公开(公告)号：US10054668B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15055022

申请日：2016-02-26

申请人： SRC, Inc.

发明人： Daniel R. Culkin

IPC分类号： G01S7/295 ,  G01S13/58 ,  G01S7/04 ,  G06F3/147

CPC分类号： G01S7/295 ,  G01S7/04 ,  G01S7/2923 ,  G01S7/2926 ,  G01S13/20 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/582 ,  G01S13/726 ,  G06F3/147

摘要： A radar system and method is provided for increasing the search volume, detection range, and/or update rate of a search radar without requiring an increase of the radar transmit power or antenna aperture size. This is accomplished by using a target response calculation that uses signal energy that is thrown away by conventional systems. A probability of target presence and target behavior (Ppb) is calculated based on the retained signal energy to thus improve the radar's ability to detect the presence of a target. The invention processes multiple CPIs either coherently or incoherently via the Ppb methodology to further improve the radar's detection abilities.

公开(公告)号：US20170232298A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15419803

申请日：2017-01-30

申请人： Shoot-A-Way, Inc.

发明人： John G. Joseph ,  Troy David Geiser

IPC分类号： A63B24/00 ,  A63B69/00

CPC分类号： A63B69/0071 ,  A63B24/0021 ,  A63B69/40 ,  A63B2024/0037 ,  A63B2024/0056 ,  A63B2063/001 ,  A63B2220/13 ,  A63B2220/17 ,  A63B2220/805 ,  A63B2220/808 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/66 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G09B19/0038

摘要： A system for improving a basketball player's ability to shoot basketballs towards a basketball hoop having an improved ball sensor is disclosed. An interface allows a player to select various locations for a ball ejector to launch basketballs to. A hollow protrusion extends though the net of the basketball hoop and has a microphone positioned therein. A processor compares audio signals generated by said microphone to pre-recorded sample audio signals of a basketball passing through the net of the basketball hoop to determine if a basketball shot was successfully made.

公开(公告)号：US20170031021A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-02

申请号：US14815538

申请日：2015-07-31

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC分类号： G01S15/62 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/02

CPC分类号： G01S15/62 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/862 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/025 ,  G01S15/52 ,  G01S15/89

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for using compressed sensing for imaging an object for use in combination with an entertainment or infotainment device. For example, the system may utilize a few—(e.g., 1, 2, 3 . . . ) pixel imaging sensor to obtain coarse image data from each of a plurality of subregions of a region of interest. Compressed sensing techniques may then be used to estimate a higher resolution image of the region of interest using the coarse image data from the plurality of subregions.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了使用压缩感测来成像物体以与娱乐或信息娱乐装置组合使用的系统和方法。 例如，该系统可以利用几个（例如，1,2,3，...）像素成像传感器从感兴趣区域的多个子区域中的每一个获得粗略图像数据。 然后可以使用压缩感测技术来使用来自多个子区域的粗略图像数据来估计感兴趣区域的较高分辨率图像。

公开(公告)号：US20160041260A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14754257

申请日：2015-06-29

申请人： Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

发明人： YUNYUN CAO ,  HIROFUMI NISHIMURA ,  ASAKO HAMADA ,  TAKAAKI KISHIGAMI

IPC分类号： G01S13/42 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S7/282

CPC分类号： G01S13/42 ,  G01S7/282 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S7/2927 ,  G01S7/4026 ,  G01S13/28 ,  G01S13/284 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/584 ,  G01S13/726 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S2013/0245

摘要： A radar apparatus includes an antenna that receives echo signals, each of the echo signals being a radar signal reflected by one or more objects; a Doppler-frequency acquirer that acquires Doppler frequencies at each range bin from the received echo signals; a direction correlation power-value calculator that calculates direction correlation power values for respective combinations of the Doppler frequencies and at least one of a distance to the one or more objects and an arrival direction of the echo signals, each direction correlation power value indicating a strength of a corresponding echo signal; and a normalized direction correlation-value calculator that calculates, for the respective combinations, normalized direction correlation values, each normalized direction correlation value indicating a probability of the arrival direction of the corresponding echo signal.

