Abstract: The dynamic range of the output of a radar system with a transmitter and receiver can be optimized by determining the phase of a radar reflection signal at the receiver and adjusting the phase so that the in-phase and quadrature components of the signal have equal amplitudes. The phase can be adjusted at the receiver or by adjusting the phase of the output signal at the transmitter.

Abstract: A radar system can improve performance by estimating a channel impulse response (CIR) in a way that accounts for noise arising from asymmetric interference. The system transmits a first channel-sounding sequence (CSS) that includes a first pulses and a second CSS that includes second pulses. The second pulses are complements of the first pulses. A first CIR corresponding to the first CSS and a second CIR corresponding to the second CSS are combined to produce an overall CIR that reduces or eliminates artefacts caused by asymmetric interference.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal; a controller configured to control said receiver circuit, wherein said controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate either in a complex receiver mode or in a real receiver mode; wherein the controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate in the real receiver mode until the signal is successfully acquired. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived.

Abstract: An ultra-wideband, UWB, receiver module (213) comprising: an antenna for wirelessly receiving UWB signalling from a UWB transmitter module (212) and a processor. The processor is configured to: determine a channel impulse response, CIR, (519) of the wirelessly received UWB signalling, wherein the CIR comprises a plurality of channel taps each having a tap-response-value; identify a predetermined feature (520) in the CIR and an associated channel tap; and based on the channel tap that is associated with the identified feature (520) in the CIR (519), synchronize the UWB receiver module (213) for reception of subsequent UWB signalling.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: at least two antennas; an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication unit configured to receive UWB frames through said antennas; a controller configured to switch between said antennas such that consecutive UWB frames are received through different ones of said antennas; wherein the controller is further configured to compute channel impulse responses (CIRs) wherein each of said CIRs is based on a different one of said UWB frames. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.

Abstract: A receiver comprising: a processing module configured to: receive a first portion of a packet of received signalling from a first antenna; receive a carrier estimate signal; adjust the first portion based on the carrier estimate signal and correlate the signal with an expected code sequence to provide a first correlated signal; a tracking module configured to: receive the first correlated signal and update the carrier estimate signal, wherein the processing module is further configured to: receive a second portion of the packet from a second antenna; adjust the second portion based on the carrier estimate signal and correlate the signal to provide a second correlated signal, and wherein the receive path further comprises a phase calculation module configured to: receive the first and second correlated signals and determine a respective first and second carrier phase and an angle of arrival of the received signalling.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, an ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver is provided, comprising: an attack mitigation unit configured to mitigate one or more attacks on a correlation function; a correlation unit configured to perform the correlation function by correlating an input signal received by the UWB receiver with a predefined sequence and to generate a correlation output based on correlating said input signal with the predefined sequence; and a first path detection unit configured to receive the correlation output and to detect a first path by evaluating the correlator output during a correlation window, said correlation window being a predefined period of time. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a UWB receiver is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.

Abstract: An audio configuration system receives an analyzes ultrawideband radio return signals resulting from one or more pulsed UWB probe signals. The system receives the UWB return signals. The UWB return signals are used to determine a spatial orientation of one or more objects (e.g., one or more seats in a passenger cabin of a vehicle). The system causes audio circuitry to output audio signals according to audio configuration parameters determined by the spatial orientation of the object or objects.

Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a first ultra-wideband (UWB) transmitter configured to be coupled to a first antenna; a second UWB transmitter configured to be coupled to a second antenna; a controller configured to cause the first UWB transmitter to transmit a first packet to an external communication device, wherein the first packet contains a predefined code; wherein the controller is further configured to cause the second UWB transmitter to transmit a second packet to the external communication device, wherein the second packet contains a cyclically shifted version of said predefined code.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: at least two antennas; an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication unit configured to receive UWB frames through said antennas; a controller configured to switch between said antennas such that consecutive UWB frames are received through different ones of said antennas; wherein the controller is further configured to compute channel impulse responses (CIRs) wherein each of said CIRs is based on a different one of said UWB frames. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.

