An object sensor test system includes a sensor and a test bench. The sensor includes a receiver configured to receive a simulated optical signal and a processing chain that includes a plurality of processing components configured to process at least one measurement signal generated in response to the simulated optical signal to generate processed test data. The sensor also includes a test interface configured to receive a control signal, and selectively extract processed test data at a selected output of the processing chain based on the control signal. The test bench is configured to transmit the control signal to the test interface, receive the processed test data from the sensor, compare the received processed test data with expected data to generate a comparison result, and determine that a segment of the processing chain is operating normally or abnormally based on the comparison result.

A signal processing device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of signal processing units and a pseudo signal generating unit. The plurality of signal processing units are provided in a plurality of reception antennas which receive reflection signals of a transmission signal reflected on an object, and perform signal processing in parallel on beat signals which are generated based on the transmission signal and the reflections signals. The pseudo signal generating unit generates a pseudo signal imitating the beat signal, and inputs the pseudo signal as a target of the signal processing into the plurality of signal processing units in parallel.

An interference signal detection method, apparatus, integrated circuit, radio device and terminal are disclosed, wherein, the method includes: transmitting a target signal based on a radar, receiving N frames of echo signals, obtaining N pieces of 2D FFT plane information according to the N frames of echo signals, wherein any piece of 2D FFT plane information includes power information corresponding to a range and a velocity, and detecting whether an echo signal is interfered according to accumulated power information corresponding to the range gate in the piece of 2D FFT plane information. In this way, the interference is characterized by the accumulated power information, which has good robustness and simple operations, and can achieve low power consumption of the radar system.

An object sensor test system includes a sensor and a test bench. The sensor includes a test interface configured to receive test data and at least one control signal, selectively inject the test data into a selected input of a processing chain based on the at least one control signal, and selectively extract processed test data at a selected output of the processing chain based on the at least one control signal. The test bench is configured to transmit the test data and the at least one control signal to the test interface, receive the processed test data from the sensor, compare the received processed test data with expected data to generate a comparison result, and determine that a segment of the processing chain is operating normally or abnormally based on the comparison result.

A circuit is described herein. In accordance with one embodiment the circuit includes two or more RF channels, wherein each channel includes an input node, a phase shifter and an output node. Each channel is configured to receive an RF oscillator signal at the input node and to provide an RF output signal at the output node. The circuit further includes an RF combiner circuit that is coupled with the outputs of the RF channels and configured to generate a combined signal representing a combination of the RF output signals, and a monitor circuit that includes a mixer and is configured to receive and down-convert the combined signal using an RF reference signal. Thus a mixer output signal is generated that depends on the phases of the RF output signals.

An example radar device includes an antenna system, a transmitter having an input, and an output coupled to an input of the antenna system, the transmitter having modulation circuitry to provide frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signals for transmission by the antenna system; a receive signal processing chain; and a digital front-end. The receive signal processing chain includes an input coupled to an output of the antenna system, and is configured to receive radar reflection signals, process the radar reflected signals to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) baseband signal, and digitize the IF baseband signal to generate digital samples of the IF baseband signal. The digital front-end has an input to receive the digital samples of the IF baseband signal and to phase-shift the digital samples in response to a calibration signal.

The present invention relates to a security surveillance microwave sensor having a reduced false report rate by means of biological signal detection, which monitors and determines a malfunction state or a false alarm generated by environmental factors by detecting humans, animals or objects approaching within a predetermined distance using a microwave signal. The present invention may extend the monitoring distance of security surveillance, set an IF frequency band disturbed by a human body, amplify the IF frequency or use a change in the voltage level to extend the monitoring distance, manage a monitoring state by double-checking transmission and reception of security signals, and reduce the false report rate by distinguishing the false alarms or the malfunction state of the sensor.

In an embodiment, a method for testing a millimeter-wave radar module includes: providing power to the millimeter-wave radar module; performing a plurality of tests indicative of a performance level of the millimeter-wave radar module; comparing respective results from the plurality of tests with corresponding test limits; and generating a flag when a result from a test of the plurality of test is outside the corresponding test limits, where performing the plurality of tests includes: transmitting a signal with a transmitting antenna coupled to a millimeter-wave radar sensor, modulating the transmitted signal with a test signal, and capturing first data from a first receiving antenna using an analog-to-digital converter of the millimeter-wave radar sensor, where generating the flag includes generating the flag based on the captured first data.

A radar stimulation system generates an intermediate-frequency (IF) radar return waveform for a radar receiver of a radar system under test (RUT) by applying down-conversion processing to a transmit IF pulse signal of the RUT to generate a transmit-side baseband I-Q signal having I-Q phasor signal samples with in-phase and quadrature components. I-Q convolutional processing is applied to the transmit-side baseband I-Q signal and synthesized net resultant vector (NRV) range traces to produce a return-side baseband I-Q signal, the synthesized net resultant vector (NRV) range traces representing a predetermined simulated radar scene, the convolutional processing including range-bin multiplexing of I-Q samples of the NRV range traces and I-Q finite-impulse-response (FIR) filtering using the I-Q phasor signal samples as filter coefficients. Up-conversion processing is applied to the return-side baseband I-Q signal to produce the synthesized IF radar return waveform.