A target detection method, a system, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining a scattering point set by using a radar sensor, where the scattering point set includes a plurality of scattering points; grouping the plurality of scattering points into at least one area based on characteristic information of the scattering points; and for a scattering point in each area, performing target detection on the scattering point in the area based on a detection parameter corresponding to the area, where detection parameters are individually set for different areas separately. The present disclosure can be used to effectively distinguish between a stationary object and a moving object, improve accuracy of target detection, and improve efficiency of target detection.

Described are a system and technique to mitigate the impacts of clutter in a radar system. The system and technique require only linear co-polarized measurements can be incorporated into the standard radar signal processing chain without slowing down radar performance.

Provided is an electronic device comprising a controller configured to control so that a first mode in which the number of antennas used for transmitting a transmission wave and receiving a reflected wave is a first predetermined number and a second mode in which the number of antennas used for transmitting a transmission wave and receiving a reflected wave is a second predetermined number that is larger than the first predetermined number can be switched. The controller controls to switch to the second mode when the object is detected within a predetermined distance in the first mode.

A two-stage technique for compressing radar data is disclosed in which, in the first stage, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) compression is conducted using a median calculated from at least one dimension of radar data, which is then used to determine filtering threshold values for all dimensions of the radar data. The radar data is then compressed by filtering the radar data based on the filtering threshold values. In the second stage, peak detection is then performed on the compressed data to identify detected objects (targets). These and other embodiments are described herein.

Radar front end devices are provided with data processing and communication architectures that support a daisy-chain configuration. In an illustrative radar system embodiment, each front end device in a set of multiple front end devices includes: processing logic and interface logic. The processing logic is configurable to derive range and velocity data from radar return data. The interface logic is configurable to combine the range and velocity data from the processing logic with range and velocity data from any upstream front end devices in said set and to send the combined range and velocity data to a downstream destination.

An electronic device includes a controller that performs control to enable switching between a first band mode such that a transmission wave is in a first band and a second band mode such that the transmission wave is in a second band broader than the first band. The controller performs control to switch to the second band mode when an object is detected within a predetermined distance in the first band mode.

According to some aspects of the disclosure, techniques for compression techniques for the radar data that can be used in real-time applications for automated or self-driving vehicles. One or more compression techniques can be selected and/or configured based on information regarding operational conditions provided by a central (vehicle) computer. Operational conditions can include environmental data (e.g., weather, traffic), processing capabilities, mode of operation, and more. Compression techniques can facilitate transport of compressed radar data from a radar sensor to the central computer for processing of the radar data for object detection, identification, positioning, etc.

An electronic apparatus includes a controller configured to control switching between a first mode in which radiation of transmission waves is directed in a first direction and a second mode in which radiation of transmission waves is directed in a second direction downward from the first direction. When a predetermined status is detected in the first mode, the controller performs control to switch to the second mode.

A device comprising circuitry configured to: obtain radar signal measurements simultaneously acquired by two or more radar sensors having overlapping fields of view, derive range information of one or more potential targets from samples of radar signal measurements of said two or more radar sensors acquired at the same time or during the same time interval, the range information of a single sample representing a ring segment of potential positions of a potential target at a particular range from the respective radar sensor in its field of view, determine intersection points of ring segments of the derived range information, determine a region of the scene having one of the highest densities of intersection points, select a ring segment per sensor that goes through the selected region, and determine the most likely target position of the potential target from the derived range information of the selected ring segments.

A radar system may include a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller. The controller may calculate a received beam response spectrum based on the received reflected radar signal, detect a first maximum value of the received beam response spectrum, identify an angle corresponding to the first maximum value as a first target angle, obtain a threshold envelope based on the first maximum value and the first target angle, detect a second maximum value in a portion of the received beam response spectrum being greater than the threshold envelope, identify an angle corresponding to the second maximum value as a second target angle, and output the first target angle as the angle of arrival of the reflected radar signal from the first target and the second target angle as the angle of arrival of the reflected radar signal from the second target.