Summary of the invention
The application provides a kind of vehicle locating device and DSRC application system that improves bearing accuracy.
According to the application's first aspect, the application provides a kind of vehicle locating device, comprising:
Positioning antenna comprises at least three receiving antennas of arranging at same straight line, and described receiving antenna is used for receiving the microwave signal that same OBU sends;
Signal receiver is connected with described receiving antenna, is used for receiving input digit processor after the described microwave signal;
The digitized processing device is connected with described signal receiver, is used for described microwave signal is carried out digitized processing;
Digital beam former is connected with described digitized processing device, and the signal after the described digitized processing is weighted forms beam signal after summation is processed, and the corresponding position angle of the beam signal of definite maximum signal to noise ratio.
Among a kind of embodiment, also comprise the calibration of amplitude and phase device that is connected with described signal receiver.
Among a kind of embodiment, also comprise the beam-controller that is connected with described digital beam former.
Among a kind of embodiment, the spacing between the displaced phase center of adjacent two receiving antennas equates.
Among a kind of embodiment, the spacing between the displaced phase center of adjacent two receiving antennas is half of wavelength of described microwave signal.
Among a kind of embodiment, also comprise the dual-mode antenna, modulator/demodulator, coder/decoder and the core processor that connect successively, described digital beam former is connected with described core processor.
Among a kind of embodiment, described positioning antenna has two groups, and the arragement direction of receiving antenna is mutually vertical in two groups of described positioning antennas.
According to the application's second aspect, the application provides a kind of DSRC application system, comprises above-described locating device.
Among a kind of embodiment, described DSRC application system is bicycle road band barrier machine electronic charging system without parking, bicycle road Free-flow system or multilane Free-flow system, described positioning antenna is arranged on the corresponding track of described bicycle road band barrier machine electronics ETC system or bicycle road Free-flow system, or is arranged at least one Free-flow section in the multilane Free-flow system.。
The application's beneficial effect is: the OBU that the application installs the vehicle on the road based on beam forming technique accurately locates, can access the corresponding position angle of wave beam of shaping, this position angle is the corresponding position angle of microwave signal that OBU sends, and can calculate the positional information of OBU according to this position angle.The application's localization method is not vulnerable to the impact of signal reflex and multipath fading, precision is higher, be conducive to RSU and judge accurately whether the OBU that sends microwave signal is in the zone, track of this RSU antenna cover, if in the zone, track of this RSU antenna cover RSU communicate by letter with it, otherwise not with it communication, can effectively solve monkey chatter and follow the car interference problem, avoid the ETC system mistake of deducting fees, guarantee its normal operation, perhaps for other kinds DSRC application system provides locating information, guarantee that it carries out accurately Real Time Monitoring or management to vehicle.
Embodiment
By reference to the accompanying drawings the present invention is described in further detail below by embodiment.
In the embodiment of the present application, utilize a plurality of receiving antennas to receive the microwave signal that same OBU sends, after these microwave signals are carried out A/D conversion, transfer to digital beam former and carry out beam forming, obtain at last the corresponding position angle of wave beam of shaping by the airspace filter technology, thereby determine the positional information of OBU.
Embodiment one:
The application's vehicle positioning method is based on the information interaction between RSU and the OBU.Wherein, RSU comprises outdoor unit and indoor unit, the RSU outdoor unit has dual-mode antenna, for sending microwave signal and reception to OBU from the microwave signal of OBU, the RSU outdoor unit is installed in road top or road sidepiece usually, and the RSU indoor unit is used for the RSU outdoor unit is controlled and the information that the RSU outdoor unit receives and sends is processed; OBU also has antenna, and also reception is from the microwave signal of RSU to be used for sending microwave signal to RSU, and OBU is installed in the vehicle usually, for example is fixed on the front windshield of vehicle.
Please refer to Fig. 1 or Fig. 2, the present embodiment discloses a kind of vehicle locating device, and this vehicle locating device is arranged among the RSU of ETC system, mainly comprises:
Positioning antenna, this positioning antenna is arranged in the RSU outdoor unit, form aerial array by at least three receiving antennas 11 of arranging at same straight line, each receiving antenna 11 is used for receiving the microwave signal that same OBU sends, a receiving antenna 11 is as an array element, for example in the present embodiment, receiving antenna 11 has N (N is the natural number greater than 3), in order to improve the accuracy of location, the spacing d that can arrange between the displaced phase center of adjacent two receiving antennas 11 equates, this spacing d preferably gets half of wavelength X of the microwave signal that OBU sends.Consider the size of computing velocity, complexity and beam pattern, and a kind of embodiment of the volume of outdoor unit size can be set to 8 with receiving antenna 11.Those skilled in the art can understand, receiving antenna 11 is arranged in the displaced phase center that refers to these receiving antennas 11 on the same straight line and is located along the same line, receive the width of cloth of path for fear of the signal of each receiving antenna 11 correspondence mutually inconsistent and measuring accuracy is exerted an influence, select identical receiving antenna as far as possible, for example all select the Circular polarization horn antenna, owing to having adopted the higher electromagnetic horn of gain (generally gaining greater than 12dBi) as receiving antenna 11, so its directivity is stronger, undesired signal there is good inhibition, can reaches the bearing accuracy higher than common antenna.In the present embodiment, the microwave signal that is used for the location that OBU sends can be itself and any one microwave signal of OBU communication process.
