System and method for recognizing a motion by analyzing a radio signal

• US 9,869,760 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2014
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Un Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Sotomayor, John B
• Application Number:
  US14/569,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20160084951A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,130 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/146 Instrument input by gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/003 Bistatic radar systems; Multistatic radar systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/04 Systems determining presence of a target based on relative movement of target G01S13/56
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/56 for presence detection presence detection using near field arrangements G01V3/00, e.g. G01V3/08, G01V3/12; burglar, theft or intruder alarms with electrical actuation G08B13/22 - G08B13/26
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/415 Identification of targets based on measurements of movement associated with the target
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883

Abstract

A system for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal includes: a radio signal transmitter configured to transmit a radio signal; a radio signal receiver configured to receive the transmitted radio signal; and a motion recognition processing device configured to: i) analyze the received radio signal, ii) extract and classify a gesture from the analyzed radio signal, iii) recognize the extracted and classified gesture, and iv) perform vehicle device control based on the recognized gesture.

Claims

1. A system for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal comprising:

a radio signal transmitter configured to transmit a radio signal;

a radio signal receiver configured to receive the transmitted radio signal reflected or attenuated by the body of at least one or more passengers; and

a motion recognition processing device configured to;

i) analyze a variation amount and a signal attenuation amount of the received radio signal, ii) extract and classify a gesture according to the variation amount of the frequency of the analyzed radio signal, iii) recognize the extracted and classified gesture, and iv) perform vehicle device control based on the recognized gesture,

wherein the radio signal transmitter and the radio signal receiver are mounted such that a passenger in a vehicle is positioned between the radio signal transmitter and the radio signal receiver.

2. The system for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal according to claim 1, wherein the motion recognition processing device includes:

i) a radio signal analyzer configured to analyze distortion and variation of the radio signal reflected or attenuated by the body of at least one or more passengers;

ii) a gesture extractor configured to extract the gesture of a passenger in a vehicle according to the analyzed distortion and variation of the radio signal;

iii) a gesture classifier configured to classify the extracted gesture; and

iv) a gesture recognizer configured to recognize a vehicle device control command based on the classified gesture and vehicle information.

3. The system for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal according to claim 1, wherein when a plurality of passengers are in a vehicle, after previously registering a predefined motion, the motion recognition processing device is further configured to continuously recognize a motion of a particular passenger performing the predefined motion among the plurality of passengers.

4. The system for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal according to claim 1, wherein the system is mounted such that a passenger in a vehicle is positioned between the radio signal transmitter and the radio signal receiver.

5. The system for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal according to claim 4, wherein the radio signal transmitter is mounted in a rear seat of the vehicle, and the radio signal receiver is mounted in a head unit of the vehicle.

6. A method for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal comprising the steps of:

transmitting, by a radio signal transmitter, a radio signal in a vehicle;

receiving, by a radio signal receiver, the transmitted radio signal reflected or attenuated by the body of at least one or more passengers;

analyzing, by a motion recognition processing device, distortion and variation of the received radio signal reflected or attenuated by the body of at least one or more passengers;

extracting, by the motion recognition processing device, and classifying a gesture of a passenger in the vehicle based on the analyzed distortion and variation amount of the frequency of the analyzed radio signal; and

recognizing, by the motion recognition processing device, a vehicle control command based on the extracted and classified gesture,

wherein the radio signal transmitter and the radio signal receiver are mounted such that a passenger in a vehicle is positioned between the radio signal transmitter and the radio signal receiver.

7. The method for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

controlling, a motion recognition processing device, a vehicle device based on the recognized vehicle control command.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for recognizing motion by analyzing a radio signal, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that transmit a radio signal in a vehicle;

program instructions that receive the transmitted radio signal reflected or attenuated by the body of at least one or more passengers;

program instructions that analyze distortion and variation of the received radio signal reflected or attenuated by the body of at least one or more passengers;

program instructions that extract and classify a gesture of a passenger in the vehicle based on the analyzed distortion and variation amount of the frequency of the analyzed radio signal; and

program instructions that recognize a vehicle control command based on the extracted and classified gesture.