System and Method for Generating an Alert Signal in a Detection System
First Claim
1. A method of generating alert signals in a detection system, comprising:
- comparing data extracted from signals received from receive beams with stored scenarios; and
determining whether to generate an alert signal based on the comparing.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating alert signals in a detection system is described. The system compares data extracted from signals received via receive antenna beams with stored scenarios and determines whether to generate an alert signal based upon the results of the compare operation. The comparison of data extracted from received signals with stored scenarios can be accomplished by using one or more latches to process the extracted data from the received signals. In one embodiment, raw detections are pre-processed to generate so-called field of view (FOV) products. The FOV products are then provided to a tracker. In another embodiment, rather than pre-process the raw detections, the raw detections are instead provided directly to a tracker which processes the raw detections to provide products including, but not limited to, relative velocity and other parameters.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of generating alert signals in a detection system, comprising:
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comparing data extracted from signals received from receive beams with stored scenarios; and determining whether to generate an alert signal based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus to, comprising:
circuitry to; compare data extracted from signals received from receive beams with stored scenarios; and determine whether to generate an alert signal based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An automotive radar system comprising:
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a transmit system for generating a transmit signal emitted from the automotive radar system via said transmit antenna; a receiving system adapted to receive signals through one or more receive antenna beams and having one or more scenarios stored therein, said receiving system for receiving signals from one or more of the one or more receive antenna beams and for comparing the received signals with one or more stored scenarios and for determining whether to generate an alert signal based upon results of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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