EP1697762A1 - Parking aid comprising two or more sensors with simultaneous direct and cross echo measurement - Google Patents

Parking aid comprising two or more sensors with simultaneous direct and cross echo measurement

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EP1697762A1
EP1697762A1 EP04798175A EP04798175A EP1697762A1 EP 1697762 A1 EP1697762 A1 EP 1697762A1 EP 04798175 A EP04798175 A EP 04798175A EP 04798175 A EP04798175 A EP 04798175A EP 1697762 A1 EP1697762 A1 EP 1697762A1
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Thomas Brosche
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Robert Bosch GmbH
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Definitions

  • the invention relates to a system with two or more corresponding sensors, each sensor having a transmitter and at least one receiver for signals, and one sensor being able to receive a cross echo signal from another sensor.
  • Radar sensors are u. a. used in Kraftfalirzeugtechnik to the distance of a Kraftfalxrzeugs to a fixed or movable obstacle such as a pedestrian z. B. when parking and the driver of the motor vehicle via appropriate display means u. a. display the distance to the obstacle optically or acoustically.
  • radar sensors are arranged on the front and / or on the rear and on the side, for monitoring a lateral area of the motor vehicle, as part of a radar system known to the person skilled in the art.
  • the radar system can be part of a driver assistance system which is also known.
  • a radar sensor with pulse modulation has a pulse generator, a transmitter with a transmitting antenna, a receiver with a receiving antenna and one Evaluation electronics.
  • the radar pulses emitted by the transmitting antenna are reflected on a target object and return to the receiver via the receiving antenna. There they are mixed with a reference signal from the pulse generator, filtered with a low-pass filter and evaluated by an electronic evaluation unit after an A / D conversion.
  • the distance to a target object and its relative speed to the radar sensor and thus to the motor vehicle can thus be determined.
  • pulse modulation other modulation methods are also possible, for example: FMCW, PSK, ASK, FSK, modulation with pseudo-noise (PN) codes and other methods or combinations of the methods.
  • PN pseudo-noise
  • the radar signal emitted by a radar sensor can be reflected at the target and can be received by the antenna of another radar sensor as a cross echo. This can lead to interference or interference with the intrinsic echo of the radar signal emitted by this radar sensor.
  • a disadvantage here is that a considerable amount of circuitry and control is always required to decouple the different radar sensors from one another and the self-echo and cross-echo signals received separate from each other.
  • the performance of a radar sensor can also be reduced by modulating the radar pulses.
  • the radar sensors which are respectively switched off on the transmitter side cannot receive their own echoes in the switched-off state.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a system with two or more sensors, in which the sensors can also receive and evaluate the reflected signals of the other sensors without mutual interference and in which
  • the main idea of the invention is that the transmit and receive operation at
  • each of the sensors of a system or the respectively associated receiver receives or evaluates intrinsic or cross echo signals only for specific intervals, the time delay of the received signal with respect to its own transmitted signal.
  • the different time intervals should not overlap each other. This is achieved by choosing the phase position of the repetition frequency f w of the transmission signal suitable for each sensor, ie differently.
  • the time intervals mentioned relate to twice the transit time of the signal moving at a speed, in particular at the speed of light c.
  • the system according to the invention is a radar system with two or more corresponding radar sensors, an optical system with two or more corresponding optical sensors or an ultrasound system with two or more corresponding ultrasound sensors can.
  • the system is a radar system with two or more corresponding radar sensors, each radar sensor having a transmitter and at least one receiver for a modulated one Radar signal and a radar sensor can receive a cross echo signal from another radar sensor, the radar sensors according to the invention are separated from each other in the receive mode by the time delay of the transmit and receive signals.
  • the solution according to the invention consists in the fact that the transmission and reception operation is coordinated and timed with one another when using a plurality of corresponding radar sensors in such a way that each of the radar sensors of a radar system or the respectively assigned receiver only compares the time delay of the received signal for specific intervals receives or evaluates its own transmission signal, own or cross-sectional signals.
  • the different time intervals should not overlap each other. This is achieved by choosing the phase position of the repetition frequency f w of the transmission signal suitable for each radar sensor, ie differently.
  • the specified time intervals relate to twice the transit time of the radar signal moving at the speed of light c.
  • All corresponding radar sensors continuously transmit radar signals (eg pulses, PN code frames) with the repetition frequency f w and are not, as in, for example, in
  • EP 0 864 880 provided, cyclically switched off. A separation of the different received radar echoes, i.e. An analysis of the cross echo signals and the self-echo is then possible with the usual signal evaluation methods or coding methods for the radar pulses.
  • the invention is also applicable to radar systems which, for example, use carrier signals modulated with PN codes (for example by means of PSK, ASK or FSK modulation) instead of pulse modulation.
  • PN codes for example by means of PSK, ASK or FSK modulation
  • a decoupling between the signals can be achieved in accordance with the core ideas of the invention, regardless of the codes selected in each case.
  • the corresponding radar sensors simultaneously transmit repetitive code frames with the repetition frequency f w , which are shifted or delayed from one another in a suitable manner. It is not necessary to use different codes for the radar sensors mentioned.
  • the advantage of the invention is that there is a separation and decoupling between the signals of the different radar sensors.
  • an evaluation of the cross echo signals transmitted by other radar sensors is possible.
  • the determination of the outer forni of the target object which has reflected the radar signals e.g. B. a concave or convex shape or its extension.
  • a more precise trilateration or location determination of the target objects is also possible and the occurrence of apparent targets can be significantly reduced by incorrect assignments of individual reflections.
  • the repetition frequency /, z. ß. also the repetition frequency of a PN code frame of a PN radar, as characterized in claim 3.
  • Range R max of each radar sensor can be set such that this target distance R max , at which the radar signals reflected by targets are still registered in the receiver, corresponds at most to the distance R e i nd at which the received radar signals can still be clearly assigned. It is therefore avoided that a target becomes appropriate at a distance that no longer allows a clear measurement result.