Signal receiver 12, have a plurality of, be connected one to one with each receiving antenna 11 in the positioning antenna, be used for receiving the microwave signal from each receiving antenna 11, and the microwave signal that logical frequency conversion is changed high frequency converts low frequency signal to, and it is amplified and filtering, make signal meet the requirement of A/D conversion, at last with microwave signal input digit processor.The index parameters such as the gain of each signal, phase place should be consistent after processing, and guarantee that each signal receives path width of cloth phase measuring error each other minimum, to improve bearing accuracy.
The digitized processing device, comprise A/D unit 13, be connected with signal receiver 12, be used for the microwave signal of signal receiver 12 outputs is carried out the digitized signal that obtains after the A/D conversion, after carrying out again the frequency-conversion processing and digital filtering of digitized signal, obtain I, the Q two paths of signals of quadrature, at last with its input digit beam-shaper 14.
Digital beam former (DBF) 14, be connected with digitized processing device signal, be used for the signal after the digitized processing is carried out signal stack and beam forming, and by the definite corresponding position angle of wave beam that is shaped of airspace filter, this position angle is the position angle of the microwave signal of OBU transmission, the in other words angle between microwave signal and the aerial array normal.Digital beam former 14 adopts field programmable gate array (FPGA:Field-Programmable Gate Array) and digital signal processing (DSP:Digital Signal Processing) technology, process coming the mathematical operation that walks abreast fast of each road array element signals, and the maximum signal-to-noise ratio algorithm principle of optimizing according to adaptive filter algorithm, each array element signals is weighted summation to be processed, form at last beam signal, determine at last to have the corresponding position angle of beam signal of maximum signal to noise ratio, namely from the microwave signal of OBU and the angle between the aerial array normal, after obtaining this angle, digital beam former (DBF) 14 is with the numerical value input core processor of this angle, so that the setting height(from bottom) of its combined with receiving antenna 11 and angle calculate OBU at the concrete coordinate of overlay area, RSU antenna vertical projection point the place ahead.
Particularly, as shown in Figure 1, in positioning antenna, suppose that the spacing between each receiving antenna 11 is d, the incident direction of microwave signal (namely and the angle between the antenna linear array normal) is θ, be the time reference antenna if establish label among Fig. 1 and be 1 receiving antenna 11, the wave path-difference that then arrives adjacent reception antenna 11 from the microwave signal of OBU is dsin θ, and the mistiming that arrives adjacent reception antenna 11 is:
Wherein, C is the light velocity.
The phase differential of the microwave signal that adjacent reception antenna 11 receives is:
λ is the centre wavelength of microwave signal institute respective frequencies.
The microwave signal of the antenna reception 11 of each numbering is respectively:
x
1(t)=s(t)e
jωt
The microwave signal that aerial array receives is write as matrix form and is:
Wherein,
α(θ) be the direction vector of microwave signal, numerical value only depends on the geometry (known) of aerial array and the direction of propagation (the unknown) of microwave signal.
After N microwave signal that receives be weighted summation, the signal after the shaping of output was:
y(t)=
W H X(t)=s(t)
W H α(θ)
If P
W (θ)=
W H α(θ) be the directional diagram of signal weighting, when
W HTo certain direction
θ 0 The addition of signal homophase the time P that obtains
w (θ
0) the mould value maximum, can form maximum signal to noise ratio the microwave signal arrival bearing, for
x(t) in fact realized the Space domain sampling signal, therefore to calculating orientation angles corresponding to maximum signal to noise ratio beam signal, namely having determined by airspace filter
θ 0 , and this position angle is from the microwave signal of OBU and the angle between the aerial array normal.
Further, locating device also comprises the calibration of amplitude and phase device 15 that is connected with each signal receiver 12 in the positioning antenna, be used for according to system requirements, in the situation that 11 free time of receiving antenna, according to certain timing cycle each signal is received path and carry out calibration of amplitude and phase, avoid the situation of its signal width of cloth phase inconsistency that in the situations such as ageing equipment, operating ambient temperature variation, occurs.
