Abstract:
Method and apparatus for detecting motion of an object in an environment, the method including transmitting a first wireless signal related to a transmission signal and receiving a second wireless signal related to an incoming signal, wherein the second wireless signal is a reflected first wireless signal from the object, obtaining a modulation signal related to a combination of the transmission and incoming signals, wherein the modulation signal contains a Doppler shift caused by the motion of the object, extracting a signal envelope varied by the Doppler shift from the modulation signal, and determining whether motion of the object is detected in accordance with the signal envelope.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for detecting motion of an object in an environment, the method including transmitting a first wireless signal related to a transmission signal and receiving a second wireless signal related to an incoming signal, wherein the second wireless signal is a reflected first wireless signal from the object, obtaining a modulation signal related to a combination of the transmission and incoming signals, wherein the modulation signal contains a Doppler shift caused by the motion of the object, extracting a signal envelope varied by the Doppler shift from the modulation signal, and determining whether motion of the object is detected in accordance with the signal envelope.
Abstract:
An oscillator circuit having a source of an oscillating signal, a tank circuit including an inductor (18, 420, 421) and a capacitor (18, 420, 421), and a discretely switchable capacitance module (14, 314) configured to control an amount of capacitance in the oscillator circuit. The discretely switchable capacitance module (14, 314) includes, a capacitor (22, 322) coupled between a first node (41, 341) and a second node (42, 342), a switch (24, 320) coupled between the second node (42, 322) and a third node (43, 343); and a DC feed circuit (28, 328, 329), having a first end (28a, 328a, 329a) coupled to the second node (42) and a second end (28b, 328b, 329b) configured to receive a first or second control signal (30, 330). The control node (25, 325) of the switch (24, 320) is tied to a predetermined bias voltage (26, 326). When the first control signal (30, 330) is applied, the capacitor (22) is coupled between the first node (41, 341) and the third node (43, 343) via the switch (24, 320), and when the second control signal (30, 330) is applied the capacitor (22) is decoupled from the inductor (18, 420, 421).
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for detecting motion of an object in an environment, the method including transmitting a first wireless signal related to a transmission signal and receiving a second wireless signal related to an incoming signal, wherein the second wireless signal is a reflected first wireless signal from the object, obtaining a modulation signal related to a combination of the transmission and incoming signals, wherein the modulation signal contains a Doppler shift caused by the motion of the object, extracting a signal envelope varied by the Doppler shift from the modulation signal, and determining whether motion of the object is detected in accordance with the signal envelope.
Abstract:
A digital phase-locked loop having a phase frequency detector (PFD), a 3-state phase frequency detection converter (3-state PFD converter), a loop filter and a digital voltage-controlled oscillator is provided. The PFD receives an input frequency and a reference frequency and outputs a first signal and a second signal based on the phase difference between the input frequency and the reference frequency. The 3-state PFD converter outputs a 3-state signal according to the first and second signals, wherein the 3-state signal is presented in 1, 0 and -I. The loop filter outputs at least one control bit based on only the 3-state signal. The DCO adjusts the outputted oscillation frequency according to the control bit.
Abstract:
A subsampling motion detector(100, 150, 200, 300) configured to detect motion information of an object (24) under measurement receives a first wireless radio frequency (RF) signal and transmits a second wireless RF signal, the first wireless RF signal being generated by reflecting the second wireless RF signal from the object (24). A controllable oscillator (18, 58) outputs an oscillation signal, wherein the first wireless RF signal is injected to the controllable oscillator (18, 58) for controlling the controllable oscillator (18, 58) through injecting locking. The subsampling motion detector (100, 150, 200, 300) further includes a subsampling phase detector (SSPD) (12, 112, 202) generating a control signal according to the oscillation signal generated by the controllable oscillator (18, 58) and a reference frequency (fXTAL), the SSPD outputting the control signal to the controllable oscillator (18, 58) for controlling the controllable oscillator (18, 58), the oscillation signal of the controllable oscillator (18, 58) being locked to a multiple of the reference frequency (fXAL) and the control signal representing the motion information of the object (24).
Abstract:
An oscillator circuit having a source of an oscillating signal, a tank circuit including an inductor (18, 420, 421) and a capacitor (18, 420, 421), and a discretely switchable capacitance module (14, 314) configured to control an amount of capacitance in the oscillator circuit. The discretely switchable capacitance module (14, 314) includes, a capacitor (22, 322) coupled between a first node (41, 341) and a second node (42, 342), a switch (24, 320) coupled between the second node (42, 322) and a third node (43, 343); and a DC feed circuit (28, 328, 329), having a first end (28a, 328a, 329a) coupled to the second node (42) and a second end (28b, 328b, 329b) configured to receive a first or second control signal (30, 330). The control node (25, 325) of the switch (24, 320) is tied to a predetermined bias voltage (26, 326). When the first control signal (30, 330) is applied, the capacitor (22) is coupled between the first node (41, 341) and the third node (43, 343) via the switch (24, 320), and when the second control signal (30, 330) is applied the capacitor (22) is decoupled from the inductor (18, 420, 421).
Abstract:
A motion sensing method includes monitoring for a first motion in a first region (210, 1010, 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, 1510, 1610, 1710) using a first antenna (310, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180, 1280, 1380, 1480, 1580, 1680, 1780) using a first motion detection parameter, when no first motion is sensed by the monitoring using the first antenna (310, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180, 1280, 1380, 1480, 1580, 1680, 1780), monitoring for a second motion in a second region (220, 1020, 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1520, 1620, 1720) using a second antenna (320, 690, 790, 890, 990, 1090, 1190, 1290, 1390, 1490, 1590, 1690, 1790) using a second motion detection parameter, and when no second motion is sensed by monitoring using the second antenna (320, 690, 790, 890, 990, 1090, 1190, 1290, 1390, 1490, 1590, 1690, 1790), designating a space, which encompasses the second region (220, 1020, 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1520, 1620, 1720), as unoccupied, wherein the first region (210, 1010, 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, 1510, 1610, 1710) and the second region (220, 1020, 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1520, 1620, 1720) overlap one another, and the first motion detection parameter is different from the second motion detection parameter.
Abstract:
A subsampling motion detector(100, 150, 200, 300) configured to detect motion information of an object (24) under measurement receives a first wireless radio frequency (RF) signal and transmits a second wireless RF signal, the first wireless RF signal being generated by reflecting the second wireless RF signal from the object (24). A controllable oscillator (18, 58) outputs an oscillation signal, wherein the first wireless RF signal is injected to the controllable oscillator (18, 58) for controlling the controllable oscillator (18, 58) through injecting locking. The subsampling motion detector (100, 150, 200, 300) further includes a subsampling phase detector (SSPD) (12, 112, 202) generating a control signal according to the oscillation signal generated by the controllable oscillator (18, 58) and a reference frequency (fXTAL), the SSPD outputting the control signal to the controllable oscillator (18, 58) for controlling the controllable oscillator (18, 58), the oscillation signal of the controllable oscillator (18, 58) being locked to a multiple of the reference frequency (fXAL) and the control signal representing the motion information of the object (24).