  • the distance range which is monitored by a radar sensor, usually begins at a minimum distance r a from the radar sensor if the immediate near range cannot be detected by the radar sensor.
  • an area of the radar sensor [r a ; rj within the interval [0; R max ] as specified in claim 4.
  • the respective signal transit times of the radar pulses from the transmitter to a target object in the detection range and back to the receiver are therefore in the time interval [2r a / c; 2r b / c] or [4; ⁇ j, which in turn is within the time interval [0; l / f w ].
  • the delays of the periodic transmission signals t S ( - of the individual radar sensors within the above-mentioned interval [0; l / f w ]) must be selected in this way that the delay times of the received signals in the individual radar sensors, which each monitor a certain spatial distance, do not overlap in order to decouple them from one another
  • a low repetition frequency _ of the transmitted code frame can be selected, in particular in the case of PN-coded radar signals. For example, for a 10-bit PN code and with a bit clock frequency or chip clock frequency of 250 MHz, this results in a repetition frequency of the code frame of TA 244 kHz, so that within the temporal interval of a code frame period of [0s; 4 ⁇ s] a clear distance measurement is possible with the radar sensor. This corresponds to the highest possible clear distance R ad of 614 meters.
  • a time delay of the transmission signal (radar pulse or PN-coded carrier) of each individual radar sensor is determined by t si to ensure that cross echo signals from the other corresponding radar sensors are only used for defined ones , disjoint intervals of the time delay t si and the corresponding apparent distance intervals are visible in the receiver of the respective radar sensor.
  • the self-echo signals of the corresponding sensor are evaluated unchanged.
  • the detection and evaluation of the self-echo signal and the nA further cross-echo signals can take place sequentially or in parallel in several receiver units of a radar sensor, as stated in claim 7. No further recipients are required for sequential recording. It is possible that both methods are combined.
  • the corresponding configurations of the electronic evaluation units are possible for the person skilled in the art.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pulse radar
  • FIG. 2 shows a section of the division of the intervals for the time delay when several radar sensors are operated
  • FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a pulse radar with several receivers.
  • a radar sensor 10 of a pulse radar system known per se can be seen from the schematic illustration in FIG.
  • the radar sensor 10 essentially consists of a pulse generator 11, which causes a transmitter 12 to emit a radar pulse 19 via a transmission antenna 13.
  • the radar pulse 19 is on a target object 18, for. B. another motor vehicle, a fixed obstacle or a pedestrian, reflects 20 and from a receiving antenna 14 to a receiver 15 of the
  • the received signal 20 is mixed with a reference signal of the pulse generator 11 and forwarded to an evaluation unit 17 via a low-pass filter and A / D converter 16.
  • the reference signal can be offset in time from the transmission signal.
  • the received signal 20 with respect to the distance and the relative speed of the
  • Target object 18 to radar sensor 10 or to a motor vehicle equipped with it is analyzed.
  • a first interval [t a ; The first of the four radar sensors 10 receives its own echo and the n- further radar sensors each receive the cross echo transmitted by the first radar sensor.
  • the first radar sensor 10 receives, for example, the cross echo signal of the third radar sensor, etc. The one between them
  • Periods of reception intervals are necessary to ensure the uniqueness when measuring the self-echo and the cross echo, taking into account the radar equation. After the total period Vf, one period has ended and the process is repeated.
  • the continuously transmitting radar sensors 10 are thus decoupled or separated from one another in the transmit and receive mode by the time delay, such that the self-echo signals and the cross-echo signals of the other three radar sensors 10 can be detected and processed by a radar sensor 10 without undesired interference or interference occurring.
  • the radar sensor 10 shown in FIG. 3 has three receivers 15 and accordingly three low-pass filters and A / D converters 16 in order to generate both a self-echo signal and two further cross-echo signals from two further radar sensors 10, all from the antenna 14 are received, received and processed and each to a common

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Abstract

The aim of the invention is to provide a system comprising two or more sensors, wherein every sensor has a transmitter and a receiver for signals and a sensor is adapted for reception of a cross echo signal of another sensor, and wherein the sensor can also receive and evaluate the signals reflected by the respective other sensors without mutual disturbances, the sensors being decoupled from one another. According to the invention, the sensors, in the receive mode, are temporally separated by the temporal delay of the transmission and reception signals.

Description

EINPARKHILFE MIT ZWEI ODER MEHR SENSOREN MIT GLEICHZEITIGER DIREKT- UND KREUZECHOMESSUNGPARKING AID WITH TWO OR MORE SENSORS WITH SIMULTANEOUS DIRECT AND CROSS DETECTION MEASUREMENT
Technisches GebietTechnical field
Die Erfindung betrifft ein System mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden Sensoren, wobei jeder Sensor einen Sender und mindestens einen Empfanger für Signale aufweist und ein Sensor ein Kreuzechosignal eines anderen Sensors empfangen kann.The invention relates to a system with two or more corresponding sensors, each sensor having a transmitter and at least one receiver for signals, and one sensor being able to receive a cross echo signal from another sensor.
Stand der TechnikState of the art
Radarsensoren werden u. a. in der Kraftfalirzeugtechnik verwendet, um den Abstand eines Kraftfalxrzeugs zu einem feststehenden oder beweglichen Hindernis wie einem Fußgänger z. B. beim Einparken zu überwachen und dem Fahrer des Kraftfahrzeugs über ein entsprechendes Anzeigemittel u. a. optisch oder akustisch den Abstand zu dem Hindernis anzuzeigen. Ebenso werden bei schneller Fahrt z. B. auf einer Autobahn bzw. bei langsamer Fahrt im Kolonnenverkehr die Abstände zu vorausfahrenden oder nachfolgenden Verkelirsteilnehmera überwacht. Hierfür sind an der Front und/oder am Heck sowie an der Seite, zur Überwachung eines seitlichen Bereichs des Kraftfahrzeugs, jeweils Radarsensoren als Bestandteil eines dem Fachmann bekannten Radarsystems angeordnet. Das Radarsystem kann Bestandteil eines ebenfalls bekannten Fahrassistenzsystems sein.Radar sensors are u. a. used in Kraftfalirzeugtechnik to the distance of a Kraftfalxrzeugs to a fixed or movable obstacle such as a pedestrian z. B. when parking and the driver of the motor vehicle via appropriate display means u. a. display the distance to the obstacle optically or acoustically. Likewise, when driving fast z. B. on a highway or when driving slowly in column traffic, the distances to preceding or following Verkelirteilnehmera monitored. For this purpose, radar sensors are arranged on the front and / or on the rear and on the side, for monitoring a lateral area of the motor vehicle, as part of a radar system known to the person skilled in the art. The radar system can be part of a driver assistance system which is also known.