Abstract: A transceiver configured to: determine a reference frequency offset relative to a second transceiver based on double sided ranging; correct first and second portions of a packet received from a respective first and second antenna; and determine an angle of arrival of the packet based on corrected first and second portions and the reference frequency offset. [FIG.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal; a controller configured to control said receiver circuit, wherein said controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate either in a complex receiver mode or in a real receiver mode; wherein the controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate in the real receiver mode until the signal is successfully acquired. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived.

Abstract: There is described a method of verifying a time-of-flight based ranging result in a UWB ranging device, the method comprising: exchanging a sequence of messages between the UWB ranging device and a further UWB ranging device as part of a double-sided ranging process to obtain round times and response times at both the UWB ranging device and the further UWB ranging device; estimating a time-of-flight value based on the round times and response times; and verifying the ranging result by performing a consistency check based on the estimated time-of-flight value and one or more predetermined parameter values. Furthermore, a UWB ranging device and a UWB ranging system are described.

Abstract: An ultra-wideband, UWB, receiver module (213) comprising: an antenna for wirelessly receiving UWB signalling from a UWB transmitter module (212) and a processor. The processor is configured to: determine a channel impulse response, CIR, (519) of the wirelessly received UWB signalling, wherein the CIR comprises a plurality of channel taps each having a tap-response-value; identify a predetermined feature (520) in the CIR and an associated channel tap; and based on the channel tap that is associated with the identified feature (520) in the CIR (519), synchronize the UWB receiver module (213) for reception of subsequent UWB signalling.

Abstract: It is described a radar system (100), comprising: i) a transmitter (120) configured to: provide a code (C), identify a plurality of regions (R) within the code (C), apply a transmitter-specific cyclic shift scheme to the plurality of regions (R), generate a signal (S) from the code (C) and transmit the signal; and ii) a receiver (130), configured to: receive an echo (E) of the signal (S), and identify the transmitter (120) based on the transmitter-specific cyclic shift scheme. Further, a radar arrangement and a method of performing a radar operation are described.

Abstract: A method for first path acceptance for secure ranging includes determining a Channel Impulse Response (CIR) of a communication channel for a plurality of channel taps. Each channel tap corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of time slots of the CIR, wherein the CIR includes a plurality of estimated CIR values. A statistical characteristic is extracted from the estimated CIR values within a temporal range of the channel taps. The statistical characteristic is compared to a reference value to detect a distance decreasing attack.

Abstract: A receiver comprising: a processing module configured to: receive a first portion of a packet of received signalling from a first antenna; receive a carrier estimate signal; adjust the first portion based on the carrier estimate signal and correlate the signal with an expected code sequence to provide a first correlated signal; a tracking module configured to: receive the first correlated signal and update the carrier estimate signal, wherein the processing module is further configured to: receive a second portion of the packet from a second antenna; adjust the second portion based on the carrier estimate signal and correlate the signal to provide a second correlated signal, and wherein the receive path further comprises a phase calculation module configured to: receive the first and second correlated signals and determine a respective first and second carrier phase and an angle of arrival of the received signalling.

Abstract: A method for optimizing power of a ranging sequence includes counting at least one cycle of a first clock during a Crystal Oscillator (XO)-mode to generate a first cycle count. A second clock is activated at an end of the XO-mode. The first cycle count is converted into a fractional correction value by multiplying the first cycle count by a ratio of a second period of the second clock divided by a first period of the first clock. A first alignment of the first clock to the second clock is determined at a beginning of the XO-mode. A second alignment of the first clock to the second clock is determined at the end of the XO-mode. An adjusted cycle count is determined by summating the fractional correction value with a summation of the first alignment and the second alignment divided by the first period.

Abstract: A method for first path acceptance for secure ranging includes determining a Channel Impulse Response (CIR) of a communication channel for a plurality of channel taps. Each channel tap corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of time slots of the CIR, wherein the CIR includes a plurality of estimated CIR values. A statistical characteristic is extracted from the estimated CIR values within a temporal range of the channel taps. The statistical characteristic is compared to a reference value to detect a distance decreasing attack.

Abstract: A method for operating system to transmit a plurality of frames from a first communication device to a second communication device is disclosed.