An automotive radar using combinations of the techniques of alternating transmit-receive bursts of digitally frequency modulated millimeter wave carriers; sparse MIMO antenna arrays with sidelobe-suppressive coarse and fine beamforming; frequency hopping; range-walking-compensated Doppler analysis and successive, and subtractive target detection in signal strength order.

An array antenna includes a plurality of mechanically separate radiating panels arranged side-by-side, means for applying a shaping to the signals transmitted by the radiating elements of the panels and a device for managing the shaping of the signals, wherein the shaping coefficients correspond to a sum of at least: a shaping coefficient (W.sub.co) making it possible to orient the maximum gain of the antenna in a given direction, and at least the opposite of a shaping coefficient (W.sub.c) making it possible to orient the maximum gain of the antenna in the direction of a side lobe resulting from differences between the radiating panels of the array antenna. The method relates also to the associated transmission/reception method.

The image processing device 10A includes phase specifying means 11 for specifying a phase of a sample pixel from a plurality of SAR images, clustering means 12 for generating a plurality of clusters by clustering the sample pixels based on correlation of phases of a pair of the sample pixels in the SAR image, and phase statistic data calculation means 13 for calculating phase statistic data capable of grasping a phase statistic regarding the pixel for each of the clusters.

Exemplary aspects are directed to a radar-based detection circuit or system with signal reception circuitry to receive reflection signals in response to radar signals transmitted towards objects. The system may include logic/computer circuitry and a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) virtual array to enhance resolution or remove ambiguities otherwise present in processed reflection signals. The MIMO array may include sparse linear arrays, each being associated with a unique antenna-element spacing from among a set of unique co-prime antenna-element spacings.

In various examples, a radar system includes a logic circuit with an array for processing radar reflection signals. In a specific example, a method includes generating output data indicative of the reflection signals' amplitudes, and discerning angle-of-arrival information for the output data for the output data by correlating the output data with an iteratively-refined estimate of a sparse spectrum support vector (“support vector”). The approach may include: assessing at least one most probable spectrum support vector from among a plurality of most probable spectrum support vectors modeled as random values in a matrix drawn from a long-tail distribution that is controlled as a function of a scaling parameter; and update a set of parameters including a covariance estimate, the scaling parameter, and a noise variance parameter which is being associated with a measurement error for said at least one most probable spectrum support vector from a previous iteration.

An adaptive finite impulse response (FIR) filter for filtering an I/Q data stream having a sample period. The FIR filter comprises at least one sample-period tap delay configured to delay the I/Q data stream by an integer multiple of the sample period of the I/Q data stream, and at least one sub-sample-period tap delay configured to delay the I/Q data stream by a non-integer multiple of the sample period of the I/Q data stream. A set of adaptive weights is provided and configured to weight samples of the delayed I/Q data stream. An adder is responsive to the weighted samples and configured to combine the weighted samples of the delayed I/Q data streams to generate a filtered I/Q data stream.

A transmission control method includes steps for obtaining interference information of a first radar on a first frequency band, for example, through listening before transmission. The interference information represents a degree to which the first radar is interfered with on the first frequency band. Transmission duration of the first radar on the first frequency band is determined based on the interference information, where the interference information indicates either a difference between the transmission duration and an initial transmission duration of the first radar, or the transmission duration.

A radar device includes a radar transmitting circuit that transmits radar signals from a transmission array antenna, and a radar receiving circuit that receives returning wave signals, where the radar signals have been reflected at a target, from a receiving array antenna. One of the transmitting array antenna and the receiving array antenna includes multiple first antennas of which phase centers are laid out along a first axis direction. The other of the transmitting array antenna and the receiving array antenna includes multiple second antennas of which phase centers are laid out at a second spacing along a second axis direction that is different from the first axis direction. The multiple first antennas include multiple antennas of which the phase centers are laid out at a first spacing, and multiple antennas of which the phase centers are laid out at a third spacing that is different from the first spacing.

An illustrative example sensor device includes a transmitter and a receiver having at least one lobe and at least null. A cover near the transmitter and the receiver includes a surface facing toward the transmitter and the receiver. The surface is at an angle relative to the receiver to direct at least some radiation transmitted by the transmitter and reflected from the surface toward the at least one null of the receiver.

A radar system and method for maintaining radar performance of radar system in jammed environment are provided. The radar system has a main antenna arrangement for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves. Main antenna arrangement includes at least one main antenna element and at least one main electronics module for transmitting and/or receiving signals to/from at least one main antenna element. The system has auxiliary antenna arrangement for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves, auxiliary antenna arrangement includes at least one auxiliary antenna element and at least one auxiliary electronics module for transmitting and/or receiving signals to/from the at least one auxiliary antenna element. System has a controller connected to main antenna arrangement and to auxiliary antenna arrangement. Controller is configured to transmit first radar waveform from main antenna element, and transmit second radar waveform from auxiliary antenna element.