Ein Radarsensor mit Pulsmodulation weist in bekannter Weise einen Pulserzeuger, einen Sender mit Sendeantenne, einen Empfänger mit Empfangsantenne sowie eine Auswerteelektronik auf. Die von der Sendeantenne abgegebenen Radarimpulse werden an einem Zielobjekt reflektiert und gelangen über die Empfangsantenne zurück zum Empfänger. Dort werden sie mit einem Referenzsignal vom Pulserzeuger gemischt, mit einem Tiefpass gefiltert und nach einer A/D-Wandlung von einer elektronischen Auswerteeinheit ausgewertet. Somit kann der Abstand zu einem Zielobjekt sowie dessen Relativgeschwindigkeit zum Radarsensor und damit zu dem Kraftfahrzeug bestimmt werden. Anstelle der Pulsmodulation sind auch andere Modulationsverfahren z.B.: FMCW, PSK, ASK, FSK, Modulation mit pseudo-noise(PN) -Kodes und weitere Verfahren bzw. Kombinationen der Verfahren möglich.In a known manner, a radar sensor with pulse modulation has a pulse generator, a transmitter with a transmitting antenna, a receiver with a receiving antenna and one Evaluation electronics. The radar pulses emitted by the transmitting antenna are reflected on a target object and return to the receiver via the receiving antenna. There they are mixed with a reference signal from the pulse generator, filtered with a low-pass filter and evaluated by an electronic evaluation unit after an A / D conversion. The distance to a target object and its relative speed to the radar sensor and thus to the motor vehicle can thus be determined. Instead of pulse modulation, other modulation methods are also possible, for example: FMCW, PSK, ASK, FSK, modulation with pseudo-noise (PN) codes and other methods or combinations of the methods.
Sind an einem Kraftfahrzeug mehrere Radarsensoren vorgesehen, dann kann das von einem Radarsensor abgegebene Radarsignal am Ziel reflektiert und von der Antenne eines anderen Radarsensors als Kreuzecho empfangen werden. Dabei kann es zu Störungen oder Überlagerungen mit dem Eigenecho des von diesem Radarsensor abgegebenen Radarsignals kommen. Um eine Trennung der Signale verschiedenerIf several radar sensors are provided on a motor vehicle, then the radar signal emitted by a radar sensor can be reflected at the target and can be received by the antenna of another radar sensor as a cross echo. This can lead to interference or interference with the intrinsic echo of the radar signal emitted by this radar sensor. To separate the signals different
Sensoren zu ermöglichen ist es u.a. aus der DE 197 03 237 Cl bekannt, die Radarsignale im Mikrowellenbereich jeweils zu modulieren, um derart die Signale der Eigen- bzw. Kreuzechos verschiedener Radarsensoren anhand ihrer Modulationen zuordnen zu können. Des Weiteren sind aus der JP 07012928 A bzw. aus R. C. Dixon: "Spread Spectrum Systems", 2. Auflage, Verlag Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984 sogenannte p_seudo-noise-(PN)-Kodierungen zur Störsignalunterdrückung und Kanaltrennung bekannt. Dabei wird durch die Verwendung verschiedener Kodes für mehrere Radarsensoren eine Auswertung der vom Empfanger eines Radarsensors empfangenen Kreuzechosignale jeweils anderer Radarsensoren möglich. Zur Entkopplung mehrerer Radarsensoren können auch zueinander orthogonale Kodes für die Radarsignale verwendet werden. Aus der EP 0 864 880 ist es bekannt, mehrere Radarsensoren alternierend zu betreiben, um sie derart zu entkoppeln. Dabei werden sowohl die Eigenechosignale, d. h. die vom eigenen Sender des jeweiligen Radarsensors abgegebenen Signale, als auch Kreuzechosignale anderer Radarsensoren ausgewertet. Die DE 197 11 467 C2 offenbart ein vergleichbares Verfahren für Ultraschallsensoren.It is possible to enable sensors it is known from DE 197 03 237 Cl to modulate the radar signals in the microwave range in order to be able to assign the signals of the intrinsic or cross echoes of different radar sensors based on their modulations. Furthermore, so-called p_seudo-noise (PN) encodings for interference signal suppression and channel separation are known from JP 07012928 A and from R. C. Dixon: "Spread Spectrum Systems", 2nd edition, publisher Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984. The use of different codes for several radar sensors makes it possible to evaluate the cross-echo signals received by the receiver of one radar sensor in each case from other radar sensors. To decouple several radar sensors, mutually orthogonal codes for the radar signals can also be used. From EP 0 864 880 it is known to operate several radar sensors alternately in order to decouple them in this way. Both the self-echo signals, i.e. H. the signals emitted by the own transmitter of the respective radar sensor, as well as cross echo signals from other radar sensors are evaluated. DE 197 11 467 C2 discloses a comparable method for ultrasonic sensors.