摘要翻译： 雷达装置包括接收回波信号的天线，每个回波信号是由一个或多个物体反射的雷达信号; 多普勒频率获取器，从接收到的回波信号中获取每个范围bin处的多普勒频率; 方向相关功率值计算器，其计算多普勒频率的各个组合以及与一个或多个对象的距离和回波信号的到达方向中的至少一个的方向相关功率值，每个方向相关功率值表示强度 的相应回波信号; 以及归一化方向相关值计算器，针对各组合计算归一化方向相关值，每个归一化方向相关值表示对应的回波信号的到达方向的概率。

公开(公告)号：US08026844B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-27

申请号：US11811343

申请日：2007-06-08

申请人： Philip A. Fox ,  Joseph W. Maresca, Jr. ,  Dennis M. Hancock ,  Charles L. Rino

发明人： Philip A. Fox ,  Joseph W. Maresca, Jr. ,  Dennis M. Hancock ,  Charles L. Rino

IPC分类号： G01S7/40 ,  G01S7/02 ,  G01S13/00

CPC分类号： G01S7/2922 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/723 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S13/867 ,  G01S13/886

摘要： A method for determining whether a target of interest located within radar resolution cells in a target area of interest is detectable with a radar system from a location and elevation of the radar system is described. The method includes the steps of (a) developing a topographic map of the terrain in the target area of interest; (b) mapping the radar resolution cells onto the topographic map; (c) modeling radar signal propagation to each of the radar resolution cells on the topographic map; and (d) determining, using the results of the modeling, if the radar system has sufficient signal-to-noise (SNR) to detect the target of interest.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于根据雷达系统的位置和高程确定位于目标感兴趣区域内的雷达分辨率小区内的感兴趣目标是否可以用雷达系统检测的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）开发目标感兴趣区域中地形的地形图; （b）将雷达分辨率单元映射到地形图上; （c）将雷达信号传播建模到地形图上的每个雷达分辨率小区; 和（d）使用建模的结果来确定雷达系统是否具有足够的信噪比（SNR）来检测目标。

公开(公告)号：US08004454B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-23

申请号：US11561003

申请日：2006-11-17

申请人： Mats Eric Gustav Lindoff ,  Magnus Blomkvist

发明人： Mats Eric Gustav Lindoff ,  Magnus Blomkvist

IPC分类号： G01S13/58 ,  G01S13/42 ,  G01S13/10 ,  G01S7/28 ,  G01S13/00

CPC分类号： G01S13/18 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/88

摘要： The present invention is directed towards method, apparatus, and computer product for obtaining additional information in relation to a target in the vicinity of a mobile electronic device as well as such a mobile electronic device. The device includes a radar unit for operation in a certain frequency range including a pulse generating unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, an echo detecting unit, a timing unit for timing the generation and transmission of pulses and providing an echo detection window for the echo detecting unit to detect echoes of said pulses when being reflected by a target, and a signal processing unit configured to process received echo pulses.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于获得关于移动电子设备附近的目标以及这种移动电子设备的附加信息的方法，装置和计算机产品。 该装置包括用于在特定频率范围内操作的雷达单元，包括脉冲发生单元，发射和接收天线，回波检测单元，用于定时脉冲的产生和传输的定时单元，并为回波提供回波检测窗口 检测单元，用于检测由目标反射时的所述脉冲的回波;以及信号处理单元，被配置为处理接收到的回波脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US20080117094A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11561003

申请日：2006-11-17

申请人： Mats Lindoff ,  Magnus Blomkvist

发明人： Mats Lindoff ,  Magnus Blomkvist

IPC分类号： G01S13/10 ,  G01S13/58

CPC分类号： G01S13/18 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/88

摘要： The present invention is directed towards method and computer program product for obtaining additional information in relation to a target in the vicinity of a mobile electronic device as well as such a mobile electronic device. The device includes a radar unit for operation in a certain frequency range including a pulse generating unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, an echo detecting unit, a timing unit for timing the generation and transmission of pulses and providing an echo detection window for the echo detecting unit to detect echoes of said pulses when being reflected by a target, and a signal processing unit configured to process received echo pulses.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于获得关于移动电子设备附近的目标以及这种移动电子设备的附加信息的方法和计算机程序产品。 该装置包括用于在特定频率范围内操作的雷达单元，包括脉冲发生单元，发射和接收天线，回波检测单元，用于定时脉冲的产生和传输的定时单元，并为回波提供回波检测窗口 检测单元，用于检测由目标反射时的所述脉冲的回波;以及信号处理单元，被配置为处理接收到的回波脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US07038617B1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-02