Locating device also comprises beam-controller 16, is connected with digital beam former 15, and being used for provides best weight vectors control signal according to default constraint condition control figure beam-shaper 15 to it.
Above signal receiver, digitized processing device and digital beam former 14 all are arranged in the RSU indoor unit.In the present embodiment, a RSU outdoor unit is installed in each ETC track, it is installed on the portal frame of center, top, track, a plurality of receiving antennas 11 of arranging at same straight line in the positioning antenna are parallel with ground, track, the antenna radiation pattern center is over against direction to the car, to cover a lane width as good.
As shown in Figure 3, generally, the locating device of above embodiment forms the positioned channel of RSU, RSU also comprises the signal transmitting and receiving path, comprise the dual-mode antenna 21, modulator/demodulator 22, coder/decoder 24 and the core processor 25 that connect successively, the digital beam former 14 in the locating device also is connected with core processor 25.
Wherein, dual-mode antenna 21 is used for launching the descending microwave signal of RSU to OBU and replys the microwave signal of returning with reception OBU, and it is connected with signal receiver 22, according to the different antenna structure of different concrete selection of overlay area.Positioning antenna is identical with the directional diagram sensing of dual-mode antenna 21, can reduce the interference of OBU or other signal of lie, guarantees that the microwave signal of dual-mode antenna 21 receptions is consistent with the OBU signal that positioning antenna receives
Signal receiver 22 is used for amplifying from the descending microwave signal of the RSU of modulator/demodulator 23 and export, and after receiving OBU and replying the microwave signal of returning, converts thereof into intermediate-freuqncy signal, and amplify with filtering after input modulator/demodulator 23.
Modulator/demodulator 23 sends to signal receiver 22 after being used for the descending microwave signal of RSU modulated, and OBU is replied the microwave signal of returning carry out input coding/demoder 24 after the demodulation.
Coder/decoder 24 is used for the descending microwave signal of RSU is carried out sending to modulator/demodulator 23 behind the FM0 coding, and OBU is replied the microwave signal of returning carry out inputting core processor 25 after the FM0 decoding.
Core processor 25 is the primary processor of whole RSU, be used for control RSU whole courses of work, carry out data interaction, management ETC applied logic process with the track computing machine.Core processor 25 also is connected with digital beam former 14, beam-controller 16, calibration of amplitude and phase device 15 signals, can receive the position angle of the microwave signal that digital beam former 14 determines, and calculate the positional information of OBU according to this position angle, can also control the operation of beam-controller 16, and send instruction in free time of receiving antenna 11 to the calibration of amplitude and phase device and each signal is received path carry out calibration of amplitude and phase, by reducing the amplitude phase error between each signal reception path, improve as much as possible bearing accuracy.
Embodiment two:
Different from the first embodiment is, the locating device of the first embodiment has one group of positioning antenna, be used for to carry out from the microwave signal of OBU one-dimensional square to the location, for example use one group of positioning antenna along road bearing of trend (vertically), obtain behind the angle between microwave signal and the aerial array normal its angle of pitch as OBU by embodiment one, thereby calculate OBU at the lengthwise position coordinate of overlay area, RSU antenna vertical projection point the place ahead.And the positioning antenna of the present embodiment has two groups, and the arragement direction of receiving antenna is mutually vertical in two groups of positioning antennas, except obtaining the lengthwise position coordinate of OBU, also can use along one group of positioning antenna perpendicular to road bearing of trend (laterally), adopt the locator meams identical with embodiment one to obtain behind the angle between microwave signal and the aerial array normal its pitch angle as OBU, thereby calculate OBU at the lateral attitude coordinate of the OBU of overlay area, RSU antenna vertical projection point the place ahead, thereby realized the two-dimensional localization of vehicle.
Embodiment three:
Please refer to Fig. 4, the present embodiment discloses a kind of vehicle positioning method, may further comprise the steps:
Step S100:RSU utilizes at least three receiving antennas of arranging at same straight line in the positioning antenna, receives the microwave signal that same OBU sends.
Step S101: utilize the digitized processing unit, the microwave signal that receives antenna reception is carried out digitized processing.
Step S102: utilize beam-shaper, be weighted according to the maximum signal-to-noise ratio algorithm principle of the adaptive filter algorithm optimization signal after to digitized processing and form beam signal after summation is processed, and the corresponding position angle of the beam signal of definite maximum signal to noise ratio, obtain the positional information of the microwave signal that described OBU sends.
