Abstract: A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc.

Abstract: Provided is a code allocating apparatus including an interference signal measurer configured to measure interference signals, an interference signal sharer configured to control radars to share the measured interference signals between the radars, a code allocator configured to dynamically allocate a code generated based on the measured interference signals to each of the radars, and a code applier configured to apply the code to each of the radars.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for calibrating a LiDAR system at a first location with a radar system at a second location. A calibration target is placed at a location and orientation with respect to the LiDAR system and the radar system. Coefficients of a plane of the calibration target are determined in a frame of reference of the LiDAR system. Coordinates of the calibration target are determined in a frame of reference of the radar system. A cost function is composed from a planar equation that includes the determined coefficients and the determined coordinates and a relative pose matrix that transforms the frame of reference of the radar system to the frame of reference of the LiDAR system. The cost function is reduced to estimate the relative pose matrix for calibration of the LiDAR system with the radar system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radar device and a frequency interference cancellation method thereof, and arranges a configuration comprising: an antenna unit for transmitting a radar transmission signal to a periphery and receiving a signal reflected from a target; an RF unit for generating the transmission signal, converting frequencies of a transmission signal and a reception signal, and amplifying a reception signal; a signal processing unit for generating a control signal to generate the transmission signal and cancelling frequency interference from a reception signal of the RF unit; and a control unit for generating radar detection information by using an output signal of the signal processing unit, and tracking information by accumulating the radar detection information.

Abstract: A beamforming method includes: initializing data of array elements of an antenna array and calculating a current beam pattern based on the initialized data; calculating a difference value between the current beam pattern and a goal beam pattern, and determining data which makes the difference value minimum respectively for each array element using a numerical method in turn from the first array element to the last array element, with the data of other array elements being held and determined data replacing previous data; and generating a beamforming vector using the determined data and generating signals to be transmitted using the beamforming vector. A beamforming apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: The communication device comprising a first weather implementer, a second weather implementer, a first weather dependent shortcut icon modification implementer, a second weather dependent shortcut icon modification implementer, and an audiovisual playback implementer.

Abstract: The system is configured to generate a display comprising a longitude-time graph comprising. The longitude-time graph may include a longitude axis spanning from a lower-longitude limit to an upper-longitude limit, a time axis spanning from a lower-time limit to an upper-time limit and a plurality of pixels corresponding to longitude-time points within the longitude-time graph, each of the plurality of longitude-time points corresponding to a set of identifiers having a time identifier between the lower-time limit and the upper-time limit and having a longitude identifier between the lower-longitude limit and the upper-longitude limit. In response to a user selection of a time identifier and a name identifier, the system can generate a display of at least one of the plurality of photographs.

Abstract: Provided is a device for detecting precipitation conditions. In one aspect, the device includes a Yagi-Uda antenna tuned a resonant frequency and a signal generator coupled to the Yagi-Uda antenna by a transmission line, the signal generator being configured to output an excitation signal to the Yagi-Uda antenna to the Yadi-Uda antenna. The device also includes a processing system coupled to the Yagi-Uda antenna, the processing system being configured to measure the ability of the Yagi-Uda antenna to radiate a signal following excitation of the Yagi-Uda antenna by the excitation signal and, based on the measured ability of the Yagi-Uda antenna, to identify a precipitation or other meteorological condition.

Abstract: Using communication unit positional information acquired using infrastructure communication and moving body positional information detected using millimeter-wave radar, a moving body existing in a blind spot of a radar detection region is recognized, and behavior is predicted from movement information of the moving body, by deleting the moving body information detected by millimeter-wave radar from the communication unit information acquired using infrastructure communication.

Abstract: A method performed in a network node of a cellular network that also includes a wireless device, the wireless device being in a discontinuous reception mode having receiving periods and idle periods. The method involves transmitting a first control signal to the wireless device during a receiving period for the wireless device; determining that a first control signal is likely to have failed to be correctly received by the wireless device; and determining that a second control signal needs to be transmitted to the wireless device, the second control signal corresponding to the first control signal. When the wireless device is in an idle period, the method further involves postponing any transmission of the second control signal until the wireless device is in a receiving period; and transmitting the second control signal to the wireless device when the wireless device is in the receiving period.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a waveguide of an antenna block configured to propagate electromagnetic energy along a propagation direction. The antenna block includes a port located on a bottom surface of the antenna block and an antenna array located on a top surface of the antenna block. The antenna block further includes a set of waveguides in the antenna block configured to couple the antenna array to the port. Additionally, the antenna block includes at least one surface wave radiator, where the surface wave radiator is located on the top surface of the antenna block.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for radar based gesture detection. The apparatus includes a processing element and a transmitter configured to transmit radar signals. The transmitter is coupled to the processing element. The apparatus further includes a plurality of receivers configured to receive radar signal reflections, where the plurality of receivers is coupled to the processing element. The transmitter and plurality of receivers are configured for short range radar and the processing element is configured to detect a hand gesture based on the radar signal reflections received by the plurality of receivers.

