    摘要翻译: 亚毫米波长雷达系统具有接收器(20,27,90),用于在系统的视野中从内容接收和下变频信号;以及信号处理器(30),被布置为从下变频信号确定关于内容的信息, 雷达系统被布置成通过具有多个照明或接收位置从不同的照明或接收角度获得视野中的相同点的信号,并且信号处理器被布置为使用来自两个或更多个角度的信号的确定的信息 以确定内容的位置或方向。 通过使用来自不同角度的信息,可以解决或克服亚毫米波长的缺点,大多数反射是镜面的,因此只有面向雷达系统的物体的表面才能被检测到,这意味着许多物体是不可识别的。

    Submillimeter radar using phase information
    2.
    发明授权
    Submillimeter radar using phase information 有权
    亚毫米雷达使用相位信息

    公开(公告)号:US08836573B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US13202021

    申请日:2010-10-21

    摘要: A signal processor (30) for a submillimeter wavelength active radar system (10, 20, 30) processes signals received and downconverted by the radar system, the downconverted signals corresponding to a given pixel of the field of view having time varying amplitude and phase components which have a periodic component which is dependent on content. Information about the content is discriminated from the periodic component. By using phase rather than only amplitude, there is additional information in the downconverted signals. The phase is more sensitive to changes in the content such as objects, background and atmospheric conditions, than amplitude alone. The phase information enables the periodic component to be retained which can be characteristic of the content owing to content flutter, changes in submillimeter standing waves and interference fringes in received reflections of submillimeter illumination if surface layers have a thickness of a number of half wavelengths.

    摘要翻译: 用于亚毫米波长有源雷达系统(10,20,30)的信号处理器(30)处理由雷达系统接收和下变频的信号,对应于具有时变幅度和相位分量的视场的给定像素的下变频信号 其具有依赖于内容的周期性分量。 关于内容的信息与周期性组件区分开来。 通过使用相位而不仅仅是幅度,在下变频信号中存在附加信息。 这个阶段比物体,背景和大气条件等内容的变化比单独的幅度更敏感。 相位信息使得​​能够保留周期性分量,其可以由于内容颤动,如果表面层具有半个波长的厚度,则亚毫米波驻波的接收反射中的亚毫米光照射的干涉条纹可能是内容的特征。

    Antenna having sparsely populated array of elements
    3.
    发明授权
    Antenna having sparsely populated array of elements 有权
    天线具有稀疏的元素阵列

    公开(公告)号:US08482476B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-09

    申请号:US13202157

    申请日:2010-10-21

    IPC分类号: H01Q13/10

    CPC分类号: H01Q21/06 Y10T29/49016

    摘要: An antenna (80,90) has a one dimensional or multidimensional array of elements (20,40), wherein spacings between successive elements of at least part of the array are non periodic and correspond to a series of multiples of a unit spacing, the multiples following a Fibonacci sequence. Two dimensional arrays can be arranged as a Fibonacci grid or as a Fibonacci square tiling. The number of elements can be reduced for a given measure of resolution, while still enabling the signal being transmitted or received to have a peak in a single unique direction and thus form a beam. Furthermore, since there will be some elements clustered close together and a few which are well spaced, it can be more suitable for vehicles (30) than a regularly spaced array. It can be used as a transmit antenna or as a receive antenna for a submillimeter radar system.

    摘要翻译: 天线(80,90)具有元素(20,40)的一维或多维阵列,其中阵列的至少一部分的连续元件之间的间隔是非周期性的并且对应于单位间隔的一系列倍数, 斐波纳契序列之后的倍数。 二维阵列可以布置为斐波纳契网格或斐波纳契方块。 可以针对给定的分辨率测量来减少元件的数量,同时仍然使得被发送或接收的信号在单个唯一方向上具有峰值,并因此形成一个光束。 此外,由于将存在一些聚集在一起的几个元件和几个间隔好的元件,所以它可以比规则间隔的阵列更适合于车辆(30)。 它可以用作发射天线或用作亚毫米雷达系统的接收天线。

    Submillimeter radar using signals reflected from multiple angles
    4.
    发明授权
    Submillimeter radar using signals reflected from multiple angles 有权
    亚毫米雷达使用从多个角度反射的信号

    公开(公告)号:US08912946B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-16

    申请号:US13202055

    申请日:2010-10-21

    IPC分类号: G01S13/06 G01S13/00 G01S13/87

    CPC分类号: G01S13/003 G01S13/874

    摘要: A submillimeter wavelength radar system has a receiver (20, 27, 90) for receiving and downconverting signals from content in a field of view of the system and a signal processor (30) arranged to determine information about the content from the downconverted signals, the radar system being arranged to obtain signals of the same points in the field of view from different illumination or receiving angles by having multiple illumination or receive positions, and the signal processor being arranged to use the determined information from the signals from the two or more angles to determine location or orientation of the content. By using information from different angles, it becomes possible to address or overcome the drawback of submillimeter wavelengths that most of the reflection is specular and so only surfaces of an object facing the radar system are detectable, meaning that many objects are unrecognisable.