Als nachteilig hierbei ist anzusehen, dass stets ein erheblicher Schaltungs- und steuerungstechnischer Aufwand notwendig ist, um die verschiedenen Radarsensoren voneinander zu entkoppein und die empfangenen Eigenecho- und Kreuzechosignale voneinander zu trennen. Durch die Modulation der Radarimpulse kann zudem die Leistungsfähigkeit eines Radarsensors reduziert werden. Im alternierenden Betrieb z.B. entsprechend EP 0 864 880 können die jeweils senderseitig abgeschalteten Radarsensoren im abgeschalteten Zustand keine Eigenechos empfangen.A disadvantage here is that a considerable amount of circuitry and control is always required to decouple the different radar sensors from one another and the self-echo and cross-echo signals received separate from each other. The performance of a radar sensor can also be reduced by modulating the radar pulses. In alternating operation, for example in accordance with EP 0 864 880, the radar sensors which are respectively switched off on the transmitter side cannot receive their own echoes in the switched-off state.
Darstellung der Erfindung, Aufgabe, Lösung, VorteilePresentation of the invention, task, solution, advantages
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein System mit zwei oder mehr Sensoren zu schaffen, bei dem die Sensoren auch die reflektierten Signale der jeweils anderen Sensoren ohne gegenseitige Störungen empfangen und auswerten können und bei dem dieThe invention has for its object to provide a system with two or more sensors, in which the sensors can also receive and evaluate the reflected signals of the other sensors without mutual interference and in which
Sensoren voneinander entkoppelt sind.Sensors are decoupled from each other.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch die im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.This object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1.
Der Kerngedanke der Erfindung besteht darin, dass der Sende- und Empfangsbetrieb beiThe main idea of the invention is that the transmit and receive operation at
Einsatz von mehreren korrespondierenden Sensoren derart zeitlich aufeinander abgestimmt und getaktet ist, dass jeder der Sensoren eines Systems bzw. der jeweils zugeordneten Empfänger nur für bestimmte Intervalle, der zeitlichen Verzögerung des Empfangssignals gegenüber dem eigenen Sendesignal, Eigen- bzw. Kreuzechosignale empfangt bzw. auswertet. Die verschiedenen zeitlichen Intervalle sollten sich dabei nicht gegenseitig überschneiden. Das wird erreicht, indem man die Phasenlage der Wiederholfrequenz fw des Sendesignals geeignet für jeden Sensor, d.h. verschieden wählt. Die genannten zeitlichen Intervalle beziehen sich auf die doppelte Laufzeit des sich mit einer Geschwindigkeit, insbesondere mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit c bewegenden Signals.Use of several corresponding sensors is coordinated with one another and timed in such a way that each of the sensors of a system or the respectively associated receiver receives or evaluates intrinsic or cross echo signals only for specific intervals, the time delay of the received signal with respect to its own transmitted signal. The different time intervals should not overlap each other. This is achieved by choosing the phase position of the repetition frequency f w of the transmission signal suitable for each sensor, ie differently. The time intervals mentioned relate to twice the transit time of the signal moving at a speed, in particular at the speed of light c.
Es hat sich überraschenderweise gezeigt, dass sich die Erfindung in unterschiedlicher Weise einsetzen lässt, so dass das System erfindungsgemäß ein Radarsystem mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden Radarsensoren, ein optisches System mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden optischen Sensoren oder ein Ultraschallsystem mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden Ultraschallsensoren sein kann.Surprisingly, it has been shown that the invention can be used in different ways, so that the system according to the invention is a radar system with two or more corresponding radar sensors, an optical system with two or more corresponding optical sensors or an ultrasound system with two or more corresponding ultrasound sensors can.
Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausfülirungsform ist vorgesehen, dass das System ein Radarsystem mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden Radarsensoren, wobei jeder Radarsensor einen Sender und mindestens einen Empfänger für ein moduliertes Radarsignal aufweist und ein Radarsensor ein Kreuzechosignal eines anderen Radarsensors empfangen kann, die Radarsensoren erfindungsgemäß im Empfangsbetrieb durch die zeitliche Verzögerung der Sende- und Empfangssignale voneinander getrennt sind.According to a preferred embodiment, the system is a radar system with two or more corresponding radar sensors, each radar sensor having a transmitter and at least one receiver for a modulated one Radar signal and a radar sensor can receive a cross echo signal from another radar sensor, the radar sensors according to the invention are separated from each other in the receive mode by the time delay of the transmit and receive signals.
Die erfinderische Lösung besteht hierbei darin, dass der Sende- und Empfangsbetrieb bei Einsatz von mehreren korrespondierenden Radarsensoren derart zeitlich aufeinander abgestimmt und getaktet ist, dass jeder der Radarsensoren eines Radarsystems bzw. der jeweils zugeordneten Empfanger nur für bestimmte Intervalle, der zeitlichen Verzögerung des Empfangssignals gegenüber dem eigenen Sendesignal, Eigen- bzw. Kreuzectiosignale empfangt bzw. auswertet. Die verschiedenen zeitlichen Intervalle sollten sich dabei nicht gegenseitig überschneiden. Das wird erreicht, indem man die Phasenlage der Wiederholfrequenz fw des Sendesignals geeignet für jeden Radarsensor, d.h. verschieden wählt. Die genannten zeitlichen Intervalle beziehen sich auf die doppelte Laufzeit des sich mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit c bewegenden Radarsignals.The solution according to the invention consists in the fact that the transmission and reception operation is coordinated and timed with one another when using a plurality of corresponding radar sensors in such a way that each of the radar sensors of a radar system or the respectively assigned receiver only compares the time delay of the received signal for specific intervals receives or evaluates its own transmission signal, own or cross-sectional signals. The different time intervals should not overlap each other. This is achieved by choosing the phase position of the repetition frequency f w of the transmission signal suitable for each radar sensor, ie differently. The specified time intervals relate to twice the transit time of the radar signal moving at the speed of light c.
