Radar-based detection using angle of arrival estimation based on sparse array processing

    公开(公告)号:US11927664B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17185115

    申请日:2021-02-25

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: G01S13/04 G01S7/41 G01S2013/0245

    Abstract: In one example, a radar circuit uses computer processing circuitry for processing data corresponding to reflection signals via a sparse array. Output data indicative of signal magnitude associated with the reflection signals is generated, and then angle-of-arrival information is discerned therefrom by (e.g., iteratively): correlating the output data with at least one spatial frequency support vector indicative of a correlation peak for the output data; generating upper-side and lower-side support vectors which are neighbors along the spatial frequency spectrum for said at least one spatial frequency support vector, and providing, via a correlation of the upper-side and lower-side support vectors and said at least one spatial frequency support vector, at least one new vector that is more refined along the spatial frequency spectrum for said at least one spatial frequency support vector.

    RADAR COMMUNICATION WITH INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220349986A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17245613

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to implementations involving the transmission of radar signals and the processing of reflections of those signals as received from a target. As may be implemented with one or more embodiments, a spectrogram may be produced by converting reflections, of transmitted radar signals from a target, into a time-frequency domain using a time-frequency analysis. One or more suppression thresholds is determined for at least one frequency signal in the spectrogram, based on frequency characteristics of the converted reflections. A range response is constructed, characterizing the target and having interference signals removed in the time-frequency domain, by converting (into the range response) selected ones of the frequency signals in the spectrogram having a magnitude within the suppression threshold.

    RADAR-BASED DETECTION USING ANGLE OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION BASED ON SPARSE ARRAY PROCESSING

    公开(公告)号:US20220268911A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17185115

    申请日:2021-02-25

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: In one example, a radar circuit uses computer processing circuitry for processing data corresponding to reflection signals via a sparse array. Output data indicative of signal magnitude associated with the reflection signals is generated, and then angle-of-arrival information is discerned therefrom by (e.g., iteratively): correlating the output data with at least one spatial frequency support vector indicative of a correlation peak for the output data; generating upper-side and lower-side support vectors which are neighbors along the spatial frequency spectrum for said at least one spatial frequency support vector, and providing, via a correlation of the upper-side and lower-side support vectors and said at least one spatial frequency support vector, at least one new vector that is more refined along the spatial frequency spectrum for said at least one spatial frequency support vector.

    Microcontroller and power supply
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11250168B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16813805

    申请日:2020-03-10

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: A microcontroller comprising a first integrated circuit configured to receive power from a power supply comprising a second integrated circuit via at least one power input terminal and wherein at least one communication terminal provides for communication between the microcontroller and the power supply, wherein the microcontroller is configured to provide for encrypted communication between the power supply and the microcontroller based on a pre-shared encryption key, the encrypted communication configured to provide for authentication of the identity of the power supply and, if the power supply passes the authentication, the microcontroller is configured to operate in a normal mode and receive said power from the power supply, and if the power supply fails authentication, the microcontroller is configured to enter a tamper mode.

    System and method to identify a serial display interface malfunction and provide remediation

    公开(公告)号:US11176906B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16118246

    申请日:2018-08-30

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: A system includes a video generation circuit (102) to generate first graphics information, a display circuit (112) to display the graphics information, and a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) (120) video interface to couple graphics information from the video generation circuit to the display circuit. The display circuit can determine that a first channel (204) of the LVDS video interface is corrupted. In response, the display circuit provides a remediation signal (205) to direct the video generation circuit (102) to operate in an alternative operating mode (208).

    MICROCONTROLLER AND POWER SUPPLY
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200327259A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16813805

    申请日:2020-03-10

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: A microcontroller comprising a first integrated circuit configured to receive power from a power supply comprising a second integrated circuit via at least one power input terminal and wherein at least one communication terminal provides for communication between the microcontroller and the power supply, wherein the microcontroller is configured to provide for encrypted communication between the power supply and the microcontroller based on a pre-shared encryption key, the encrypted communication configured to provide for authentication of the identity of the power supply and, if the power supply passes the authentication, the microcontroller is configured to operate in a normal mode and receive said power from the power supply, and if the power supply fails authentication, the microcontroller is configured to enter a tamper mode.

    RADAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH OVERSAMPLING

    公开(公告)号:US20220390555A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17329470

    申请日:2021-05-25

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for radar processing. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more aspects herein, an apparatus may include receiver circuitry to receive and sample radar signals reflected from a target, and processing circuitry to carry out the following. Representations of the reflections are transformed into the time-frequency domain where they are oversampled. The oversampled representations of the reflections are inversely transformed to provide resampled reflections. Positional characteristics of the target may then be ascertained by constructing a range response characterizing the target based on the resampled reflections.

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