Calibrating Patents (Class 342/174)
  • Patent number: 12158539
    Abstract: A method for detecting angle measuring errors in an angular-resolution radar sensor for motor vehicles. For stationary radar targets, in each instance, the radial velocity and at least one locating angle are measured, and with the aid of the measured locating angle, an expected value of the radial velocity is calculated and compared to the measured value. Measurements of the radial velocities and the locating angles for one or more stationary targets are taken. For each of these targets, an individual indicator value is calculated, which indicates the difference of the measured radial velocity from the expected radial velocity. The individual indicator values obtained are subjected to angle-dependent scaling to compensate for the angular dependence of distortive angle errors. An indicator of the angle measuring error is calculated from the scaled, individual indicator values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Brosche
  • Patent number: 12158538
    Abstract: A system for unsupervised radar calibration of a vehicle is contemplated. The system may include a radar having a plurality of antennas configured to transmit radar signals and responsively receive reflected signals. The system may further include a calibration controller configured to determine a plurality of detections from the reflected signals corresponding with unsupervised objects in the vicinity of the vehicle, and based on the detections, to generate a calibration matrix sufficient for calibrating the radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Oren Longman
  • Patent number: 12153158
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for calibrating a radar sensor comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: acquiring a plurality of radar detection data sets; for each of the plurality of radar detection data sets, determining an angle of arrival of the radar detection data under the assumption that the respective radar detection data set is related to a stationary object; for each of the plurality of radar detection data sets, determining a respective set of candidate entries of a calibration matrix of the radar sensor based on the respective angles of arrival determined for the respective plurality of radar detection data sets; and determining a set of entries of the calibration matrix of the radar based on the plurality of sets of candidate entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Konstantin Statnikov, Carlos A. Alcalde
  • Patent number: 12136772
    Abstract: A phased-array includes, in part, N transceivers each including a receiver and a transmitter, and a controller. The phased array is configured to transmit a first radio signal from a first element of the array during a first time period, receive the first radio signal from a second element of the array, recover a first value associated with the radio signal received by the second element, transmit a second radio signal from the second element of the array during a second time period, receive the second radio signal from the first element of the array, recover a second value associated with the radio signal received by the first element, and determine a first phase of a reference signal received by the second element from the recovered first and second values. The first phase is relative to a second phase of the reference signal received by the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Austin C. Fikes, Behrooz Abiri, Florian Bohn, Seyed Ali Hajimiri, Christopher Ian Walker, David Elliot Williams
  • Patent number: 12099139
    Abstract: An axial misalignment estimation apparatus estimates an axial misalignment angle of a radar apparatus mounted in a moving body. The estimation apparatus repeatedly acquires, for each reflection point detected by the radar apparatus, reflection point information including at least a relative speed and an orientation angle. The estimation apparatus acquires a speed of the moving body and extracts a stationary reflection point estimated to be a stationary object from the reflection points based on the speed of the moving body. The estimation apparatus selects, for each divided region, the stationary reflection point included in the divided region such that a predetermined condition is met. The divided region is a detection region of the radar apparatus that is divided into a plurality of parts in at least either of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The estimation apparatus determines the axial misalignment angle using the stationary reflection point selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kondo, Takuya Takayama
  • Patent number: 12095170
    Abstract: A calibration system and a calibration method for a phased-array antenna are provided. The calibration system includes a receiving probe, a parameter tester, an upper computer and a beam controller. The receiving probe may acquire a beam signal, which is radiated by a to-be-tested phased-array antenna according to a provided microwave signal, at a preset position. The parameter tester may generate a test parameter according to the microwave signal and the beam signal. The upper computer may determine whether the to-be-tested phased-array antenna meets a preset index according to the test parameter, and in a case where the to-be-tested phased-array antenna does not meet the preset index, calculate the test parameter according to a genetic algorithm to generate optimized beam control data. The beam controller may generate a control voltage according to the optimized beam control data, and transmit the control voltage to the to-be-tested phased-array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwei Guo, Zongmin Liu, Xichao Fan, Wei Li, Feng Qu
