公开(公告)号：US20180267144A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15907501

申请日：2018-02-28

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： YU LIN ,  MAARTEN LONT

IPC: G01S7/40 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S7/35

CPC classification number: G01S7/4021 ,  G01S7/023 ,  G01S7/032 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S7/352 ,  G01S7/42 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  G01S13/10 ,  G01S13/325 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S13/346 ,  G01S13/865 ,  G01S13/867 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S2007/358 ,  G01S2013/0272

Abstract: A reconfigurable radar unit is described that includes: a millimetre wave (mmW) transceiver (Tx/Rx) circuit; a mixed analog and baseband integrated circuit; and a signal processor circuit. The mmW Tx/Rx circuit and mixed analog and baseband integrated circuit and signal processor circuit are configured to support a plurality of radar operational modes. a radar sensitivity monitor and architecture reconfiguration control unit (260) is coupled to the signal processor circuit and is configured to monitor a radar performance and, in response thereto, initiate a change in the radar operational mode. In this manner, a large number of radar operational modes is supported and can be dynamically adopted by the reconfigurable radar unit dependent upon any prevailing radar performance condition