Somit ist sichergestellt, dass in einem bestimmten Intervall für die Verzögerurig immer nur einer der Radarsensoren die reflektierten Radarsignale des eigenen Senders empfangt. Alle korrespondierenden Radarsensoren senden dabei kontinuierlich Radarsignale (z.B. Pulse, PN-Koderahmen) mit der Wiederholfrequenz fw aus und werden nicht, wie z.B. inThis ensures that only one of the radar sensors receives the reflected radar signals from its own transmitter in a certain interval for the delayed. All corresponding radar sensors continuously transmit radar signals (eg pulses, PN code frames) with the repetition frequency f w and are not, as in, for example, in
EP 0 864 880 vorgesehen, zyklisch abgeschaltet. Eine Auftrennung der verschiedenen empfangenen Radarechos, d.h. eine Analyse der Kreuzechosignale und des Eigenechos ist dann mit den üblichen Signalauswertemethoden bzw. Kodierungsmethoden für die Radarimpulse möglich.EP 0 864 880 provided, cyclically switched off. A separation of the different received radar echoes, i.e. An analysis of the cross echo signals and the self-echo is then possible with the usual signal evaluation methods or coding methods for the radar pulses.
Die Erfindung ist zudem auf Radarsysteme anwendbar, die z.B. mit PN-Kodes modulierte (z.B. mittels PSK-, ASK- oder FSK-Modulation) Trägersignale anstelle der Pulsmodulation einsetzen. In diesem Fall kann unabhängig von den jeweils gewählten Kodes eine Entlcopplung zwischen den Signalen entsprechend den Kemgedanlcen der Erfindung erreicht werden. Hierbei senden die korrespondierenden Radarsensoren gleichzeitig sich mit der Wiederholfrequenz fw zyklisch wiederholende Koderahmen, die zeitlich in geeigneter Weise zueinander verschoben bzw. verzögert sind. Eine Verwendung unterschiedlicher Kodes für die genannten Radarsensoren ist nicht notwendig. Der Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, dass eine Trennung und Entkopplung zwischen den Signalen der verschiedenen Radarsensoren erfolgt. Zudem ist eine Auswertung der jeweils von anderen Radarsensoren gesendeten Kreuzechosignale möglich. Dies erlaubt z.B. die Bestimmung der äußeren Forni des Zielobjekts, das die Radarsignale reflektiert hat, z. B. eine konkave oder konvexe Form bzw. dessen Ausdehnung. Auch ist eine genauere Trilateration oder Ortsbestimmung der Zielobjekte möglich und das Auftreten von Scheinzielen durch fehlerhafte Zuordnungen von Einzelreflexen kami deutlich reduziert werden.The invention is also applicable to radar systems which, for example, use carrier signals modulated with PN codes (for example by means of PSK, ASK or FSK modulation) instead of pulse modulation. In this case, a decoupling between the signals can be achieved in accordance with the core ideas of the invention, regardless of the codes selected in each case. Here, the corresponding radar sensors simultaneously transmit repetitive code frames with the repetition frequency f w , which are shifted or delayed from one another in a suitable manner. It is not necessary to use different codes for the radar sensors mentioned. The advantage of the invention is that there is a separation and decoupling between the signals of the different radar sensors. In addition, an evaluation of the cross echo signals transmitted by other radar sensors is possible. This allows, for example, the determination of the outer forni of the target object which has reflected the radar signals, e.g. B. a concave or convex shape or its extension. A more precise trilateration or location determination of the target objects is also possible and the occurrence of apparent targets can be significantly reduced by incorrect assignments of individual reflections.
Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen gekennzeichnet.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.
Bei einem Pulsradar, wie es im Anspruch 2 gekennzeichnet ist, mit einer Pulswiederholfrequenz fw gilt für die größtmögliche eindeutig messbare Zielentfernung ohne eine Überlagerung des empfangenen Signals durch einen darauffolgenden Puls: Reind = c 1 (2fy/), mit c = Lichtgeschwindigkeit im Medium.In the case of a pulse radar, as characterized in claim 2, with a pulse repetition frequency f w applies to the greatest possible, clearly measurable target distance without the received signal being superimposed by a subsequent pulse: Rei n d = c 1 (2fy / ), with c = speed of light in the medium.
Dabei kann die Wiederholfrequenz /, z. ß. auch die Wiederholfrequenz eines PN- Koderahmens eines PN-Radars sein, wie es im Anspruch 3 gekennzeichnet ist.The repetition frequency /, z. ß. also the repetition frequency of a PN code frame of a PN radar, as characterized in claim 3.
Mit Hilfe der u.a. aus A. Ludloff: "Praxiswissen Radar und Radarsignalverarbeitung", 2. Auflage, Verlag Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 1998 bekannten Radargleichung kann die maximaleWith the help of from A. Ludloff: "Practical knowledge of radar and radar signal processing", 2nd edition, Verlag Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 1998 known radar equation can be the maximum
Reichweite Rmax jedes Radarsensors derart eingestellt werden, dass diese Zielentfernung Rmax, bei der die von Zielen reflektierten Radarsignale noch im Empfänger registriert werden, höchstens der Entfernung Reind entspricht, bei der die empfangenen Radarsignale noch eindeutig zuordenbar sind. Somit wird vennieden, dass ein Ziel in einer Entfernung angemessen wird, die kein eindeutiges Messergebnis mehr zulässt.Range R max of each radar sensor can be set such that this target distance R max , at which the radar signals reflected by targets are still registered in the receiver, corresponds at most to the distance R e i nd at which the received radar signals can still be clearly assigned. It is therefore avoided that a target becomes appropriate at a distance that no longer allows a clear measurement result.