Embodiment four:
Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, the present embodiment discloses the process that a kind of RSU and OBU carry out information interaction, may further comprise the steps:
Step S200:OBU enters the aerial signal overlay area of RSU, receive the wake-up signal of RSU and be waken up, then receive the microwave signal of RSU, carry request data frame in this microwave signal, the particular content of this request data frame is decided as required, be generally used for asking OBU to return certain information to RSU, be used for request information of vehicles (comprise the information such as license plate number, vehicle model, vehicle color one or more) such as the request data frame of the present embodiment.
After step S201:OBU receives the microwave signal of RSU, it is resolved, then obtain the information of vehicles that RSU asks and be packaged into the reply data frame by internal calculation, then send microwave signal to RSU, this microwave signal comprises the information such as ID of reply data frame and OBU.This microwave signal is received by the positioning antenna in the RSU outdoor unit and dual-mode antenna simultaneously, positioning antenna receives treatment scheme such as the following steps S202-S205 after this microwave signal, dual-mode antenna receives treatment scheme such as the following steps S206-S209 after this microwave signal, enters step S210 after two treatment schemees finish.
Step S202: at least three receiving antennas 11 in the positioning antenna receive respectively the microwave signal that OBU sends simultaneously.
Step S203: the microwave signal that each signal receiver 12 receives from receiving antenna 11, and high-frequency signal converted to amplify with filtering after the intermediate-freuqncy signal process.
Step S204: the 13 pairs of microwave signals from signal receiver in digitized processing unit by using A/D unit are carried out the A/D conversion, then to again frequency conversion and filtering processing of the digital signal after the conversion.
Step S205: 14 pairs of each array element signals of digital beam former are weighted summation and process, form at last beam signal, determine at last to have the corresponding position angle of beam signal of maximum signal to noise ratio, this position angle is namely from the microwave signal of OBU and the angle between the aerial array normal, and after this angle numerical value obtained this angle, the setting height(from bottom) of combined with receiving antenna and angle can calculate OBU in the concrete coordinate of overlay area, the RSU antenna vertical projection point the place ahead locating information as OBU
Step S206: dual-mode antenna 21 receives the microwave signal of OBU.
Step S207: signal receiver 22 receives the microwave signal from dual-mode antenna 21, and converts to amplify with filtering after the intermediate-freuqncy signal to microwave signal and with high-frequency signal and process.
Step S208: 23 pairs of microwave signals from signal receiver of modulation/demodulation unit are carried out demodulation.
Step S209: the 24 pairs of signals from modulation/demodulation unit in coding/decoding unit are decoded, thereby obtain the specifying information that the reply data frame comprises.
Step S210: core processor 25 information that 24 decodings obtain according to coding/decoding unit in the signal transmitting and receiving path is judged the validity of microwave signal, if microwave signal is effective, the locating information of the OBU that then obtains according to positioned channel judges that OBU is whether in the aerial signal overlay area of this RSU, if, then continuation is communicated by letter with OBU and is finished ETC logical transaction process, it is deducted fees, if judge that OBU not in the aerial signal overlay area of this RSU, does not then communicate with it.
Step S211: deduct fees finish after, RSU can wait for that also the track computing machine sends search OBU instruction or again sends wake-up signal and the microwave signal of carrying request data frame to OBU, if in the timing of agreement, do not receive the microwave signal of carrying the reply data frame of OBU, then to the instruction of calibration of amplitude and phase device transmitted signal calibration of amplitude and phase.
The vehicle locating device of the above embodiment of the application can be widely used in all kinds of DSRC system, such as bicycle road band barrier machine ETC system, bicycle road Free-flow system, multilane Free-flow system and the various types of vehicles supervisory systems such as vehicle speed measuring system, model recognition system, image identification system, video capture system that are used for vehicle is carried out Real Time Monitoring or in violation of rules and regulations inspection.Wherein, positioning antenna is arranged on the corresponding track of bicycle road band barrier machine electronics ETC system or bicycle road Free-flow system, or be arranged at least one Free-flow section in the multilane Free-flow system, can by to the accurate positioning confirmation vehicle of vehicle whether in the antenna coverage areas of this RSU, thereby effectively avoid with phenomenons such as car interference, lie interference.The application's OBU localization method accurately, less to the transformation of current RSU equipment, especially in the MLFF system, RSU can accurately locate the vehicle that has free passage at multilane, reduces the mistake of deducting fees, that guarantees to charge normally carries out.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, the all or part of step of the whole bag of tricks can come the instruction related hardware to finish by program in the above-mentioned embodiment, this program can be stored in the computer-readable recording medium, and storage medium can comprise: ROM (read-only memory), random access memory, disk or CD etc.
Above content is in conjunction with concrete embodiment further description made for the present invention, can not assert that implementation of the present invention is confined to these explanations.For the general technical staff of the technical field of the invention, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, can also make some simple deduction or replace.