Patent classifications
G01S13/003
Proximity detection by multiple WLAN link tracking
Embodiments of a STA configured for proximity detection by multiple WLAN link tracking are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the STA performs WLAN sensing using two or more WLAN links with one or more other STAs to track a channel state of each link and performs motion detection based on the tracked channel state of each WLAN link to detect motion in any of the WLAN links. If motion is detected in at least some of the WLAN links, the STA may perform proximity detection to indicate proximity by combining results of the WLAN sensing for each link to determine whether the motion is proximate to the STA or proximate to one of the other STAs.
FMCW radar with interfering signal suppression in the time domain
A method is described below which can be used in a radar system. According to one example implementation, the method comprises providing a digital baseband signal using a radar receiver. The baseband signal comprises a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is assigned to a chirp of an emitted chirp sequence and each segment comprises a specific number of samples. For each signal sequence of n samples of the segments, where n in each case denotes a specific sample position within the respective segment, the method comprises the following: detecting interference-affected samples of the signal sequence; splitting the signal sequence into two or more sub-band signal sequences, wherein each sub-band signal sequence is assigned in each case to a frequency sub-band; replacing interference-affected samples in the two or more sub-band signal sequences in each case with a value which is based on adjacent samples in order to obtain corrected sub-band signal sequences; and determining a corrected signal sequence of n samples of the segments based on the corrected sub-band signal sequences.
Switching between object detection and data transfer with a vehicle radar
In one embodiment, a method includes determining an operational status of a vehicle including a radar antenna. The operational status is related to autonomous-driving operations of the vehicle in an environment. The method includes determining an expected amount of signaling resources associated with the radar antenna to be utilized by the vehicle while the vehicle performs the autonomous-driving operations, based at least on the operational status of the vehicle and the environment. The method includes determining to switch one or more of the signaling resources associated with the radar antenna from a first mode to a second mode based on the expected amount of signaling resources to be utilized by the radar antenna while the vehicle performs the autonomous-driving operations. The method includes causing the one or more of the signaling resources associated with the radar antenna to switch from the first mode to the second mode.
RADAR SYSTEM TO TRACK LOW FLYING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND OBJECTS
A radar system for tracking UAVs and other low flying objects utilizing wireless networking equipment is provided. The system is implemented as a distributed low altitude radar system where transmitting antennas are coupled with the wireless networking equipment to radiate signals in a skyward direction. A receiving antenna or array receives signals radiated from the transmitting antenna, and in particular, signals or echoes reflected from the object in the skyward detection region. One or more processing components is electronically coupled with the wireless networking equipment and receiving antenna to receive and manipulate signal information to provide recognition of and track low flying objects and their movement within the coverage region. The system may provide detection of objects throughout a plurality of regions by networking regional nodes, and aggregating the information to detect and track UAVs and other low flying objects as they move within the detection regions.
Radar node with full azimuthal coverage, and associated surveillance methods
A pair of radar nodes, each with full azimuthal coverage, cooperate to identify the position of an object without explicit measurements of the object's azimuthal coordinate. A first radar node, operating within a first azimuth field of view (FOV), measures a first elevation angle and a first slant range of the object. A second radar node, operating within a second azimuth FOV, measures a second elevation angle and a second slant range of the object. The second radar node transmits the data to the first radar node, which identifies, based on the first and second azimuth FOVs, an object half space within which the object is located. The first radar node then calculates the position of the object without an ambiguous solution. Alternatively, the first radar uses the first and second azimuth FOVs to identify and reject the ambiguous solution.
Radar
A radar including an interface configured to receive a frequency estimation output and a synchronization signal correlation output from a radio communication device; and a processing block configured to use the received frequency estimation output and synchronization signal correlation output for velocity and range estimation.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING UNDERGROUND TARGETS
A method and a system for locating underground targets by using radar signals emitted from a radar transmitter coupled to a transmitter antenna, and echoed signals collected from a target by a radar receiver coupled to a transmitter antenna. The radar signals are collected via the receiver antenna which translates above ground along a closed course in cooperation with the transmitter antenna. The radar signals are processed in correlation with time and with a respective momentaneous location of the receiver antenna and the location of the transmitter antenna. The transmitter antenna is disposed on a land borne platform and the receiver antenna is disposed on the same land borne platform or on another land borne platform or on an airborne platform. The land borne platform and the airborne platform are selected as a mobile platform, a driver guided platform, a remotely guided platform, or an autonomously guided platform.
SENSOR AND ESTIMATING METHOD
A sensor includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, circuitry, and a memory. The transmit antenna includes N transmit antenna elements each transmitting a transmit signal. The receive antenna includes M receive antenna elements each receiving N receive signals including reflection signals reflected by an organism. The circuitry extracts a second matrix corresponding to a predetermined frequency range from an N×M first matrix representing propagation characteristics between each transmit antenna element and each receive antenna element calculated from the receive signals. The circuitry estimates the position of the organism by using the second matrix, and calculates a radar cross-section value with respect to the organism, based on the estimated position and the positions of the transmit antenna and the receive antenna. The circuitry then estimates the posture of the organism by using the calculated radar cross-section value and information indicating associations between radar cross-section values and postures of the organism.
RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATION
A system and bent-pipe transponder component for determining a location of an individual or object in three dimensional space. The system includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless electromagnetic signal at a first frequency and at least one transponder that is configured to responsively emit a second wireless electromagnetic signal having a second frequency that is frequency-shifted from the first frequency. An included receiver detecting the first and second wireless electromagnetic signals is configured to provide an output of location information for the at least one transponder. A bent-pipe transponder component may include a receiving antenna, an emitting antenna, and a frequency shift stage comprising an oscillator and a first mixer, with the frequency stage mixing a received first wireless electromagnetic signal with the output of the oscillator via the first mixer to produce the emitted second wireless electromagnetic signal.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SENSING IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM
In a wireless local area network (LAN) system, a sensing session comprises a first burst and a second burst, wherein, in the first burst, a transmitting STA may transmit a first sounding signal to a first receiving STA and a second receiving STA. In the first burst, the transmitting STA may receive, from the first receiving STA, a first feedback frame comprising first channel information between the transmitting STA and the first receiving STA, and, from the second receiving STA, a second feedback frame comprising channel information between the transmitting STA and the second receiving STA. In the second burst, the transmitting STA may receive a second sounding signal from the first receiving STA. In the second burst, the transmitting STA may receive, from the second receiving STA, a third feedback frame comprising channel information between the first receiving STA and the second receiving STA.