Üblicherweise beginnt der Entfernungsbereich, der von einem Radarsensor überwacht wird, bei einem Mindestabstand ra vom Radarsensor, wenn der unmittelbare Nahbereich nicht vom Radarsensor erfassbar ist. Somit liegt ein tatsächlich zu überwachender Bereich des Radarsensors [ra; rj innerhalb des Intervalls [0; Rmax] wie im Anspruch 4 angegeben. Die jeweiligen Signallaufzeiten der Radarimpulse vom Sender zu einem Zielobjekt im Erfassungsbereich und zurück zum Empfänger liegen daher in dem zeitlichen Intervall [2ra/c; 2rb/c] bzw. [4; ήj, das wiederum in dem für eindeutige Messungen möglichen Zeitintervall [0; l/fw] liegt. Dabei können sich die zeitlichen Intervalle für den -ten von n Radarsensoren jeweils voneinander unterscheiden, falls unterschiedliche Entfernungsbereiche überwacht werden sollen.The distance range, which is monitored by a radar sensor, usually begins at a minimum distance r a from the radar sensor if the immediate near range cannot be detected by the radar sensor. Thus, an area of the radar sensor [r a ; rj within the interval [0; R max ] as specified in claim 4. The respective signal transit times of the radar pulses from the transmitter to a target object in the detection range and back to the receiver are therefore in the time interval [2r a / c; 2r b / c] or [4; ήj, which in turn is within the time interval [0; l / f w ]. The temporal Differentiate the intervals for the -th of n radar sensors from each other if different distance ranges are to be monitored.
Sollen in dem Radarsystem entsprechend dem Anspruch 5 n kooperierende und gleichzeitig aktive Radarsensoren verwendet und jeweils voneinander entkoppelt werden, dann müssen die Verzögerungen der periodischen Sendesignale tS(- der einzelnen Radarsensoren innerhalb des vorstehend genannten Intervalls [0; l/fw] derart gewählt werden, dass sich die Verzögerungszeiten der Empfangssignale in den einzelnen Radarsensoren, die jeweils einen bestimmten räumlichen Abstand überwachen, nicht überschneiden, um diese voneinander zu entkoppeln. Dies wird dadurch erreicht, dass dieIf, in the radar system according to claim 5, n cooperating and simultaneously active radar sensors are to be used and each is decoupled from one another, then the delays of the periodic transmission signals t S ( - of the individual radar sensors within the above-mentioned interval [0; l / f w ]) must be selected in this way that the delay times of the received signals in the individual radar sensors, which each monitor a certain spatial distance, do not overlap in order to decouple them from one another
Verzögerungen ϊsi innerhalb einer Periode der Wiederholfrequenz der periodischen Sendesignale fw der n Radarsensoren unterschiedlich z.B. entsprechend der Beziehung: tSi = (i-1) * c I (2Rmax) mit i = 1, 2, ..., n gewählt werden, wobei jeweils der z'-te Radarsensor innerhalb eines Intervalls: [ta,-; tbj = [tSi + ta; ts; + tb] seine Eigenechos empfangt bzw. dessen Kreuzechosignale von den jeweils anderen Radarsensoren empfangen werden können.Delays ϊ si within a period of the repetition frequency of the periodic transmission signals f w of the n radar sensors differ, for example, according to the relationship: t S i = (i-1) * c I (2R max ) with i = 1, 2, ..., n can be selected, with the z ' -th radar sensor within an interval: [t a , -; tbj = [t S i + t a ; ts; + tb] receives its own echoes or its cross echo signals can be received by the other radar sensors.
Insbesondere bei PN-kodierten Radarsignalen kann eine geringe Wiederholfrequenz _ des gesendeten Koderahmens gewählt werden. Z.B. für einen 10-Bit PN-Kode und mit einer Bit-Taktfrequenz bzw. Chip-Taktfrequenz von 250 MHz ergibt dies eine Wiederholfrequenz des Koderahmens von TA 244 kHz, so dass innerhalb des zeitliclαen Intervalls einer Kode-Rahmenperiode von [0s; 4μs] eine eindeutige Entfernungsmessung mit dem Radarsensor möglich ist. Dies entspricht einer höchstmöglichen eindeutigen Entfernung Reind von 614 Metern.A low repetition frequency _ of the transmitted code frame can be selected, in particular in the case of PN-coded radar signals. For example, for a 10-bit PN code and with a bit clock frequency or chip clock frequency of 250 MHz, this results in a repetition frequency of the code frame of TA 244 kHz, so that within the temporal interval of a code frame period of [0s; 4μs] a clear distance measurement is possible with the radar sensor. This corresponds to the highest possible clear distance R ad of 614 meters.
Wird dementsprechend die maximale Reichweite aller korrespondierenden Radarsensoren auf Rmaχ = 200m eingestellt, so können in diesem Beispiel bis zu drei Radarsensoren entkoppelt voneinander betrieben werden, da die Eigenechos im Intervall [0 m; Rmax] sichtbar sind, die Kreuzechosignale der jeweils anderen Radarsensoren jedoch bei zu denAccordingly, if the maximum range of all corresponding radar sensors is set to R m aχ = 200 m , in this example up to three radar sensors can be operated decoupled from one another, since the self-echoes occur in the interval [0 m; Rma x ] are visible, but the cross echo signals of the other radar sensors are also included in the
Kodeverzögerungen der Sendesignale korrespondierenden Entfernungen bei > Rmax erscheinen. Dabei kann die zeitliche Synchronisation der Kodeverschiebung zwisclxen den Radarsensoren sicherstellen, dass die jeweiligen Verzögerungsintervalle sich nicht überschneiden. Dies erfordert daher keine übermäßige Genauigkeit. Um allerdings mit einem Sensor jeweils die Kreuzechosignale der anderen n-1 Sensoren (i = 2... ) zu erfassen, ist es erforderlich, dass die einzelnen Radarsensoren bzw. deren Sender genau miteinander synchronisiert sind und dass die jeweils von den Sensoren erfassten Entfernungsbereiche in den entsprechend exakt verschobenenCode delays of the corresponding distances corresponding to the transmission signals appear at> R max . The time synchronization of the code shift between the radar sensors can ensure that the respective delay intervals do not overlap. Therefore, this does not require excessive accuracy. However, in order to detect the cross echo signals of the other n-1 sensors (i = 2 ...) with one sensor, it is necessary that the individual radar sensors or their transmitters are exactly synchronized with each other and that the respective distance ranges detected by the sensors in the correspondingly exactly shifted
Entfernungsintervallen liegen wie im Anspruch 6 gekennzeichnet: [c / (2ts2...„) + ra; e / (2tώ...,,) + >%] Dabei wird eine zeitliche Verzögerung des Sendesignals (Radarpuls oder PN-kodierter Träger) jedes einzelnen Radarsensors von tsi festgelegt, um sicherzustellen, dass Kreuzechosignale der anderen korrespondierenden Radarsensoren nur für definierte, disjunkte Intervalle der zeitlichen Verzögerung tsi und der damit korrespondierenden scheinbaren Entfernungsintervalle im Empfänger des jeweiligen Radarsensors sichtbar sind. Die Auswertung der Eigenechosignale des entsprechenden Sensors erfolgt dabei unverändert.Distance intervals are as characterized in claim 6: [c / (2t s2 ... ") + r a ; e / (2t ώ ... ,,) +>%] A time delay of the transmission signal (radar pulse or PN-coded carrier) of each individual radar sensor is determined by t si to ensure that cross echo signals from the other corresponding radar sensors are only used for defined ones , disjoint intervals of the time delay t si and the corresponding apparent distance intervals are visible in the receiver of the respective radar sensor. The self-echo signals of the corresponding sensor are evaluated unchanged.