Abstract: An antenna including: an array of individually-controllable elementary cells, each cell being capable of transmitting a radio signal by introducing into the signal a controllable phase shift selected from among at least two discrete phase-shift values; on the side of a first surface of the array, first, second, third, and fourth primary sources capable of respectively irradiating first, second, third, and fourth consecutive quadrants of the array; and a processing circuit capable of supplying a first signal representative of the sum of the signals S1, S2, S3, and S4 supplied, respectively, by the first, second, third, and fourth sources, a second output signal representative of difference S1+S2?S3?S4, and a third output signal representative of difference S1?S2?S3+S4.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) integrity performance evaluation method based on a pseudorange error distribution model, including: an airborne receiver terminal performing GBAS integrity performance evaluation by acquiring pseudorange error sample data, including the following method steps: a) grouping the pseudorange error sample data; b) building a distribution model having a Gaussian kernel and quadratic Gaussian polynomial tails for each group of pseudorange error samples; c) calculating a weighted sum of the distribution model of each group of pseudorange errors, to obtain an overall pseudorange error distribution model; d) projecting the pseudorange errors to position domain errors; e) calculating a probability that a position domain error is greater than an alarm limit, to obtain an integrity risk probability value; and f) evaluating GBAS integrity performance.

Abstract: A sensor includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, circuitry, and a memory. The transmit antenna includes N transmit antenna elements each transmitting a transmit signal. The receive antenna includes M receive antenna elements each receiving N receive signals including reflection signals reflected by an organism. The circuitry extracts a second matrix corresponding to a predetermined frequency range from an N×M first matrix representing propagation characteristics between each transmit antenna element and each receive antenna element calculated from the receive signals. The circuitry estimates the position of the organism by using the second matrix, and calculates a radar cross-section value with respect to the organism, based on the estimated position and the positions of the transmit antenna and the receive antenna.

Abstract: A system for displaying measurements of objects in orbit can include a display interface that includes a longitude-time graph. The interface can include a longitude axis spanning from a lower-longitude limit to an upper-longitude limit, a time axis spanning from a lower-time limit to an upper-time limit, and a plurality of pixels corresponding to longitude-time points within the longitude-time graph. Each of the plurality of longitude-time points may correspond to a data set that includes the historical data and the contemporary data. The data set includes a time identifier between the lower-time limit and the upper-time limit and a longitude identifier between the lower-longitude limit and the upper-longitude limit.

Abstract: A system for determining the physical path of an object can map several candidate paths to a suitable path space that can be explored using a convex optimization technique. The optimization technique may take advantage of the typical sparsity of the path space and can identify a likely physical path using a function of sensor observation as constraints. A track of an object can also be determined using a track model and a convex optimization technique.

Abstract: A vehicular radar system includes a plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and a transmission power divider. The plurality of transmitting sub-arrays are symmetric with respect to a symmetry axis, and the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays are parallel to the symmetry axis. The transmission power divider, coupled to the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays, is configured to apply a plurality of phases and a plurality of amplitudes to the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays. A first transmitting sub-array, among the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and closest to the symmetry axis, and a second transmitting sub-array, among the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and farthest away from the symmetry axis, have a phase difference in between, and the phase difference is between 120 degrees and 180 degrees.

Abstract: A photonic microwave time delay apparatus and method thereof are disclosed. The microwave-modulated optical signal generation module of the photonic microwave time delay apparatus generates a microwave-modulated optical signal. The microwave-modulated optical signal is injected into the photonic microwave time delay module of the photonic microwave time delay apparatus, wherein the photonic microwave time delay module includes a microwave-time-delay laser. The optical power and carrier frequency of the microwave-modulated optical signal are adjusted so as to excite the laser cavity resonance red-shift effect in the microwave-time-delay laser. Under such operation, the microwave-time-delay laser emits a microwave-modulated optical signal with a microwave time delay.

Abstract: Adaptive route guidance can include analyzing route progressions associated with one or more routes based on multiple user preferences. The adaptive route guidance can provide one or more preferred routes based on the user preferences, which can be presented to a user for navigation purposes.