  • Patent number: 12078711
    Abstract: A method for detecting the opening of the openable sections of a motor vehicle by a detection device. The device includes at least two ultra-high-frequency communication modules, each located on a different openable section and connected to an electronic computer. An opening angle of a first openable section is determined based on: a first distance between a rotation point of the first openable section on which a first communication module is located and a position of a second module when the two openable sections associated with the two modules are closed; a second distance between a rotation point of the first openable section and a position of the first module on the openable section; a distance between the two modules when the two openable sections associated with the two modules are closed; a distance between the modules, determined by a time of flight of ultra-high-frequency radiation exchanged between the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Stéphane Billy, Sylvain Godet, Rachid Benbouhout
  • Patent number: 12067636
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing location fencing within a controlled environment are disclosed herein. A location fencing server determines a location of a first inmate based on a first beacon device, and determines a location of a second inmate based on a second beacon device. Further, the location fencing server determines a proximity status based on the location of the first inmate and the location of the second inmate. Additionally, the location fencing server determines that the first inmate and the second inmate are in violation of a proximity policy based on the proximity status. In some embodiments, the location fencing server sends a notification to an employee device based on the violation of a proximity policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Lee Hodge
  • Patent number: 12055653
    Abstract: A vehicular radar auxiliary jig includes a transverse extensible bar, two longitudinal extensible bars and two upright bars. The longitudinal extensible bars are perpendicularly connected to two ends of the transverse extensible bar, respectively. One end of each longitudinal extensible bar is positioned distal to the transverse extensible bar and provided with a tire securing portion. The upright bars are perpendicularly connected to two ends of the transverse extensible bar and are perpendicular to the longitudinal extensible bars, respectively. One end of each upright bar is positioned distal to the transverse extensible bar and provided with a mounting portion, thereby connecting to an electromagnetic wave component. A vehicular radar mounting method and vehicular radar detecting method, each using the vehicular radar auxiliary jig, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TUNG THIH ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Yi Kuo, Cheng-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 12046829
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for aligning signals in a phased array system having multiple tiles. Tile-to-tile signal alignment is achieved through the use of internally-generated local oscillator signals and existing coupling paths between transmit and receive antenna elements in adjacent tiles of the phased array system. The relative phases of the local oscillator signals are measured in both directions between adjacent tiles to determine phase differences that can then be used for alignment of the signals between the adjacent tiles. The self-alignment process can then be repeated on subsequent adjacent tile pairs, thus providing a fully aligned and phase-balanced phased array system. Because there is no need for any external signals or components that are not already resident on the tiles, self-alignment can be performed as part of system startup, e.g., to align the multi-tile phased array before the system is placed into operation in a live network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Shahriar Shahramian, Rosanah Murugesu
  • Patent number: 12040552
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a set of constraints for an antenna having nodes of a phased array for receiving and/or transmitting a radiation signal, including a shape and size of the antenna, a frequency range for the radiation signal, and a view sector. The method includes receiving a set of thresholds including a threshold for a beam width of a central beam of the radiation signal and a threshold for interference associated with radiation outside of the central beam of the radiation signal. The method includes determining a first set of locations of the nodes based on the set of constraints and thresholds, determining an adjustment for the first set of locations in accordance with the set of thresholds, and determining a final set of locations of the nodes based on the adjustment to minimize a node count and achieving an optimized operation of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Robert F. Henrick, Jean M. Dougherty, George S. Peacock
  • Patent number: 12032055
    Abstract: A moving object detection apparatus estimates, based on observed-point positions indicated respectively by a plurality of pieces of observed-point information, a tracking trajectory tracking movement of a moving object. The apparatus stores, based on received electric powers indicated respectively by the pieces of the observed-point information, a maximum received-electric-power. The apparatus determines, for each of the pieces of the observed-point information, whether a received-electric-power difference is greater than a drop determination value. The apparatus also determines, for each of the pieces of the observed-point information, whether the received electric power indicated by the piece of the observed-point information is not higher than a recognition determination value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naotsugu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12034468