Die Erfassung und Auswertung des Eigenechosignals und der nA weiteren Kreuzechosignale kann dabei zeitlich sequentiell oder parallel in mehreren Empfängereinheiten eines Radarsensors erfolgen, wie im Anspruch 7 angegeben. Für die sequentielle Erfassung sind keine weiteren Empfänger notwendig. Es ist möglich, dass beide Methoden kombiniert werden. Die entsprechenden Ausgestaltungen der elektronischen Auswerteeinheiten sind dem Fachmann möglich.The detection and evaluation of the self-echo signal and the nA further cross-echo signals can take place sequentially or in parallel in several receiver units of a radar sensor, as stated in claim 7. No further recipients are required for sequential recording. It is possible that both methods are combined. The corresponding configurations of the electronic evaluation units are possible for the person skilled in the art.
Es versteht sich, dass die vorstehend beschriebene Entkopplung mehrerer Radarsensoren auch für akustische Sensoren wie Ultraschallsensoren oder für optische Sensoren wie z.B. Lidarsensoren für die verschiedensten Einsatzzwecke anwendbar ist.It is understood that the decoupling of several radar sensors described above also for acoustic sensors such as ultrasound sensors or for optical sensors such as e.g. Lidar sensors can be used for a wide variety of purposes.
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Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden nachstehend anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:Embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the drawings. Show it:
Fig. 1 ein Blockschaltbild eines Pulsradars, Fig. 2 einen Ausschnitt der beispielhaft dargestellten Aufteilung der Intervalle für die zeitliche Verzögerung beim Betrieb von mehreren Radarsensoren und Fig. 3 ein Blockschaltbild eines Pulsradars mit mehreren Empfängern.1 is a block diagram of a pulse radar, FIG. 2 shows a section of the division of the intervals for the time delay when several radar sensors are operated, and FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a pulse radar with several receivers.
Bester Weg zur Ausführung der ErfindungBest way to carry out the invention
Aus der schematischen Darstellung in Figur 1 ist ein Radarsensor 10 eines an sich bekannten Pulsradarsystems ersichtlich. Der Radarsensor 10 besteht im Wesentlichen aus einem Pulserzeuger 11, der einen Sender 12 dazu veranlasst, einen Radarimpuls 19 über eine Sendeantenne 13 abzugeben. Der Radarimpuls 19 wird an einem Zielobjekt 18, z. B. einem anderen Kraftfahrzeug, einem feststehenden Hindernis oder einem Fußgänger, reflektiert 20 und von einer Empfangsantenne 14 an einen Empfänger 15 desA radar sensor 10 of a pulse radar system known per se can be seen from the schematic illustration in FIG. The radar sensor 10 essentially consists of a pulse generator 11, which causes a transmitter 12 to emit a radar pulse 19 via a transmission antenna 13. The radar pulse 19 is on a target object 18, for. B. another motor vehicle, a fixed obstacle or a pedestrian, reflects 20 and from a receiving antenna 14 to a receiver 15 of the
Radarsensors 10 übermittelt. Dort wird das empfangene Signal 20 mit einem Referenzsignal des Pulserzeugers 11 gemischt und über einen Tiefpassfilter und A/D- Wandler 16 an eine Auswerteeinheit 17 weitergeleitet. Das Referenzsignal kann dabei gegenüber dem Sendesignal zeitlich versetzt sein. In der Auswerteeinheit 17 wird das empfangene Signal 20 bzgl. dem Abstand und der Relativgeschwindigkeit desRadar sensor 10 transmitted. There, the received signal 20 is mixed with a reference signal of the pulse generator 11 and forwarded to an evaluation unit 17 via a low-pass filter and A / D converter 16. The reference signal can be offset in time from the transmission signal. In the evaluation unit 17, the received signal 20 with respect to the distance and the relative speed of the
Zielobjekts 18 zum Radarsensor 10 bzw. zu einem damit ausgestatteten Kraftfahrzeug analysiert.Target object 18 to radar sensor 10 or to a motor vehicle equipped with it is analyzed.
