An autonomous system with no Customer Network Investment is described, wherein the system is configurable to operate on in a band in addition to the LTE band. Such system allows the definition of hybrid operations to accommodate the positioning reference signals (PRS) of LTE and already existing reference signals. The system can operate with PRS, with other reference signals such as cell-specific reference signals (CRS), or with both signal types. As such, the system provides the advantage of allowing network operator(s) to dynamically choose between modes of operation depending on circumstances, such as network throughput and compatibility. The system further enables information collected at a network device to be processed at a locate server without involving any processing at the network device.

A platform operates in an environment with other platforms using active sensing. The platform includes an active sensing system configured to provide a point cloud associated with the environment. The point cloud is used to navigate the platform. The active sensing system includes a transmitter configured to provide pulses of electromagnetic energy in a light band or a radar band or sonic energy and a receiver configured to receive returns associated with the pulses striking one or more targets in the environment. The transmitter is configured to impose a code onto the pulses, and the receiver is configured to detect the code to determine when the pulses of light where transmitted or to determine a source of the pulses.

A method of tracking objects using a radar, includes sending a beamcode to at least one radar antenna to set a predetermined direction, using samples from a random distribution of at least one of a phase or an amplitude to generate a tracking signal pulse train, transmitting the pulse train from the at least one antenna within a pulse time window, receiving return signals from objects at the at least one antenna, and using the return signals to gather data to track the objects. A radar system has at least one radar antenna to transmit a tracking signal, a memory to store a set of random distributions, a controller connected to at least one radar antenna and the memory, the controller to execute instructions to determine which random distribution to use, generate a pulse train using the random distribution, transmit the pulse train to the at least one radar antenna as the tracking signal, and gather measurement data about objects returning signals from the tracking signal.

An autonomous system with no Customer Network Investment is described, wherein the system is configurable to operate on in a band in addition to the LTE band. Such system allows the definition of hybrid operations to accommodate the positioning reference signals (PRS) of LTE and already existing reference signals. The system can operate with PRS, with other reference signals such as cell-specific reference signals (CRS), or with both signal types. As such, the system provides the advantage of allowing network operator(s) to dynamically choose between modes of operation depending on circumstances, such as network throughput and compatibility. The system further enables information collected at a network device to be processed at a locate server without involving any processing at the network device.

A controller for a FMCW radar system configured to: provide for emission by the FMCW radar system of a plurality of consecutive frequency modulated detection signals for detection and ranging, each of the frequency modulated detection signals varying between an initial frequency and a final frequency over a period of time extending from a start time to an end time; wherein at least one of said consecutive frequency modulated detection signals is provided with an offset to one or more of; the start time of the detection signal relative to a predetermined start time schedule; the end time of the detection signal relative to a predetermined end time schedule; the initial frequency of the detection signal relative to a predetermined initial frequency schedule; and the final frequency of the detection signal relative to a predetermined final frequency schedule;
the offset based on a random value.

A method for a radar system includes transmitting, by a transmit channel of the radar system, a frame comprising first, second, and third chirps. Each chirp has a chirp start frequency, and the chirp start frequency of the transmitted chirps is dithered. The method also includes receiving, by a receive channel of the radar system, a frame of reflected chirps based on the transmitted frame, and generating a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal.

A method for a Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI) processing includes receiving data derived from reflected signals of a steerable-beam antenna and processing the received data in a deep learning machine architecture.

A method of tracking objects using a radar, includes sending a beamcode to at least one radar antenna to set a predetermined direction, using samples from a random distribution of at least one of a phase or an amplitude to generate a tracking signal pulse train, transmitting the pulse train from the at least one antenna within a pulse time window, receiving return signals from objects at the at least one antenna, and using the return signals to gather data to track the objects. A radar system has at least one radar antenna to transmit a tracking signal, a memory to store a set of random distributions, a controller connected to at least one radar antenna and the memory, the controller to execute instructions to determine which random distribution to use, generate a pulse train using the random distribution, transmit the pulse train to the at least one radar antenna as the tracking signal, and gather measurement data about objects returning signals from the tracking signal.

An autonomous system with no Customer Network Investment is described, wherein the system is configurable to operate on in a band in addition to the LTE band. Such system allows the definition of hybrid operations to accommodate the positioning reference signals (PRS) of LTE and already existing reference signals. The system can operate with PRS, with other reference signals such as cell-specific reference signals (CRS), or with both signal types. As such, the system provides the advantage of allowing network operator(s) to dynamically choose between modes of operation depending on circumstances, such as network throughput and compatibility. The system further enables information collected at a network device to be processed at a locate server without involving any processing at the network device.

Target detection units respectively performing detection processing of targets which are different in spatial extent from each other on the basis of a detection result of amplitude or power by a detection unit are provided, and at least one determination processing unit is configured to determine presence or absence of targets from a result of the detection processing of targets by the target detection units. As a result of this configuration, it is possible to detect a target even when it has a spatial extent.