RADAR SYSTEM WITH  COORDINATE CALIBRATION FOR IMPROVED ANGULAR RESOLUTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240053437A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18449618

    申请日:2023-08-14

    申请人: Zadar Labs, Inc

    IPC分类号: G01S7/40 G01S7/292 G01S13/42

    摘要: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for radar networking for improved angular resolution. In an embodiment, a radar network includes a first radar and a second radar attached to a vehicular platform or another appropriate platform. Through coarse beamforming from each radar, a landmark is detected. The landmark's rough location in the first radar's coordinate and the landmark's rough location in the second radar coordinate are determined. The radar network is calibrated, by setting the first radar's location as the reference location and determining the second radar's location relative to it. Phase differences that may arise from relative positional or timing misalignment between the radars may be compensated. Fine beamforming is performed on the calibrated radars, and data from the fine beamforming is processed with the pre-detected target data to cancel out grating lobes.

    Device and method for calibrating a multiple-input multiple output radar sensor

    公开(公告)号:US12066568B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17423828

    申请日:2020-01-10

    IPC分类号: G01S7/40 G01S13/42 G01S13/931

    摘要: A device includes an input interface for receiving a target list for the MIMO radar sensor containing angular data including information regarding a target angle, at which the target is located, and channel data including information regarding reflection signals received from the target in individual channels in the MIMO radar sensor; a modeling unit for generating model data for each of the targets; a processor for determining a model error for each of the targets, containing information regarding a discrepancy between the channel data and the model data for the target; a selector for selecting one of the targets on the basis of the model error; and an adjustment unit for determining calibration coefficients for adjusting the channel outputs in the MIMO radar that compensate for the discrepancies between the channel data and the model data.

    Method and device for generating a modulated continuous-wave radar signal

    公开(公告)号:US11860299B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US16810461

    申请日:2020-03-05

    IPC分类号: G01S7/35 G01S13/931 G01S7/40

    摘要: A method for measuring an elevation angle and/or azimuth angle with an antenna array. Identical transmitted signals that are formed of successive linear-frequency-modulated ramps are transmitted through the transmitting antennas of the antenna array using time division multiplexing, wherein the time division multiplexing is achieved through alternating attenuation of the signals transmitted by the transmitting antennas. Echoes of the transmitted signals are received by the receiving antennas and are down-converted to a baseband and sampled. The down-converted and sampled echoes are transformed by an FFT into a 2D image domain. Phase differences are determined from the image data, and, in order to compensate for a systematic error present because of the lack of separation of the two transmitted signals, an error-compensated elevation angle and/or an error-compensated azimuth angle is determined by means of a compensation.

    Test bench for testing a distance sensor operating with electromagnetic waves

    公开(公告)号:US11852731B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17416895

    申请日:2019-12-20

    申请人: dSPACE GmbH

    摘要: A test bench (1) is described and shown for testing a distance sensor (2) operating with electromagnetic waves, wherein the distance sensor (2) to be tested comprises at least one sensor radiating element (3a) for radiating a transmission signal (4) and a sensor receiving element (3b) for receiving a reflection signal, with a receptacle (5) for holding the distance sensor (2) to be tested, with an at least partially movable connecting member (6, 6m, 6s) in the radiation area of a distance sensor (2) held in the receptacle (5), with at least one test bench receiving element (7) held in the connecting member (6, 6m, 6s) for receiving a transmission signal (4) radiated by the sensor radiating element (3a), and with at least one test bench radiating element (8) held in the connecting member (6) for radiating a test bench transmitting signal (9) as a simulated reflection signal.
    A reliable environment simulation, in particular for the testing of multiple input-multiple output distance sensors (2) is achieved in that at least one test bench receiving element (7, 7a, 7b) and one test bench radiating element (8, 8a, 8b) are arranged together in a movable part (6m) of the connecting member (6).

    QUAD POLARIZED ELECTRONICALLY STEERED WEATHER RADAR

    公开(公告)号:US20240230891A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18404988

    申请日:2024-01-05

    摘要: A system comprises an antenna array and a system controller and signal processor. The antenna array is formed from a plurality of antenna modules, each configured to operate in a horizontal polarization mode or a vertical polarization mode. The antenna array is configured to transmit a system beam and receive reflections of the system beam using the horizontal polarization mode, the vertical polarization mode, a right-hand circular polarization mode, or a left-hand circular polarization mode according to the polarization modes of the antenna modules. The system controller and signal processor is configured to set the polarization mode of each antenna module individually, control the antenna array or a first portion thereof to transmit the system beam using a first one of the polarization modes and control the antenna array or a second portion thereof to receive reflections of the system beam using a second one of the polarization modes.

    CALIBRATION PROCESS FOR VEHICULAR RADAR SENSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240159866A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US18505436

    申请日:2023-11-09

    IPC分类号: G01S7/40

    摘要: A method for calibrating a radar system includes disposing the radar sensor at a vehicle and disposing an object at a first location relative to the vehicle. Using sensor data captured by the radar sensor with the object at the first location, a first location of the object relative to the radar sensor is determined. The object is moved along an intended principal axis of sensing for the radar sensor from the first location to a second location. Using sensor data captured by the radar sensor with the object at the second location, a second location of the object relative to the radar sensor is determined. Using the first determined location of the object and the second determined location of the object, a misalignment of the radar sensor is determined. The radar system is calibrated based at least in part on the misalignment.

    Radar apparatus and radar method
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11940524B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17952824

    申请日:2022-09-26

    IPC分类号: G01S13/34 G01S7/40 G01S13/02

    摘要: A radar device includes radar transmission and receiving circuits. The radar transmission circuit transmits one or more transmission signals, each having a transmission period Tr. The radar receiving circuit receives one or more reflected signals in which the transmission signals are reflected by an object and estimates a direction of the object based on the reflected signals. The radar transmission circuit includes Nt transmission antennas. A control circuit sets a transmission gap period between a first and second periods, with the transmission gap period being a period during which the transmission signals are not transmitted. The first period is equal to an integral multiple of a period Np, the period Np is equal to or more than Nt times the transmission period Tr, and the second period is set after the first period and is equal to an integral multiple of the period Np.