申请号：US11138109

申请日：2005-05-26

申请人： John G. Ferrante

发明人： John G. Ferrante

IPC分类号： G01S13/52

CPC分类号： G01S7/2923 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S2007/2886

摘要： A method according to an aspect of the invention is for filtering coherent multipulse radar, sonar or lidar returns. The method comprises the steps of separating the returns into mutually orthogonal I & Q components, performing wavelet processing on the I and Q components to generate an I & Q wavelet filter output. The I & Q wavelet filter outputs are data compressed to remove clutter portions. Data compression may be removal of large-amplitude or earliest wavelet responses. An inverse wavelet filtering function is performed on the compressed wavelet filter outputs, to thereby generate edited coherent I & Q components. Doppler filtering, is performed on the edited coherent I and Q components to thereby generate frequency-domain target data in which the minimum discernible target velocity is improved.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个方面的方法是用于滤波相干多脉冲雷达，声纳或激光雷达的返回。 该方法包括以下步骤：将返回分离成相互正交的I＆Q分量，对I和Q分量执行小波处理，以产生I＆Q小波滤波器输出。 I＆Q小波滤波器输出是压缩的数据，以去除杂波部分。 数据压缩可能是去除大幅度或最早的小波响应。 对压缩的小波滤波器输出执行逆小波滤波功能，从而生成编辑的相干I＆Q分量。 对编辑的相干I和Q分量进行多普勒滤波，从而产生其中最小可辨别目标速度得到改善的频域目标数据。

公开(公告)号：US20030102999A1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-05

申请号：US09895613

申请日：2001-06-29

发明人： Jameson Bergin ,  J. Doss Halsey ,  John Don Carlos

IPC分类号： G01S013/42 ,  G01S013/60

CPC分类号： G01S19/23 ,  G01S7/412 ,  G01S13/06 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/60 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/874 ,  G01S19/15 ,  G01S19/48

摘要： A system and method for identifying the position of an airborne platform on a flight path includes at least three radar transceivers that are directed along respective beam paths to generate return signals. Each of the return signals respectively indicate a speed and a direction of the platform relative to points on the surface of the earth. A computer uses the return signal to establish a ground speed, an altitude and a direction of flight for the platform. This information is then used to identify the position of the platform on its flight path. Additionally, the system can include a last known position, or a site-specific radar clutter model, to establish a start point for the platform. The computer can then calculate the position of the platform relative to the start point.

摘要翻译： 用于识别飞行路径上的空中平台的位置的系统和方法包括至少三个雷达收发器，其沿着相应的波束路径被引导以产生返回信号。 每个返回信号分别表示平台相对于地球表面上的点的速度和方向。 计算机使用返回信号来建立平台的地面速度，高度和飞行方向。 然后，该信息用于识别平台在其飞行路径上的位置。 此外，该系统可以包括最后一个已知的位置或站点特定的雷达杂波模型，以建立平台的起始点。 然后，计算机可以计算平台相对于起始点的位置。

公开(公告)号：US5262785A

公开(公告)日：1993-11-16

申请号：US876958

申请日：1992-04-30

申请人： Seth D. Silverstein ,  Robert L. Nevin

发明人： Seth D. Silverstein ,  Robert L. Nevin

IPC分类号： G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/52

CPC分类号： G01S13/522

摘要： A small target phased array Doppler detection system receives signals from remote moving targets and determines Doppler frequency shift and the respective powers of coherent electromagnetic signals for the purpose of detection and identification of relatively small, slow moving targets in the presence of scattering echoes due to clutter. The system employs covariance analysis of the received signals followed by eigenanalysis to produce eigenvectors and eigenvalues. A superresolution algorithm creates dwell manifold vectors which indicate velocities of targets from the eigenvectors. The relative power of radar echoes contribute information relevant to the identification of real moving targets as opposed to false alarms.

摘要翻译： 小目标相控阵多普勒检测系统从远程移动目标接收信号，并确定多普勒频移和相干电磁信号的相应功率，以便在存在由于杂波引起的散射回波的情况下检测和识别相对较小，较慢的移动目标 。 该系统对接收到的信号进行协方差分析，然后进行特征分析以产生特征向量和特征值。 超分辨率算法创建表示来自特征向量的目标速度的驻留歧管向量。 雷达回波的相对功率提供与识别真实移动目标相关的信息，而不是虚假警报。