G01S7/2925

FREQUENCY COMPENSATION FOR CLUTTER FILTER BIAS TO RADAR DATA

A method and system for removing ground clutter data from time series radar data are provided. The method comprises receiving the time series radar data, applying a clutter filter to the time series radar data to generate a filtered time series radar data, applying a discrete Fourier transform to the filtered time series radar data to generate a filtered frequency domain data, determining a filter bias for one or more filter biased frequency domain frequencies of the filtered frequency domain data based on a frequency response of the clutter filter, and correcting the filtered frequency domain data by adding the filter bias to the filtered frequency domain data at the one or more filter biased frequency domain frequencies to generate a filtered and bias corrected frequency domain data.

Fast Spatial Search Using Phased Array Antennas
20200412424 · 2020-12-31 · ·

Systems and methods for rapidly finding detectable signals within the field-of-view of a phased array antenna. The transmit beam pattern is modified over time to increase signal spatial search performance over typical time-delay steering by producing a coarse-to-fine angular beam pattern with a tree-based approach to signal detection. A tree-based beam search is employed to select a beam having a narrower beamwidth for transmission at an angle from boresight that lies in an angular space where a signal has been previously detected.

RADAR, SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

A radar includes a transmitter that generates a first signal that is a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal and radiates the generated first signal to an outside, a receiver that receives a second signal based on the first signal and generates a baseband signal of the second signal, a signal processor that extracts a target frequency signal from the baseband signal, and a signal converter that outputs the target frequency signal that is controlled as a digital signal, and wherein the signal processor includes a high pass filter connected to the receiver, that receives the baseband signal, and attenuates a low frequency signal present in the received baseband signal, based on a first cutoff frequency, an amplifier that amplifies the attenuated baseband signal, and a signal controller that removes a direct current component of the amplified baseband signal, based on a second cutoff frequency.

METHODS, CIRCUITS, AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION DETECTION, DOPPLER SHIFT DETECTION, AND POSITIONING BY SELF-ENVELOPE MODULATION
20200341133 · 2020-10-29 · ·

Methods and apparatus for detecting motion of an object in an environment, the method including transmitting a first wireless signal related to a transmission signal and receiving a second wireless signal related to an incoming signal, wherein the second wireless signal is a reflected first wireless signal from the object, obtaining a modulation signal related to a combination of the transmission and incoming signals, wherein the modulation signal contains a Doppler shift caused by the motion of the object, extracting a signal envelope varied by the Doppler shift from the modulation signal, and determining whether motion of the object is detected in accordance with the signal envelope.

STEPPED FREQUENCY RADAR SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE RF UNITS
20200191932 · 2020-06-18 ·

A stepped frequency radar system is disclosed. The stepped frequency radar system includes a two-dimensional array of radio frequency (RF) units, wherein each RF unit is configured to implement stepped frequency scanning and includes at least one RF transmit antenna and a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, and a frequency controller configured to provide digital frequency control signals to the RF units in the two-dimensional array of RF units that cause at least two of the RF units to simultaneously perform stepped frequency scanning at two different frequencies.

METHODS FOR OPERATING STEPPED FREQUENCY RADAR SYSTEMS WITH FEEDBACK BASED STEP SIZE ZOOM
20200191944 · 2020-06-18 ·

A method for operating a stepped frequency radar system is disclosed. The method involves performing stepped frequency scanning across a first frequency range using frequency steps of a first step size, the stepped frequency scanning performed using at least one transmit antenna and a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, evaluating data generated from the stepped frequency scanning across the first frequency range, changing from the first step size to a second step size in response to the data evaluation, wherein the second step size is different from the first step size, and performing stepped frequency scanning across a second frequency range using the at least one transmit antenna and the two-dimensional array of receive antennas and using frequency steps of the second step size.

STEPPED FREQUENCY RADAR SYSTEMS WITH SPECTRAL AGILITY
20200191945 · 2020-06-18 ·

A stepped frequency radar system is disclosed. The system includes components for performing stepped frequency scanning across a frequency range using frequency steps of a step size, the stepped frequency scanning performed using at least one transmit antenna and a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, changing at least one of the step size and the frequency range, and performing stepped frequency scanning using the at least one transmit antenna and the two-dimensional array of receive antennas and using the changed at least one of the step size and the frequency range.

Method for recognizing a gesture and an electronic device thereof

To recognize a gesture and control a function in an electronic device, an operating method of an electronic device includes the operations of detecting a change of a Radio Frequency (RF) signal emitted into a body using an RF sensor, determining a gesture corresponding to the RF signal based on reference data corresponding to the gesture, and executing a function of the electronic device corresponding to the determined gesture.

Beacon and associated components for a ranging system

A beacon (110) for a ranging system includes an electronic scanned array (ESA) antenna and a transceiver. The ESA antenna is configured to emit a separate radio frequency (RF) phased-array narrow beam (140) for each of a plurality of segments of an arc, and receive from an end user node (130) a response signal based on at least one of the RF phased-array narrow beam (140). Each segment of the arc is scanned at a specified time interval. The transceiver is configured to transmit a pulsed signal via the RF phased-array narrow beam (140), and receive the response signal.

Apparatus for processing signals of radar and method for processing signals thereof
10613196 · 2020-04-07 · ·

The present embodiments relate to a radar signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method thereof in which an additional beamforming is performed by reflecting an angle of a target that is positioned in front of the vehicle or by reflecting a surrounding clutter situation thereof in order to thereby improve the performance of detecting the target in front of the vehicle. According to an embodiment, a radar signal processing apparatus may include: a transmitting unit configured to transmit radar signals forward from the vehicle; a receiving unit configured to receive reflected signals among the radar signals transmitted by the transmitting unit; and a signal processing unit configured to extract a target in front of the vehicle based on the signals received by the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit receives the radar signals by using an antenna array including a plurality of receiving antennas, the signal processing unit integrates the signals received by the plurality of receiving antennas to perform the beamforming for obtaining a desired gain, and, if there is no target in the formed beams, determines the angle of the target in front of the vehicle in order to thereby perform the additional beamforming to match the determined target angle.