    Abstract: An antenna wireless device includes: antenna elements; feed ports respectively corresponding to the antenna elements; one or more detection ports each corresponding to some or all of the plurality of antenna elements; transceiver circuits respectively connected to feed ports; and one or more reference transceiver circuits each connected to a corresponding one or more of the one or more detection ports. For each antenna element, the transceiver circuit processes a first signal to generate a second signal, the second signal fed to the feed port is output to the reference transceiver circuit through the detection port, the reference transceiver circuit processes the second signal to generate a third signal, and detects an amplitude and phase deviation based on the first signal and the third signal, and the transceiver circuit adjusts a phase and an amplitude of a transmission signal based on the amplitude and phase deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kinpara, Taiji Akizuki, Kazuya Toki, Takayuki Sotoyama, Naoki Adachi
  • Patent number: 12019141
    Abstract: A radar processor for processing a frame of radar data received from one or more targets, the frame of radar data having a carrier frequency and comprising a sequence of codewords with a codeword repetition interval, wherein the carrier frequency and the codeword repetition interval define an unambiguous velocity range, the radar processor configured to: receive the frame of radar data; transform the frame to obtain a velocity data array; apply a correction algorithm to the velocity data array to correct a Doppler shift of the frame to obtain a corrected array, wherein the correction algorithm comprises a set of Doppler correction frequencies corresponding to a set of velocity gates and at least one of the set of Doppler correction frequencies corresponds to a velocity gate outside the unambiguous velocity range; and perform range processing on the corrected array to obtain a range-Doppler map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Overdevest, Feike Guus Jansen, Arie Geert Cornelis Koppelaar, Alessio Filippi
  • Patent number: 12021308
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an active phased array antenna capable of realizing dual-band dual polarization. The active phased array antenna is divided into a transmission and reception domain, which has a rectangular shape and in which transmission antenna elements and reception antenna elements are enabled, and a reception domain, which has a rectangular shape and is disposed outside the transmission and reception domain and in which the transmission antenna elements are disabled and the transmission antenna elements are enabled so that one substrate is allowed to simultaneously perform transmission and reception functions, thereby reducing the size of the antenna, and simultaneously, improving polarization characteristics and tilt characteristics in a broad band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MUTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seung-Mo Park, Soon Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 11965979
    Abstract: A test device for testing a detection device includes a reflection element with reflective surface where the reflective surface is a radar reflective surface and/or an ultrasound reflective surface. The reflection element is movable by a drive device periodically back and forth in a translational movement along a movement axis with respect to a housing of the test device. A movement of the reflection element produces a relative speed unequal to zero of the test device with respect to the detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jonathan Fischer
  • Patent number: 11955999
    Abstract: A device for controlling the efficiency of a scanning active antenna includes at least two transmission paths Txi, a transmission path comprising a phase control module, and a power stage at the output of which a radiating element is arranged, comprising at least: a voltage modulator located upstream of the power stage of each of the radiating elements, a control device transmitting a PWM drain voltage control signal configured so as to manage the gain of a power stage in accordance with a predefined first bias law and to control the phase applied to the drain of the power stage in accordance with a second bias law.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Wilfried Demenitroux, Nicolas Berthou, Olivier Jardel
  • Patent number: 11940554
    Abstract: An automotive radar arrangement includes a radar receiver configured to generate radar reception data from radio signals received by a plurality of radar receive antennas. A radar signal processor is configured to determine an estimate of an angular position of at least one object by processing the radar reception data. A communication interface is configured to receive information about a reference angular position of the at least one object. A determiner is configured to determine a compensation for the radar reception data based on the estimate of the angular position and the reference angular position of the at least one object. The radar signal processor is configured to correct the radar reception data and/or further radar reception data for the detection of a further object based on the compensation. An output interface is configured to provide information about the presence of the further object to a vehicle controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andre Roger, Simon Achatz, Dian Tresna Nugraha
