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Signal processing method for use with scanning radar
Assignee: Denso Ten Ltd
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Filing: 2002-03-15
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Granted: 2005-05-31
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Expires: 2022-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A method that can locate the center of a target even when the target is a large vehicle, and that, when a plurality of beams are reflected, determines whether the reflected beams are from the same target or not, wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from the target, peaks whose frequencies are substantially the same and whose reception levels are not smaller than a predetermined value are selected and, when a plurality of such peaks are selected, a center angle between the angles of the leftmost and rightmost peaks is obtained, and the thus obtained center angle is taken as an angle representing the target. Further, the plurality of peaks are paired up to detect a distance, relative velocity, and displacement length for each of reflecting points on the target, and when the differences in these values are all within respectively predetermined values, the plurality of peaks are determined as being peaks representing the same target.
Inventors
- 👤 Daisaku Ono
- 👤 Masayuki Kishida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-25 15:53
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/28; G01S7/285; G01S7/292; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/46; G01S13/48; G01S13/08; G01S13/32; G01S13/34; G01S13/345; G01S13/42; G01S13/88; G01S13/93; G01S13/931; G01S13/422; G01S13/50; G01S13/58; G01S13/583; G01S13/584; G01S2013/9318; G01S2013/93185; G01S2013/9319; G01S2013/932; G01S2013/9321; G01S2013/9325; G01S2013/9327; G01S2013/93271; G01S7/41; G01S7/411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, peaks whose frequencies are approximately the same and whose received signal amplitudes are not smaller than a predetermined value are selected and, when a plurality of such peaks are selected, a center angle between the angle of the leftmost peak and the angle of the rightmost peak is obtained, and said obtained center angle is taken as an angle representing said target.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, peaks whose frequencies are approximately the same and whose received signal amplitudes are not smaller than a predetermined value are selected and, when a plurality of such peaks are selected, a center angle between the angle of the leftmost peak and the angle of the rightmost peak is obtained, and said obtained center angle is taken as an angle representing said target.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the number of said selected peaks is two, the angle of a peak located within a predetermined angle range from the largest peak is obtained, and a center angle between the angle of said peak and the angle of said largest peak is obtained and is taken as the angle representing said target.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said center angle is taken as the angle representing said target, only when the difference between the received signal amplitude of said largest peak and the received signal amplitude of said peak located within said predetermined angle range from said largest peak is not greater than a predetermined value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 2 wherein, when the difference between the received signal amplitude of said largest peak and the received signal amplitude of said peak located within said predetermined angle range from said largest peak is greater than a predetermined value, the angle of said largest peak is taken as the angle representing said target.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when the number of said selected peaks is three or larger, said center angle is taken as the angle representing said target, only when the difference between the received signal amplitude of the largest peak of said three or more peaks and the received signal amplitude of each of the remaining peaks is not greater than a predetermined value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when the number of said selected peaks is three or larger, and when the difference between the received signal amplitude of the largest peak of said three or more peaks and the received signal amplitude of each of the remaining peaks is greater than a predetermined value, the angle of said largest peak is taken as the angle representing said target.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when the number of said selected peaks is three or larger, and when the difference between the received signal amplitude of the largest peak of said three or more peaks and the received signal amplitude of each of a plurality of peaks taken from among the remaining peaks is not greater than a predetermined value, a center angle between the angle of the leftmost peak and the angle of the rightmost peak in a peak group consisting of said largest peak and said plurality of peaks is obtained, and said obtained center angle is taken as the angle representing said target.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, a plurality of peaks whose frequencies are approximately the same are selected, and pairing is performed on said plurality of peaks to detect a distance, relative velocity, and displacement length for each of reflecting points on said target, and wherein when the differences in said detected distance, relative velocity, and displacement length, existing between said reflecting points, are all within respectively predetermined values, said plurality of peaks are determined as being peaks representing the same target.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
97 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, a plurality of peaks whose frequencies are approximately the same are selected, and pairing is performed on said plurality of peaks to detect a distance, relative velocity, and displacement length for each of reflecting points on said target, and wherein when the differences in said detected distance, relative velocity, and displacement length, existing between said reflecting points, are all within respectively predetermined values, said plurality of peaks are determined as being peaks representing the same target.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, of said plurality of peaks, the angle of the peak arising from the reflecting point whose detected distance is the shortest is taken as an angle representing said target.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said same target is determined as being a large vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, when said displacement length is greater than a predetermined value, it is determined that said target is traveling in a neighboring lane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, when it is determined that said target is traveling in a neighboring lane around a curve, a correction is made so that said target is located in the center of said lane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
83 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, peak signals whose received signal amplitudes are the largest in rising and falling portions, respectively, of said radar signal are extracted for pairing therebetween, after which peak signals, in which differences in angle and frequency relative to the respective peak signals whose signal reception levels are the largest are equivalent, are extracted from said rising and falling portions, respectively, for pairing therebetween.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
83 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, peak signals whose received signal amplitudes are the largest in rising and falling portions, respectively, of said radar signal are extracted for pairing therebetween, after which peak signals, in which differences in angle and frequency relative to the respective peak signals whose signal reception levels are the largest are equivalent, are extracted from said rising and falling portions, respectively, for pairing therebetween.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
176 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, peak signals whose received signal amplitudes are the largest in rising and falling portions, respectively, of said radar signal are extracted for pairing therebetween, a range R 1 defined by predetermined frequency and angle ranges containing the frequency and angle of each of said largest peak signals and a range R 2 wider than said range R 1 are determined, and said ranges R 1 and R 2 are searched for peaks having approximately the same angle in said rising and falling portions, respectively and wherein, when said peaks are located in said range R 1 , said peaks are paired up if the difference in frequency between said peaks is within a first predetermined range, but when said peaks are located in said range R 2 , said peaks are paired up if the difference in frequency between said peaks is within a second predetermined range which is smaller than said first predetermined range.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
176 words
A signal processing method for a scanning radar wherein, of peaks generated based on a radar signal reflected from a target, peak signals whose received signal amplitudes are the largest in rising and falling portions, respectively, of said radar signal are extracted for pairing therebetween, a range R 1 defined by predetermined frequency and angle ranges containing the frequency and angle of each of said largest peak signals and a range R 2 wider than said range R 1 are determined, and said ranges R 1 and R 2 are searched for peaks having approximately the same angle in said rising and falling portions, respectively and wherein, when said peaks are located in said range R 1 , said peaks are paired up if the difference in frequency between said peaks is within a first predetermined range, but when said peaks are located in said range R 2 , said peaks are paired up if the difference in frequency between said peaks is within a second predetermined range which is smaller than said first predetermined range.
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