Abstract:
A radar transmitting unit Tx transmits a radio-frequency radar transmission signal from a transmission antenna which is inclined in the direction of a depression angle Æ. A radar receiving unit Rx estimates the height and speed of a vehicle which travels on a road surface using a reflected wave signal from the vehicle. A template generating unit 19 generates a variation in a phase component of the reflected wave signal corresponding to N heights and speeds of the vehicle as N templates. N vehicle height/speed template correlation calculation units #1 to #Nrep calculate correlation on the basis of any one of the N templates and a correlation value between the reflected wave signal and a transmission code of the radar transmission signal.
Abstract:
A pulse transmission controller 21 generates transmission timing signals for a high-frequency radar transmission signal at intervals that are equal to a transmission cycle T r . A transmission phase shifter 25 gives a transmission signal generated by a modulator 23 phase shifts each corresponding to a transmission cycle T r on the basis of the transmission timing signals generated at intervals that are equal to the transmission cycle T r . A reception phase shifter 62 gives a reception signal that is output from an A/D converter 61 reception phase shifts that are opposite in direction to the respective transmission phase shifts given by the transmission phase shifter 25 on the basis of the transmission timing signals generated at intervals that are equal to the transmission cycle T r .
Abstract:
Transmission outputs of a plurality of transmission branches (101, 102) are extracted by coupler sections (161, 162). Branch detectors (121, 122) respectively detect the levels of the extracted signals of the respective transmission branches and a combination detector (130) detects an output obtained by combining two extracted outputs from the transmission branches by a signal combining section (110). An amplitude error is detected and corrected by comparing output levels of the branch detectors (121, 122), and a phase error is detected and corrected by an output level of the combination detector (130).
Abstract:
First and second radar modules include channel controllers which set different frequency bands for first and second carrier waves, respectively, and first radar transmitter and receiver which transmit radio-frequency first and second radar transmission signals generated using prescribed first and second transmission code sequences and the first and second carrier waves, which receive first and second radar reflection signals produced as a result of reflection of the first and second radar transmission signals by a target, and which convert them into baseband first and second reception signals. A signal processor performs prescribed combining processing on outputs of the first and second radar modules. The first and second radar transmission signals partially overlap with each other in main beam directivity.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensing method and sensing device capable of reducing DC offset caused from high-frequency signal used in wireless communication with a simple configuration to prevent deterioration of target sensing characteristic.SOLUTION: In an M-th transmission group and an (M+1)-th transmission group which includes 2N transmission periods, a control section 402 determines a phase rotation amount in which the phase rotation amount given every two transmission periods is inverted by 180 degree in the M-th transmission group as a phase rotation amount given every two transmission periods in the (M+1)-th transmission group. A phase rotation section 410 gives the determined phase rotation amount to the generated transmitting signal at every transmission periods. A transmission RF section 230 converts transmitting signal after the phase rotation to the high-frequency signal and transmits the signal through transmission antenna.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inter-branch correction device of a phased array antenna capable of precisely correcting phase errors in high frequency signals among branches provided corresponding to each antenna included in the phased array antenna without increasing the circuit size.SOLUTION: The inter-branch correction device of the phased array antenna has plural branches including a modulating section, a delay section, a mixer section and an antenna. The inter-branch correction device further includes: a frequency conversion section that converts the frequency on the basis of two high frequency signals from neighboring branches; a filter section that extracts a DC component on the basis of an output signal from the frequency conversion section; and a delay control section that determines a predetermined phase delay amount in the delay section of a branch on the basis of the DC component extracted by the filter section. The delay control section causes any one of the delay sections of neighboring branches to delay the phase of a transmission signal modulated by any one of the branches equivalent to the determined predetermined delay amount.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce time required for automatic gain control in a rough adjustment of an automatic gain control process.SOLUTION: A first frequency conversion section generates an I system baseband signal from a high frequency received signal and a first local signal in a predetermined frequency band. A second frequency conversion section generates a Q system baseband signal from the high frequency received signal and a second local signal out of phase by 90° with the first local signal. First and second variable amplification sections amplify the generated I and Q system baseband signals, respectively. First and second AD conversion sections convert the amplified I and Q system baseband signals to digital data, respectively. First and second over-range detection sections detect over-ranges of the first and second AD conversion sections. An automatic gain control section selects a gain on the basis of detection information about the over-ranges, and the I and Q system baseband signals. An offset setting section gives a predetermined offset to the selected gain, and sets the offset gain to the first or second variable amplification section.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radar system capable of increasing the coherent integral gain of a reflection wave signal reflected by a target using a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A radar transmission section converts a transmission signal into a high-frequency radar transmission signal to transmit the same from a transmission antenna. At least one radar reception section receives a reflection wave signal which is the radar transmission signal reflected by the target using a reception antenna. The correlation calculation section calculates correlation value between the reception signal and the transmission signal for each transmission period of the radar transmission signal. A Doppler frequency detection unit performs a coherent integration on (Np×Nc: Np, Nc: integers equal to or more than one) correlation values using a correction amount of a Doppler phase rotation corresponding to different plural Doppler frequencies.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately correct passband characteristics without an increase in circuit scale, even for baseband signals having a signal bandwidth that spans a wide band as a result of a high-speed symbol rate.SOLUTION: During transmission, a symbol sequence that has been modulated using a symbol rate fs(Hz) from a modulation unit 103 is input, and then converted into a parallel signal every N symbols in a serial/parallel conversion unit 109. The N symbol signal undergoes a Fourier transform in an N-point Fourier/inverse Fourier transform unit 108, and is converted into an N-point frequency domain signal. The N-point signal bandwidth is widened to P×N points. For each frequency bin, a correction coefficient multiplication unit 106 multiplies the frequency domain signal having the bandwidth widened to P×N points by a transmission distortion correction coefficient obtained in a correction coefficient calculation unit 107. The P×N-point frequency domain signal that has been multiplied by the transmission distortion correction coefficient undergoes an inverse Fourier transform in a PN-point inverse Fourier/Fourier transform unit 105 and is converted into a time axis signal.