  • Patent number: 11933828
    Abstract: A measurement method for a device includes, for each antenna group other than a target antenna group in an antenna array, determining compensation values of the antenna group based on characteristic parameters of the antenna group and characteristic parameters of the target antenna group, and adjusting, based on the compensation values of the antenna group, an electromagnetic wave transmitted by each antenna unit in the antenna group such that electromagnetic waves transmitted by all antenna units in the antenna array have a same phase or amplitude when the electromagnetic waves arrive at a measurement probe of a second device, where the electromagnetic wave is used to measure an over-the-air beam parameter of the first device, and a distance between the first device and the measurement probe is less than a far-field boundary distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Tang, Zhiwei Zhang, Feng Li
  • Patent number: 11936093
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of thermoelectric devices that are arranged on the plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array, and a processor that determines which subset of the antenna elements are in an activated state and which are in a deactivated state, and further executes an activation or a deactivation of each of the plurality of thermoelectric devices in synchronization with the activated state or the deactivated state of different subsets of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements. Further, the processor controls each of the first plurality of thermoelectric devices to apply adaptive cooling on a first subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a first specified range and apply adaptive cooling on a second subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a second specified range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PELTBEAM INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Hatamian, Venkat Kalkunte
  • Patent number: 11921188
    Abstract: A method for determining direction information for at least one target object in a radar system for a vehicle. The first detection information is provided by at least two receive antennas of the radar system, wherein the first detection information is specific for a first radar signal transmitted by a first transmit antenna of the radar system. The second detection information is provided by the at least two receive antennas of the radar system, wherein the second detection information is specific for a second radar signal transmitted by a second transmit antenna of the radar system. A first angle determination and a second angle determination are performed. At least one comparison of the first angle information with the second angle information is performed in order to detect an ambiguity in the first angle determination for the determination of the direction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Tobias Breddermann, Andreas Von Rhein, Christian Westhues
  • Patent number: 11916596
    Abstract: A distributed radio access network (RAN) is provided. A selected wireless transceiver node(s) in a selected coverage cell receives a radio frequency (RF) test signal(s). The selected wireless transceiver node(s) determines an effective gain value based on a predefined characteristic of the RF test signal(s). The selected wireless transceiver node(s) communicates the effective gain value and other related parameters to a server apparatus in the distributed RAN. The server apparatus determines a common gain value for the selected wireless transceiver node(s) in the selected coverage cell based on the parameters. Accordingly, the selected wireless transceiver node(s) operates based on the common gain value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Kalle Ahmavaara, Shirish Nagaraj, Deepak Pengoria
  • Patent number: 11907715
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to implement hardware accelerated application of preconditioners to solve linear equations. For example, a system includes a processor, and a resistive processing unit coupled to the processor. The resistive processing unit includes an array of cells which include respective resistive devices, wherein at least a portion of the resistive devices are tunable to encode entries of a preconditioning matrix which is storable in the array of cells. When the preconditioning matrix is stored in the array of cells, the processor is configured to apply the preconditioning matrix to a plurality of residual vectors by executing a process which includes performing analog matrix-vector multiplication operations on the preconditioning matrix and respective ones of the plurality of residual vectors to generate a plurality of output vectors used in one or more subsequent operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vasileios Kalantzis, Lior Horesh, Shashanka Ubaru
  • Patent number: 11899098
    Abstract: A system for testing a radar under test is provided. The system comprises an antenna array with a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of transceivers downstream to the plurality of antenna elements and a processing unit. In this context, the processing unit is configured to communicate the radar under test by transmitting and/or receiving a two dimensional test pattern and to compare the two dimensional test pattern with a reference pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Yassen Stefanov Mikhailov, Steffen Neidhardt
  • Patent number: 11879961