Aus der Darstellung in Figur 2 ist der bezüglich der Verzögerungszeiten der Radarsignale voneinander getrennte Betrieb von beispielsweise n=4 Radarsensoren 10 ersichtlich, wobei durch den Pfeil der zeitliche Verlauf begiimend bei t = 0 s angedeutet ist. In einem ersten Intervall [ta; tj empfangt der erste der vier Radarsensoren 10 sein Eigenecho und die n-\ weiteren Radarsensoren jeweils das vom ersten Radarsensor gesendete Kreuzecho. Im Intervall [ts3 + ta; ts3 + tb] empfängt der erste Radarsensor 10 beispielsweise das Kreuzechosignal des 3. Radarsensors, etc. Die jeweils zwischen diesenThe illustration in FIG. 2 shows the operation of, for example, n = 4 radar sensors 10, which are separate from one another with regard to the delay times of the radar signals, the time course starting with t = 0 s being indicated by the arrow. In a first interval [t a ; The first of the four radar sensors 10 receives its own echo and the n- further radar sensors each receive the cross echo transmitted by the first radar sensor. In the interval [t s3 + t a ; t s3 + t b ], the first radar sensor 10 receives, for example, the cross echo signal of the third radar sensor, etc. The one between them
Empfangsintervallen liegenden Zeiträume sind zur Sicherstellung der Eindeutigkeit bei der Messungen des Eigenechos und der Kreuzechos unter Beachtung der Radargleichung notwendig. Nach dem Gesamtzeitraum Vf ist eine Periode beendet und der Vorgang wiederholt sich. Somit sind die kontinuierlich sendenden Radarsensoren 10 entkoppelt bzw. derart voneinander im Sende- und Empfangsbetrieb durch die zeitliche Verzögerung voneinander getrennt, dass von einem Radarsensor 10 die Eigenechosignale und die Kreuzechosignale der anderen drei Radarsensoren 10 erfasst und verarbeitet werden können, ohne dass es zu ungewollten Störungen oder Überlagerungen kommt.Periods of reception intervals are necessary to ensure the uniqueness when measuring the self-echo and the cross echo, taking into account the radar equation. After the total period Vf, one period has ended and the process is repeated. The continuously transmitting radar sensors 10 are thus decoupled or separated from one another in the transmit and receive mode by the time delay, such that the self-echo signals and the cross-echo signals of the other three radar sensors 10 can be detected and processed by a radar sensor 10 without undesired interference or interference occurring.
Gemäß einer in Figur 3 beispielhaft dargestellten Ausfühmngsform des Radarsensors 10 verfügt dieser über drei Empfanger 15 und dementsprechend über drei Tiefpassfilter und A/D-Wandler 16, um sowohl ein Eigenechosignal als auch zwei weitere Kreuzechosignale von zwei weiteren Radarsensoren 10, die alle von der Antenne 14 empfangen werden, zu empfangen und zu verarbeiten und jeweils an eine gemeinsameAccording to an exemplary embodiment of the radar sensor 10 shown in FIG. 3, the latter has three receivers 15 and accordingly three low-pass filters and A / D converters 16 in order to generate both a self-echo signal and two further cross-echo signals from two further radar sensors 10, all from the antenna 14 are received, received and processed and each to a common
Auswerteeinheit 17 weiterzuleiten. Forward evaluation unit 17.

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1. System mit zwei oder mehr Sensoren, wobei jeder Sensor einen Sender und einen Empfänger für Signale aufweist und ein Sensor ein Kreuzechosignal eines anderen Sensors empfangen kann, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sensoren im1. System with two or more sensors, each sensor having a transmitter and a receiver for signals and a sensor can receive a cross echo signal from another sensor, characterized in that the sensors in
Empfangsbetrieb durch die zeitliche Verzögemng der Sende- und Empfangssignale zeitlich voneinander getrennt sind.Receive operation are separated from each other by the time delay of the transmit and receive signals.
2. System nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das System ein Radarsystem mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden Radarsensoren (10), ein optisches2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the system is a radar system with two or more corresponding radar sensors (10), an optical
System mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden optischen Sensoren oder ein Ultraschallsystem mit zwei oder mehr korrespondierenden Ultraschallsensoren ist.System with two or more corresponding optical sensors or an ultrasound system with two or more corresponding ultrasound sensors.
3. Radarsystem nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Radarsensoren (10) jeweils gepulst sind, insbesondere mit einer geringen3. Radar system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the radar sensors (10) are each pulsed, in particular with a low one
Wiederholfrequenz f .Repetition frequency f.
4. Radarsystem nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für die Sendesignale der Radarsensoren (10) ein mittels ASK, PSK, BPSK, FSK oder einer Kombination dieser Modulationsarten mit einem PN-Kode moduliertes Trägersignal verwendet wird. 4. Radar system according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a carrier signal modulated by means of ASK, PSK, BPSK, FSK or a combination of these types of modulation with a PN code is used for the transmission signals of the radar sensors (10).
5. Radarsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Radarsensoren (10) jeweils einen zu überwachenden Entfernungsbereich [ra; rb] aus dem Intervall [0 m; Rmax] mit: 0 m < ra < rb < Rmax überwachen.5. Radar system according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterized in that the radar sensors (10) each have a range to be monitored [r a ; r b ] from the interval [0 m; R max ] with: 0 m <r a <r b <R max .
6. Radarsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass n Radarsensoren (10) gleichzeitig, ohne Unterbrechung ein entsprechend moduliertes Sendesignal (Puls, PN-BPSK) senden.6. Radar system according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that n radar sensors (10) simultaneously transmit, without interruption, a correspondingly modulated transmission signal (pulse, PN-BPSK).
7. Radarsystem entsprechend einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass vom ersten Radarsensor die Kreuzechos der n-l weiteren korrespondierenden Radarsensoren (10) in den Entfernungsbereichen [c I (2ts2...„) + ra; c / (2ts2...„) + rb] empfangen werden.7. Radar system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that from the first radar sensor the cross echoes of the nl further corresponding radar sensors (10) in the distance ranges [c I (2t s2 ... ") + r a ; c / (2t s2 ... ") + rb] can be received.
8. Radarsystem entsprechend einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Auswertung eines Eigenechosignals und von (n-l) Kreuzechosignalen in einem Radarsensor (10) parallel und/oder sequentiell erfolgt, insbesondere bei paralleler Auswertung mehrere Empfänger (15) vorgesehen sind. 8. Radar system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an evaluation of a self-echo signal and of (n-l) cross-echo signals in a radar sensor (10) is carried out in parallel and / or sequentially, in particular with a parallel evaluation, a plurality of receivers (15) are provided.
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