G01S7/4013

Methods and Systems for Vehicle Radar Coordination and Interference Reduction
20220128649 · 2022-04-28 ·

A method is provided that includes a vehicle receiving data from an external computing device indicative of at least one other vehicle in an environment of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a sensor configured to detect the environment of the vehicle. The at least one other vehicle may include at least one sensor. The method also includes determining a likelihood of interference between the at least one sensor of the at least one other vehicle the sensor of the vehicle. The method also includes initiating an adjustment of the sensor to reduce the likelihood of interference between the sensor of the vehicle and the at least one sensor of the at least one other vehicle responsive to the determination.

Pulse generating device and output adjustment method thereof

A pulse generating device of an in-vehicle radar configured to output a high frequency pulse including a main lobe and a side lobe includes a high frequency oscillator that generates a carrier wave of a predetermined frequency, an output variable device that adjusts an output of the high frequency oscillator, a power measuring unit that measures the output of the high frequency oscillator, a temperature measuring unit that measures an ambient temperature, a baseband pulse generating unit that generates a signal of a pulse shape, and a modulator that modulates the output of the high frequency oscillator with the signal of the pulse shape, and, when the ambient temperature is a first threshold value or less, the output or the pulse shape is adjusted so that the side lobe is a predetermined output or less.

SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME INTEFERENCE DETECTION
20220018933 · 2022-01-20 ·

Signal processing circuitry includes at least one processor configured to obtain a digitized radar signal, and further configured, for one or more iterations, to: determine a first power of at least one first signal sample of the radar signal; determine a second power of at least one second signal sample of the radar signal, the at least one second signal sample being subsequent in time to the at least one first signal sample; and determine a difference value between the second power and the first power. The at least one processor further configured to detecting a burst interference signal occurring within the radar signal based on the one or more difference values from the one or more iterations.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELEASING SECURITY OF VEHICLE
20220017098 · 2022-01-20 · ·

A vehicle security method includes: acquiring an input signal from a sensor unit equipped in a vehicle; setting a detection mode to a heart rate detection mode, in response to a security release operation being started, setting a radar sensor of the sensor unit to detect a target, and detecting heart rate information on the target; determining whether the heart rate information matches pre-stored heart rate information; setting the detection mode to a general detection mode, in response to the heart rate information matching the pre-stored heart rate information, measuring a distance, an azimuth, and/or an elevation angle between the vehicle and the target, and detecting body shape information of the target; determining whether the body shape information matches pre-stored body shape information; and releasing a security of a security device, in response to the body shape information matching the pre-stored body shape information.

RADAR POWER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS
20220011425 · 2022-01-13 ·

A radar power control method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: emitting a first detection signal at a target emission angle; obtaining a reflectivity of a first detection point of the first detection signal if signal power of an echo signal of the first detection signal is less than a preset power threshold, where the first detection point is a point on a surface of a detected object in a direction of the target emission angle; and increasing emission power corresponding to the target emission angle if the reflectivity of the first detection point is greater than a preset first threshold. The solution helps consider both power consumption and a detection distance of a radar.

Multi-direction phased array calibration

A radar reflector is positioned at a predetermined angle and distance from a device to be tested. The device to be tested includes at least one of a transmit phased array antenna and a receive phased array antenna. At least two antenna elements of the at least one of a transmit phased array antenna and a receive phased array antenna are activated to carry out one of transmitting and receiving. A plurality of phase control settings are cycled through to determine an optimum phase control setting for the predetermined angle.

Electronic devices with non-static object detection

An electronic device may include a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) sensor disposed along a radio-frequency transmission line between a signal generator and an antenna. The VSWR sensor may gather VSWR measurements from radio-frequency signals transmitted by the signal generator over the transmission line. Control circuitry may identify a variation in the VSWR measurements over time and may compare the variation to a threshold value to determine whether an external object in the vicinity of the antenna is animate or inanimate. The control circuitry may reduce the maximum transmit power level of the antenna when the external object is animate and may maintain or increase the maximum transmit power level when the external object is inanimate. This may serve to maximize the wireless performance of the electronic device while also ensuring that the device complies with regulatory limits on radio-frequency energy exposure.

System and method for distributed dual-function radar-communication

A system for distributed dual-function radar-communication comprises a plurality of dual-function radar transmitters positioned within a region of interest, each configured to transmit at least one radar waveform, with each transmitter for having a minimum transmit power, a maximum transmit power, and a working transmit power, a plurality of radar receivers positioned within the region of interest, each configured to receive the radar waveforms, at least one controller communicatively connected to at least one connected transmitter of the plurality of dual-function radar transmitters, configured to calculate a vector of transmit power values for the plurality of dual-function radar transmitters. A method of transmitting a radar waveform is also disclosed.

Field monitoring of analog signals in a radar system

A FMCW radar system with a built-in self-test (BIST) system for monitoring includes a receiver, a transmitter, and a frequency synthesizer. A FMCW chirp timing engine controls timing of operations at least one radar component. The BIST system includes at least one switchable coupling for coupling a first plurality of different analog signals including from a first plurality of selected nodes in the receiver or transmitter that are all coupled to a second number of monitor analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The second number is less than (<) the first plurality of different analog signals. The BIST system includes a monitor timing engine and controller operating synchronously with the chirp timing engine, that includes a software configurable monitoring architecture for generating control signals including for selecting using the switchable coupling which analog signal to forward to the monitor ADC and when the monitor ADC samples the analog signals.

POWER CONTROL FOR WIRELESS SENSING
20230350017 · 2023-11-02 ·

A user equipment (UE) and base station may be configured to implement power control for wireless sensing. In some aspects, the UE may connect to a base station via a radio access technology (RAT), receive sensing information including a power level selected by the base station to limit interference during a wireless sensing event using the RAT, and perform the wireless sensing event based on the power level via the RAT.