    Abstract: An improved circuit configuration is disclosed for calibrating and/or verifying the operation of phase shifters in a phased array radar system. In one illustrative embodiment, a method includes: (i) programming a set of phase shifters to convert a radio frequency signal into a set of channel signals; (ii) splitting off a monitor signal from each channel signal while coupling the set of channel signals to a set of antenna feeds; and (iii) while taking the monitor signals in pairs associated with adjacent channels, measuring a relative phase between each pair of monitor signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ay Dee Kay LLC
    Inventors: Tom Heller, Oded Katz, Danny Elad, Benny Sheinman
  • Patent number: 11879962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method on a radar measuring system for determining a uniform speed, in which method two antenna pairs, each consisting of a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, are mapped to the same position within a virtual antenna arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Sick, Stefan Zechnar, Michael Walter, Kevin Cinglant
  • Patent number: 11872965
    Abstract: A vehicle ADAS target or fixture is configured with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) consisting of a combination of accelerometers and gyroscopes capable of estimating a relative position and orientation within the spatial volume of the vehicle service area by tracking changes in acceleration and rotation. A controller monitors movement of the IMU relative to an established reference location, generating output utilized by a vehicle service system to guide a technician to position and orient the vehicle ADAS target or fixture at a selected location within the vehicle service area required to conduct a vehicle ADAS service procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy A. Strege, Nicholas J. Colarelli, III
  • Patent number: 11862863
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to an antenna calibration method for a beam steering radar. A first set of input voltages is determined for a plurality of phase shifters coupled to a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array in the beam steering radar, the voltages to control phases of signals for transmission by the antenna array. A first set of input voltages is applied to the antenna array. Radiating signals resulting from the first set of input voltages are measured. Voltage and phase values for the plurality of phase shifters are iteratively optimized to determine voltage and phase value pairs that result in a desired gain for the antenna array. The voltage and phase value pairs are stored in a look-up-table in the beam steering radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Metawave Corporation
    Inventors: Safa Kanan Hadi Salman, Taha Shahvirdi Dizaj Yekan, Souren Shamsinejad, Maha Achour
  • Patent number: 11846722
    Abstract: A method for improving an evaluation of object identification of a radar device of a motor vehicle. A first map is generated of the surroundings of said surroundings by a LiDAR scanner. A first object identification is performed on the basis of the generated first map of the surroundings by a first identification apparatus. A ground-truth model is created of the surroundings on the basis of the performed first object identification by the first identification apparatus. A second map is generated of the surroundings of the surroundings by the radar device. A second object identification is repeatedly performed using alternative object identification algorithms on the basis of the generated second map of the surroundings by a second identification apparatus of the radar device. A radar model is created of the surroundings on the basis of the repeatedly performed second object identification by means of the second identification apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Tobias Breddermann, Ridha Farhoud, Tai Fei, Christopher Grimm, Ernst Warsitz
  • Patent number: 11828871
    Abstract: An electronic device may include radar circuitry. Control circuitry may calibrate the radar circuitry using a multi-tone calibration signal. A first mixer may upconvert the calibration signal for transmission by a transmit antenna. A de-chirp mixer may mix the calibration signal output by the first mixer with the calibration signal as received by a receive antenna or loopback path to produce a baseband multi-tone calibration signal. The baseband signal will be offset from DC by the frequency gap. This may prevent DC noise or other system effects from interfering with the calibration signal. The control circuitry may sweep the first mixer over the radio frequencies of operation of the radar circuitry to estimate the power droop and phase shift of the radar circuitry based on baseband calibration signal. Distortion circuitry may distort transmit signals used in spatial ranging operations to invert the estimated power droop and phase shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jochen Schrattenecker, Bernhard Sogl, Andreas Menkhoff, Joonhoi Hur, Harald Pretl, Christian Mayer, Andreas Langer, Rastislav Vazny
  • Patent number: 11815620
    Abstract: A digitally modulated radar, DMR, transmitter module is disclosed comprising: a sequence generator, configured to generate a repeating digital sequence signal based on a relatively low-frequency clock signal; a mixer configured to combine the digital sequence signal with at least one phase-delayed copy of the digital sequence signal, to provide a combined signal; and a modulator configured to modulate a relatively high-frequency carrier signal, in dependence on the combined signal, to provide a modulated signal. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Gustavo Guarin Aristizabal, Ralf Reuter, Maik Brett
  • Patent number: 11817634
