G01S2013/462

RADAR DEVICE AND RADAR METHOD
20230228846 · 2023-07-20 ·

A radar device. The radar device includes a transceiver apparatus that comprises at least three transmit antennas and at least three receive antennas or comprises at least two transmit antennas and at least two receive antennas having two-dimensional beam forming, wherein the transceiver apparatus is configured to emit radar radiation using the transmit antennas, to receive radar radiation using the receive antennas, and to generate radar data on the basis of the received radar radiation. The radar device further comprises an evaluation apparatus that is configured to establish whether radar radiation has propagated between the transceiver apparatus and the at least one target either directly or at least partly by way of at least one reflection by evaluating the radar data using a multitarget angle estimation model, wherein the multitarget angle estimation model takes the propagation of radar radiation along at least four paths into consideration.

Systems and methods for RFID tag locating using constructive interference
11543512 · 2023-01-03 · ·

A system and method for locating radio-frequency identification tags within a predetermined area. The method can incorporate sub-threshold superposition response mapping techniques, alone, or in combination with other methods for locating radio-frequency identification tags such as but not limited to time differential on arrival (TDOA), frequency domain phase difference on arrival (FD-PDOA), and radio signal strength indication (RSSI). The system can include a plurality of antennas dispersed in a predefined area; one or more radio-frequency identification tags; a radio-frequency transceiver in communication with said antennas; a phase modulator coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver; and a system controller in communication with said transceiver and said phase modulator. Calibration techniques can be employed to map constructive interference zones for improved accuracy.

Method for Estimating Height of Object
20220404493 · 2022-12-22 ·

The present disclosure describes systems and techniques for estimating a height of an object by processing wave signals transmitted from a detection device to the object and reflected by the object. In aspects, a detection device transmits wave signals, which propagate via a direct path and an indirect path via reflection over a reflecting surface, to be reflected by the object. Operations include measuring wave signals reflected by the object and generating measurement vectors and producing a spectrum of an estimated elevation angle of the object over the range. Further, the operations include estimating the height of the object from the spectrum. The length of the window can be determined by estimating the range interval covered by a full phase cycle of a phase difference between the direct path and the indirect path from a current value of the range and a current estimate of the height of the object.

PEER-TO-PEER SENSING ASSISTED BY RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES
20220400462 · 2022-12-15 ·

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. In some aspects, the apparatus may be a user equipment (UE) or a component thereof; however, in some other aspects, the apparatus may be a base station or a component thereof. The apparatus may be configured as a wireless node that configures an intermediary apparatus to reflect signals for the wireless node and another wireless node. The apparatus may be further configured to communicate a set of sensing signals with the other wireless node using the intermediary apparatus. The apparatus may be further configured to sense an object based on a set of measurements associated with the set of sensing signals.

Time / angle of arrival measurement using narrowband signals

A measurement method performed at a receiving device involves sequentially receiving RF signals, each comprising a different set of at least first and second tones at differing frequencies. Complex gain responses (CGRs) for each of the first and second tones of each of the RF signals are measured. A phase offset is determined between: i) a phase of the CGR of the second tone of a first RF signal, and ii) a phase of the CGR of the first tone of a second RF signal. A coherent channel frequency (CCF) response of the second tone of the second RF signal is computed by adjusting a phase of the CGR of the second tone of the first RF signal by the phase offset. A processor executes a signal paths calculation algorithm using the CCF response of the second tone of the second RF signal to determine an angle or time of arrival of the first RF signal.

OBJECT POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM
20220377696 · 2022-11-24 · ·

An object position-measuring device, a method thereof, and a system thereof are proposed. The object position-measuring device, method thereof, and system thereof are for measuring a position of an object by using a plurality of wireless signals indoors. In the object position-measuring device, method thereof, and system thereof, respective distances from the position-measuring device and first and second wireless communication devices to the object are calculated by using respective travel times of the wireless signals respectively transmitted from the position-measuring device and the first and second wireless communication devices and the wireless signals received after being reflected from the object, whereby the position of the object is measured by using the calculated distances.

MULTIPATH CLASSIFICATION IN RADAR DETECTIONS

A method for classifying tracks in radar detections of a scene acquired by a stationary radar unit, comprises: acquiring radar detections of the scene using the static radar unit; feeding at least a portion of the radar detections into a tracker module for producing track-specific feature data indicating a specific track in the scene, feeding at least a portion of the radar detections into a scene model comprising information about scene-specific features aggregated over time, and information indicating areas in the scene with expected ghost target detections and areas with expected real target detections, wherein at least a subset of the scene-specific features is determined from the radar detections; classifying the specific track as belonging to a real target or to a ghost target by relating the specific track to a position in the scene model.

METHOD FOR RADAR-BASED MONITORING OF A REARWARD AREA
20230095698 · 2023-03-30 ·

A method for radar-based monitoring of a rearward area of a truck. The truck comprises a radar device and at least one semitrailer. The method comprises the steps of ascertaining various objects and their position using the radar device, determining an alignment of the trailer relative to the radar device, determining the objects that, based on their position, are concealed for the radar device as a result of the alignment of the semitrailer, and ascertaining, on the basis of the alignment of the semitrailer and an ascertained reflection of the radar waves on the semitrailer, the true position of the objects ascertained as concealed.

DETERMINATION OF POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF AN INTELLIGENT REFLECTING SURFACE

Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity determines a set of position estimates associated with a set of user equipments (UEs), obtains first measurement information associated with a set of signals as reflected off of a target intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), determines a position estimate of the target IRS based on the set of position estimates and the first measurement information, and determines an orientation, relative to a common orientation reference frame, of the target IRS based on the set of position estimates and at least the first measurement information.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID TAG LOCATING USING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE
20230130857 · 2023-04-27 · ·

A system and method for locating radio-frequency identification tags within a predetermined area. The method can incorporate sub-threshold superposition response mapping techniques, alone, or in combination with other methods for locating radio-frequency identification tags such as but not limited to time differential on arrival (TDOA), frequency domain phase difference on arrival (FD-PDOA), and radio signal strength indication (RSSI). The system can include a plurality of antennas dispersed in a predefined area; one or more radio-frequency identification tags; a radio-frequency transceiver in communication with said antennas; a phase modulator coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver; and a system controller in communication with said transceiver and said phase modulator. Calibration techniques can be employed to map constructive interference zones for improved accuracy.