Apparatus for determining a range to one or more targets are provided. In various embodiments, the apparatus comprises a field transceiver module and a computing node in communication with each other. The field transceiver module is configured to generate an electromagnetic probe carrier field; under the control of the computing node, phase-modulate the carrier probe field according to a time-periodic probe modulation waveform having a probe modulation phase that includes a probe modulation frequency and a probe modulation phase offset, thereby generating a modulated probe field; direct the modulated probe field at one or more targets and to receive a modulated reflected probe field from one or more targets; demodulate the modulated reflected probe field and generate a probe signal corresponding to the probe modulation waveform. The computing node is configured to generate a control signal corresponding to the probe modulation waveform; receive the probe signal from the field transceiver module; compute a product of the probe signal and a time periodic reference waveform having a reference phase that includes a reference frequency and a reference phase offset; compute an amplitude or a power of the product; determine one or more reference waveforms corresponding to extrema of the amplitude or the power of the product; and determine the range to the one or more targets based on the extrema of the amplitude or the power of the product.

The present application at least describes a non-transitory computer readable medium including program instructions that when executed by a processor effectuate a set of actions. The program instructions include causing a scan of a radio frequency spectrum to detect one or more radio signals transmitted within a pre-defined area. The program instructions also include causing a capture of a radio signal of interest from the one or more radio signals. The program instructions also include demodulating the radio signal of interest to determine coded sensor data carried thereon. The program instruction further include decoding the coded sensor data to determine a characteristic of the sensor data. The program instruction further include generating an alert based on the characteristic of the sensor data.

The apparatus includes: a radar circuit including a set of transmit antennas and a set of receive antennas; and a controller operably connected to the radar circuit, including a MAC controller and a configuration circuit, the controller configured to: in response to reporting a device capability including a maximum power and a power back off, identify a measurement configuration including a measurement gap, a set of parameters, and a sub-band structure; identify, based on the measurement configuration, a power control configuration for the radar circuit; and identify, based on a measurement report corresponding to the power control configuration, a power control mode including at least one of a normal mode, a low power mode, or an idle mode, wherein the radar circuit is configured to transmit a first signal at a transmit power that is determined based on the measurement report and the power control mode.

An object detection device includes: a transmission unit transmitting a first transmission wave; a reception unit receiving a first reception wave reflected by an object; a signal processing unit sampling a first processing target signal according to the first reception wave and acquiring a difference signal based on a difference between the first processing target signal for at least one sample at a certain detection timing, and the first processing target signal for a plurality of samples in at least one of first and second periods; a threshold setting unit setting a threshold as a comparison target with the value of the difference signal, based on variation in the values of the first processing target signal for the plurality of samples; and a detection unit detecting information about the object at the detection timing based on a comparison result between the value of the difference signal and the threshold.

Apparatus for determining a range to one or more targets are provided. In various embodiments, the apparatus comprises a field transceiver module and a computing node in communication with each other. The field transceiver module is configured to generate an electromagnetic probe carrier field; under the control of the computing node, phase-modulate the carrier probe field according to a time-periodic probe modulation waveform having a probe modulation phase that includes a probe modulation frequency and a probe modulation phase offset, thereby generating a modulated probe field; direct the modulated probe field at one or more targets and to receive a modulated reflected probe field from one or more targets; demodulate the modulated reflected probe field and generate a probe signal corresponding to the probe modulation waveform. The computing node is configured to generate a control signal corresponding to the probe modulation waveform; receive the probe signal from the field transceiver module; compute a product of the probe signal and a time periodic reference waveform having a reference phase that includes a reference frequency and a reference phase offset; compute an amplitude or a power of the product; determine one or more reference waveforms corresponding to extrema of the amplitude or the power of the product; and determine the range to the one or more targets based on the extrema of the amplitude or the power of the product.

Methods and systems for detecting and passively monitoring communication of an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. In an example method, a radio frequency spectrum is scanned to detect one or more radio signals transmitted within a pre-defined area. A modulated radio signal of interest from the one or more radio signals is determined. The radio signal of interest is associated with a drone. The radio signal of interest is captured. The radio signal of interest is demodulated to determine coded sensor data carried by the radio signal of interest. The sensor data is determined by the drone. The coded sensor data is decoded to determine a characteristic of the sensor data. An alert is generated based on the characteristic of the sensor data.

A moving object detector detects a moving object in a channel. The detection comprises the detector receiving a plurality of frames based on a transmitter transmitting a plurality of frames over a channel. One or more channel impulse responses (CIRs) of the channel is determined based on the received plurality of frames. The detector determines a CIR phase for each of the CIRs and a phase signal is formed based on a phase value of the CIR phase for each of the CIRs. The detector compares the phase signal with a target signal and detects the moving object in the channel based on the comparison.

This document describes techniques and systems directed at slow-time modulation for multiple radar channels. A set of transmit channels are modulated using code sequences to phase-modulate transmission signals. A second set of transmit channels are modulated using the same codes for phase modulation as well as using a frequency phase shift. Demodulation is achieved by multiplying received signals by the code sequences. Fast Fourier transforms (FFT) are applied to the received signals to generate a range-Doppler map for each receive channel. A non-coherent integration is performed on the range-Doppler maps to form a range-Doppler average map. The range-Doppler average map is shifted by the frequency phase shift, and the minimal of the range-Doppler average map and the shifted range-Doppler average map is retained. These techniques may reduce the impact of signal residue and increase angular resolution by enabling multiple transmit channels to be utilized.

Example embodiments described herein involve techniques for orthogonal Doppler coding for a radar system. An example method may involve causing, by a computing system coupled to a vehicle, a radar unit to transmit a plurality of radar signals into an environment of the vehicle using a two-dimensional (2D) transmission antenna array, wherein the radar unit is configured to use time division multiple access (TDMA) to isolate transmit channels along a horizontal direction of the 2D transmission antenna array and Doppler coding to isolate transmit channels along a vertical direction of the 2D transmission antenna array. The method may further involve receiving, by the computing system and from the radar unit, radar reflections corresponding to the plurality of radar signals, determining information representative of the environment based on the radar reflections, and providing control instructions to the vehicle based on the information representative of the environment.

A method is provided for facilitating radar detection robust to IQ imbalance. The method comprises the step of generating a radar signal in digital domain comprising a number of M periodic repetitions of a code sequence with a length Lc, multiplied with a progressive phase rotation

[00001]$e^{j.Math.\frac{\pi }{K}.Math.n},$

where Lc and M are integers, K is an integer or a non-integer, and n is a discrete integer variable. The method further comprises the step of generating a process input signal in digital domain from a reflection signal corresponding to the radar signal by multiplying the reflection signal with a progressive phase rotation

[00002]$e^{-j.Math.\frac{\pi }{K}.Math.n}.$

In this context, K is defined such that a ratio

[00003]$\frac{\mathrm{Lc}}{K}$

is a non-integer, and M is defined such that a ratio

[00004]$\frac{\mathrm{Lc}.Math.M}{K}$

is an integer.