    Abstract: Antennas used aboard vehicles to communicate with satellites or ground stations may have complex antenna patterns, which may vary as the vehicle moves throughout a given coverage area. Techniques are disclosed for dynamically adjusting the instantaneous power fed to an antenna system to ensure that the antenna transmits at the regulatory or coordinated effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) spectral limit. The antenna may transmit, in accordance with vehicle location and attitude, steerable beam patterns at different scan and skew angle combinations, causing variations in antenna gain and fluctuations in the transmitted EIRP. Using on-board navigational data, an antenna gain and ESD limit may be calculated for a particular scan and skew angle, which may be used to adjust power fed to the antenna such that the antenna transmits substantially at maximum allowable EIRP as the steerable beam pattern is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC
    Inventors: Tuan M. Dang, Sean Scott Cordone, Jeff Bruggemann
  • Patent number: 11796623
    Abstract: The present invention, Methods for RF or Acoustic Boresighting, is a collection of various methods of accounting for and correcting for the errors that occur in a receiver during signal collection, and are an extension of patent Ser. No. 10/185,022, by using Radio Frequency coupling as opposed to switches. These updated methods enable a means to ensure a collected signal can be calibrated at any point during the signal collection period without having to cease signal collection in order to switch in a reference signal. These methods also account for signal bandwidth and signal type, including wideband, pulse, and continuous signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Mano D. Judd
  • Patent number: 11790706
    Abstract: A calibration system calibrates one or more vehicle sensors. The calibration system includes a measuring tool coupleable to a vehicle including the vehicle sensors. The measuring tool generates measurement data associated with a first set of measurements between the measuring tool and a target spaced from the vehicle. The calibration system further includes a line-end tester that compares the measurement data with configuration data associated with a second set of measurements between the measuring tool and the vehicle sensors, and determines one or more aiming parameters associated with the vehicle sensors based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miura, Tatsuya Ippyo
  • Patent number: 11789116
    Abstract: A radar reflector is positioned at a predetermined angle and distance from a device to be tested. The device to be tested includes at least one of a transmit phased array antenna and a receive phased array antenna. At least two antenna elements of the at least one of a transmit phased array antenna and a receive phased array antenna are activated to carry out one of transmitting and receiving. A plurality of phase control settings are cycled through to determine an optimum phase control setting for the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alberto Valdes Garcia, Petar K. Pepeljugoski
  • Patent number: 11782126
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for estimating mounting orientation yaw and pitch of a radar sensor without need of prior knowledge or information from any other sensor on an automobile. Embodiments estimate the sensor heading (e.g., azimuth) due to movement of the automobile from radial relative velocities and azimuths of radar target detections. This can be performed at every system cycle, when a new radar detection occurs. Embodiments then can estimate the sensor mounting orientation (e.g., yaw) from multiple sensor heading estimations. For further accuracy, embodiments can also take into account target elevation measurements to either more accurately determine sensor azimuth and yaw or to also determine mounting pitch orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Lars van Meurs
  • Patent number: 11777589
    Abstract: A satellite receiver includes: demultiplexing units each demultiplexing, into subchannel signals of a predetermined band, a digital reception signal obtained by converting a calibration signal received by a corresponding one of receiving antenna elements into a digital signal; excitation coefficient multiplication units multiplying the subchannel signals by an excitation coefficient; a complex adder adding the subchannel signals multiplied by the excitation coefficient together for each subchannel signal of the same band; a correlation detection unit calculating, with the use of one demultiplexing unit as a reference demultiplexing unit, a cross-correlation value for each subchannel signal output from each demultiplexing unit different from the reference demultiplexing unit with respect to a subchannel signal of a same band output from the reference demultiplexing unit; and an excitation coefficient generation unit generating a corrected excitation coefficient based on a cross-correlation value and an excitat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Fujimura, Hitomi Ono, Yoshio Inasawa, Masaaki Kusano
  • Patent number: 11757520
    Abstract: A polarization reconfigurable apparatus, a communications device, and a polarization reconfiguration method, the apparatus including a signal generation unit, a signal adjustment unit, a digital-to-analog conversion unit, and a transmission unit that are sequentially connected. A signal transmitted by a first port in the transmission unit is orthogonal to a signal transmitted by a second port in the transmission unit. The signal generation unit is configured to generate a first signal. The signal adjustment unit is configured to determine a polarization mode of a to-be-transmitted signal, divide the first signal into two first signals, and adjust an amplitude and a phase of a 1st first signal and an amplitude and a phase of a 2nd first signal based on the determined polarization mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingjing Huang, Jun Chen, Peng Liu, Qianfu Cheng, Guangjian Wang
