Observation signal processing apparatus
First Claim
1. An observation signal processing apparatus capable of successively transmitting a pulse signal as a search signal modulated by a plurality of carrier waves per search from a transmission antenna to a domain to be observed, capturing a plurality of reflected signals, being part of the search signal reflected on a target in the domain, at a receiving antenna, performing correlative detection based on the captured reflected signal and a delay modulation pulse signal equivalent to a delayed version of a pulse signal modulated by the carrier wave to generate a plurality of observation values per search, performing coherent integration on the generated observation value, the generated observation value having a phase including information about a relative distance to the target and an amplitude including information about a relative distance to the target and a reflected sectional area of the target, and supplying a specified coherent integration value per search as integration output, the observation signal processing apparatus comprising:
- a first memory for storing a process gain for the integration output as a requested process gain in accordance with the domain needed to search for the target present in the domain to be observed;
a second memory for storing an estimated relative speed for the target to be searched for;
a third memory for storing an error margin for the estimated relative speed as relative speed uncertainty;
a coherent integration count determination section for retrieving the requested process gain corresponding to the domain to be observed, an estimated relative speed of the target to be searched for, and the relative speed uncertainty about the relative speed from the first through third memories and calculating to determine a coherent integration count for the coherent integration that satisfies the requested process gain from these values;
a search signal transmission section for transmitting the pulse signals as the search signals equivalent to the determined coherent integration count from the transmission antenna;
an observation data memory for enabling the receiving antenna to capture a reflected wave as the reflected signal for the transmitted pulse signals equivalent to the coherent integration count and storing the reflected signal as the observation value;
a phase correction amount calculation section for retrieving the estimated relative speed of the target from the second memory and calculating a phase correction amount based on the retrieve estimated relative speed; and
a phase-weighted coherent integration section for performing phase-weighted coherent integration on observation values equivalent to the coherent integration count as frequently as the coherent integration count based on the calculated phase correction amount and outward supplying the integration output satisfying the requested process gain.
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Abstract
An observation signal processing apparatus transmits a pulse signal as a search signal, generates an observation value based on a reflected signal against a target and a delay modulation pulse signal, and performs coherent integration on the observation value to output an integration value. The apparatus includes a section for determining a coherent integration count, a section for transmitting pulse signals equivalent to the coherent integration count, a section for calculating a phase correction amount based on an estimated relative speed, and a section for performing phase-weighted coherent integration on observation values for the number of times equivalent to the coherent integration count based on the phase correction amount.
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3 Claims
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1. An observation signal processing apparatus capable of successively transmitting a pulse signal as a search signal modulated by a plurality of carrier waves per search from a transmission antenna to a domain to be observed, capturing a plurality of reflected signals, being part of the search signal reflected on a target in the domain, at a receiving antenna, performing correlative detection based on the captured reflected signal and a delay modulation pulse signal equivalent to a delayed version of a pulse signal modulated by the carrier wave to generate a plurality of observation values per search, performing coherent integration on the generated observation value, the generated observation value having a phase including information about a relative distance to the target and an amplitude including information about a relative distance to the target and a reflected sectional area of the target, and supplying a specified coherent integration value per search as integration output, the observation signal processing apparatus comprising:
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a first memory for storing a process gain for the integration output as a requested process gain in accordance with the domain needed to search for the target present in the domain to be observed; a second memory for storing an estimated relative speed for the target to be searched for; a third memory for storing an error margin for the estimated relative speed as relative speed uncertainty; a coherent integration count determination section for retrieving the requested process gain corresponding to the domain to be observed, an estimated relative speed of the target to be searched for, and the relative speed uncertainty about the relative speed from the first through third memories and calculating to determine a coherent integration count for the coherent integration that satisfies the requested process gain from these values; a search signal transmission section for transmitting the pulse signals as the search signals equivalent to the determined coherent integration count from the transmission antenna; an observation data memory for enabling the receiving antenna to capture a reflected wave as the reflected signal for the transmitted pulse signals equivalent to the coherent integration count and storing the reflected signal as the observation value; a phase correction amount calculation section for retrieving the estimated relative speed of the target from the second memory and calculating a phase correction amount based on the retrieve estimated relative speed; and a phase-weighted coherent integration section for performing phase-weighted coherent integration on observation values equivalent to the coherent integration count as frequently as the coherent integration count based on the calculated phase correction amount and outward supplying the integration output satisfying the requested process gain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeDENSO Corporation
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Original AssigneeDENSO Corporation
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InventorsMiyake, Yasuyuki, Kondou, Asahi, Takano, Gaku
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Primary Examiner(s)Brainard, Timothy A
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Application NumberUS12/928,913Publication NumberTime in Patent Office755 DaysField of Search342/82, 342/89, 342/104, 342/109US Class Current342/82CPC Class CodesG01S 13/582 adapted for simultaneous ra...G01S 13/931 of land vehiclesG01S 13/937 of marine craftG01S 7/2886 using I/Q processingG01S 7/2926 by integration
