Method and system for determining velocity by using variable or distinct sampling rates
First Claim
1. A method for determining the velocity of a transmitter or an object, the method comprising:
- transmitting a signal from a transmitter toward an object;
receiving a reflected signal of the transmitted signal from the object;
organizing the reflected signal into data blocks containing samples;
applying transform processing to a first group of the samples at a primary sampling rate, the first group of samples being within a data window associated with at least one of the data blocks;
detecting an estimated frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a primary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the primary sampling rate;
applying transform processing to a second group of samples at a secondary sampling rate where the data window contains previously read samples and at least one new sample if the estimated frequency shift falls within a target response frequency band, the second group of samples being within the data window and comprising a lesser number of samples than the first group;
detecting an observed frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a secondary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the secondary sampling rate; and
estimating a velocity of at least one of the object and the transmitter based on the estimated frequency shift, the observed frequency shift, or both.
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Abstract
A data processor applies transform processing to a first group of samples at a primary sampling rate, where the first group of samples is within a data window associated with at least one of the data blocks. A detector detects an estimated frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a primary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the primary sampling rate. The data processor applies transform processing to a second group of samples at a secondary sampling rate, where the data window contains previously read samples and at least one new sample, if the estimated frequency shift falls within a target response frequency band. The detector detects an observed frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a secondary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the secondary sampling rate. A velocity estimator for estimating a velocity of at least one of the object and the transmitter based on the estimated frequency shift, the observed frequency shift, or both.
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1. A method for determining the velocity of a transmitter or an object, the method comprising:
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transmitting a signal from a transmitter toward an object; receiving a reflected signal of the transmitted signal from the object; organizing the reflected signal into data blocks containing samples; applying transform processing to a first group of the samples at a primary sampling rate, the first group of samples being within a data window associated with at least one of the data blocks; detecting an estimated frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a primary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the primary sampling rate; applying transform processing to a second group of samples at a secondary sampling rate where the data window contains previously read samples and at least one new sample if the estimated frequency shift falls within a target response frequency band, the second group of samples being within the data window and comprising a lesser number of samples than the first group; detecting an observed frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a secondary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the secondary sampling rate; and estimating a velocity of at least one of the object and the transmitter based on the estimated frequency shift, the observed frequency shift, or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining the velocity of a transmitter or an object, the system comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a signal from a transmitter toward an object; a receiver for receiving a reflected signal of the transmitted signal from the object; an organizer for organizing the reflected signal into data blocks containing samples; a data processor for applying transform processing to a first group of the samples at a primary sampling rate, the first group of samples being within a data window associated with at least one of the data blocks;
the data processor arranged to perform transform processing to a second group of samples at a secondary sampling rate where the data window contains previously read samples and at least one new sample if the estimated frequency shift falls within a target response frequency band, the second group of samples being within the data window and comprising a lesser number of samples than the first group;a detector for detecting an estimated frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a primary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the primary sampling rate;
the detector arranged for detecting an observed frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a secondary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the secondary sampling rate; anda velocity estimator for estimating a velocity of at least one of the object and the transmitter based on the estimated frequency shift, the observed frequency shift, or both. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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