  • Patent number: 11754672
    Abstract: One or more radar sensors coupled to a vehicle receive readings during a calibration time period. Each radar sensor receives data covering a field of view of the sensor, which may be split into angle-based bins. A noise-reducing filter (e.g., median filter) may be applied. A function is generated by processing raw radar cross section (RCS) returns into values plotted against angles compared to the direction that the sensor is facing. The function may be smoothed. Radar sensor measurements captured after calibration are corrected using the function, for example by automatically subtracting or dividing amounts corresponding to the function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Zhi Yuan Sherwin Lau
  • Patent number: 11742561
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements, and a plurality of thermoelectric devices that are arranged on the plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array. The communication apparatus further includes a processor that determines which subset of the antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements are in an activated state and which are in a deactivated state, and further control each of the plurality of thermoelectric devices to execute an activation or a deactivation of each of the plurality of thermoelectric devices in synchronization with the activated state or the deactivated state of different subsets of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PELTBEAM INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Hatamian, Venkat Kalkunte
  • Patent number: 11740349
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for two-dimensional beam scanning for determining the position of an object in three-dimensional space are provided. An apparatus comprises a multiplicity of transmitters and receivers, which are arranged orthogonal to one another in an L-, U- or T-shaped structure. In one apparatus, the transmission signals are frequency and phase modulated in combination; and in another apparatus a single frequency carrier signal is subject to binary phase modulation. Here, this is a high-frequency encoding with a great code length, which is generated according to the pseudo-random number principle. The received signals, which include information from all transmitters, are decoded and consequently split into sub-signals, which can be assigned to a two-dimensional virtual array. According to the method of digital beamforming, the individual signals of the virtual antenna elements are formed into a plurality of highly focused beams in the horizontal and vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CRUISE MUNICH GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Koerber, Guenther Trummer
  • Patent number: 11726168
    Abstract: A radar system comprises a radar device defining upper and lower pairs of mounting tabs and being configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves based on a squint angle, a mounting device configured to be attached to a surface and to receive the radar device, wherein the mounting device defines upper and lower pairs of connection position assurance (CPA) features that correspond to the upper and lower pairs of mounting tabs, and a pair of mounting tab caps configured to be selectively installed on the upper or lower pairs of mounting tabs to offset the squint angle of the radar device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Sara J. Cavazos
  • Patent number: 11727518
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing location fencing within a controlled environment are disclosed herein. A location fencing server determines a location of a first inmate based on a first beacon device, and determines a location of a second inmate based on a second beacon device. Further, the location fencing server determines a proximity status based on the location of the first inmate and the location of the second inmate. Additionally, the location fencing server determines that the first inmate and the second inmate are in violation of a proximity policy based on the proximity status. In some embodiments, the location fencing server sends a notification to an employee device based on the violation of a proximity policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Lee Hodge
  • Patent number: 11709229
    Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a modulator (8) for causing a transmission seed light beam to branch, and giving different offset frequencies to a plurality of the transmission seed light beams having branched, and then modulating the plurality of transmission seed light beams into pulsed light beams and outputting the pulsed light beams, or for modulating the transmission seed light beam into a pulsed light beam, causing the pulsed light beam to branch, and giving the different offset frequencies to a plurality of the pulsed light beams having branched, and then outputting the plurality of pulsed light beams; a band pass filter (14) in which a frequency band including frequencies of signal components included in a plurality of beat signals detected by an optical heterodyne receiver (13) is set as a pass band and a frequency band not including the frequencies of the signal components is set as a cutoff band; and an ADC (15) for sampling the beat signals passing through the band pass filter (14) at a sampling f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ando, Eisuke Haraguchi, Hitomi Ono
  • Patent number: 11662429