    摘要翻译: 亚毫米波长雷达系统具有接收器(20,27,90),用于在系统的视野中从内容接收和下变频信号;以及信号处理器(30),被布置为从下变频信号确定关于内容的信息, 雷达系统被布置成通过具有多个照明或接收位置从不同的照明或接收角度获得视野中的相同点的信号,并且信号处理器被布置为使用来自两个或更多个角度的信号的确定的信息 以确定内容的位置或方向。 通过使用来自不同角度的信息,可以解决或克服亚毫米波长的缺点,大多数反射是镜面的,因此只有面向雷达系统的物体的表面才能被检测到,这意味着许多物体是不可识别的。

    SUBMILLIMETER RADAR USING PHASE INFORMATION
    5.
    发明申请
    SUBMILLIMETER RADAR USING PHASE INFORMATION 有权
    次级雷达使用相位信息

    公开(公告)号:US20110304498A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-15

    申请号:US13202021

    申请日:2010-10-21

    IPC分类号: G01S13/89

    摘要: A signal processor (30) for a submillimeter wavelength active radar system (10, 20, 30) processes signals received and downconverted by the radar system, the downconverted signals corresponding to a given pixel of the field of view having time varying amplitude and phase components which have a periodic component which is dependent on content. Information about the content is discriminated from the periodic component. By using phase rather than only amplitude, there is additional information in the downconverted signals. The phase is more sensitive to changes in the content such as objects, background and atmospheric conditions, than amplitude alone. The phase information enables the periodic component to be retained which can be characteristic of the content owing to content flutter, changes in submillimeter standing waves and interference fringes in received reflections of submillimeter illumination if surface layers have a thickness of a number of half wavelengths.

    摘要翻译: 用于亚毫米波长有源雷达系统(10,20,30)的信号处理器(30)处理由雷达系统接收和下变频的信号,对应于具有时变幅度和相位分量的视场的给定像素的下变频信号 其具有依赖于内容的周期性分量。 关于内容的信息与周期性组件区分开来。 通过使用相位而不仅仅是幅度,在下变频信号中存在附加信息。 这个阶段比物体,背景和大气条件等内容的变化比单独的幅度更敏感。 相位信息使得​​能够保留周期性分量,其可以由于内容颤动,如果表面层具有半个波长的厚度,则亚毫米波驻波的接收反射中的亚毫米光照射的干涉条纹可能是内容的特征。

    ANTENNA HAVING SPARSELY POPULATED ARRAY OF ELEMENTS
    6.
    发明申请
    ANTENNA HAVING SPARSELY POPULATED ARRAY OF ELEMENTS 有权
    天花板有弹性的人口阵列

    公开(公告)号:US20110298676A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-08

    申请号:US13202157

    申请日:2010-10-21

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/27 H01P11/00 H01Q21/08

    CPC分类号: H01Q21/06 Y10T29/49016

    摘要: An antenna (80,90) has a one dimensional or multidimensional array of elements (20,40), wherein spacings between successive elements of at least part of the array are non periodic and correspond to a series of multiples of a unit spacing, the multiples following a Fibonacci sequence. Two dimensional arrays can be arranged as a Fibonacci grid or as a Fibonacci square tiling. The number of elements can be reduced for a given measure of resolution, while still enabling the signal being transmitted or received to have a peak in a single unique direction and thus form a beam. Furthermore, since there will be some elements clustered close together and a few which are well spaced, it can be more suitable for vehicles (30) than a regularly spaced array. It can be used as a transmit antenna or as a receive antenna for a submillimeter radar system.

    摘要翻译: 天线(80,90)具有元素(20,40)的一维或多维阵列,其中阵列的至少一部分的连续元件之间的间隔是非周期性的并且对应于单位间隔的一系列倍数, 斐波纳契序列之后的倍数。 二维阵列可以布置为斐波纳契网格或斐波纳契方块。 可以针对给定的分辨率测量来减少元件的数量,同时仍然使得被发送或接收的信号在单个唯一方向上具有峰值,并因此形成一个光束。 此外,由于将存在一些聚集在一起的几个元件和几个间隔好的元件,所以它可以比规则间隔的阵列更适合于车辆(30)。 它可以用作发射天线或用作亚毫米雷达系统的接收天线。