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems configured to perform calibration of antenna array systems, for example during production, avoiding the use of external setups or external measurements. The method comprising: (i) measuring the delay of a dedicated calibration transmission line for each SUT, for example during production, using internal built-in system capabilities; (ii) comparing the measured delay to a known delay of an identical transmission line of a reference system; (iii) computing, based on this comparison, compensation values with respect to the reference system of delay (or phase), for all transmission lines of the SUT; (iv) calibrating the SUT using the computed compensation values for all transmission lines of the SUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: VAYYAR IMAGING LTD
    Inventors: Damian Hoffman, Mark Popov
  • Patent number: 11656326
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of calibrating a sensor function required in a safety design of a radar safety sensor in real time. A calibration station (11) is provided on a traveling route of an unmanned vehicle (1) on which a safety sensor (3) for detecting an obstacle (2) ahead is mounted, and a standard reflection is provided at a position of a maximum measurement distance (L) of the safety sensor (3) at the calibration station (11). Prior to normal traveling of the unmanned trolley 1, the unmanned trolley 1 is moved to the calibration station 11 in advance, and the reference value obtained by measuring the standard reflector 12 with the safety sensor 3 is taught, During normal operation of the unmanned trolley 1, every time the unmanned trolley 1 reaches the calibration station 11, the measured value obtained by measuring the standard reflector 12 by the safety sensor 3 is compared with a reference value. Calibrate the sensor function of FIG. 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Argo AI, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Berry, Duc H. Vu
  • Patent number: 11648962
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting safety metrics associated with near-miss conditions for a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, are discussed herein. For instance, a training system identifies an object in an environment and determines a trajectory for the object. The training system may receive a trajectory for a vehicle and associate the trajectory for the object and the trajectory for the vehicle with an event involving the object and the vehicle. In examples, the training system determines a parameter associated with motion of the vehicle as indicated by the trajectory of the vehicle relative to the trajectory of the object, and the event. Then, the training system may determine a safety metric associated with the event that indicates whether the vehicle came within a threshold of a collision with the object during a time period associated with the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Scott Crego, Antoine Ghislain Deux, Ali Ghasemzadehkhoshgroudi, Rodin Lyasoff, Andreas Christian Reschka
  • Patent number: 11640004
    Abstract: A method includes outputting a plurality of simulated global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and interference signal pairs comprising a simulated GNSS signal and a simulated interference signal. Each of the simulated GNSS signals, or the simulated interference signals, has an associated reference signal. A calibration GNSS signal that combines the simulated GNSS signals and the associated reference signals, or a calibration interference signal that combines the simulated interference signals and the associated reference signals is received. A phase, time, or a power offset is calculated for the simulated GNSS signals based on the calibration GNSS signal and the associated reference signals, or for the simulated interference signals based on the calibration interference signal and the associated reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: OROLIA CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Iurie Ilie, Pierre-Marie Le Veel, Stephane Hamel, Serge Malo, Julien Edmond
  • Patent number: 11630141
    Abstract: A vector network analyzer is provided which includes a first measuring port, a digital interface connected to the first measuring port, a second measuring port adapted to be connected to a radio frequency (RF) input or output of a device under test (DUT), and a processor. The digital interface is adapted to be connected to a digital input or output of the DUT. The processor is adapted to determine scattering parameters (S-parameters) of the DUT based on measuring signals transmitted to the DUT and received from the DUT by the first measuring port and the second measuring port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Heuel, Steffen Neidhardt, Thilo Bednorz
  • Patent number: 11621488
    Abstract: Provided are an array communication device that makes phase correction between a plurality of arrays having bi-directional amplifiers possible and a method for controlling the array communication device. This array communication device comprises a plurality of array units that are connected to a common signal processing unit and each comprise an antenna, amplifier, and phase shifter. The array communication device further comprises first-directional couplers that are respectively disposed between the antennas and amplifiers of the array units and divide or combine signals, second-directional couplers that are respectively disposed between the phase shifters of the array units and the signal processing unit and divide or combine signals, and phase comparison means that each receive at least one from among a signal from a first-directional coupler and a signal from a second-directional coupler and a signal serving as a phase reference and carry out phase comparison and correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Oshima