JP2011158417A - Object detection device and object detection method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce tracking errors by discriminating whether an object is stopped or missed. <P>SOLUTION: An object detection device and an object detection method are described as follows: radio wave arrival possibility information showing whether a radio wave can arrive or not, and Doppler information showing whether a Doppler effect exists or not are recorded correlatively in each of a plurality of divided ranges acquired by dividing a monitoring domain of a radar device for detecting an object by utilizing the Doppler effect; an object detected in the last time and an object detected this time are correlated together by using tracking information showing a tracking result of the object detected in the last time and detection information showing a detection result of the object detected this time; a divided range including the object detected in the last time is detected on reference to position information included in the tracking information of the object detected in the last time which is an object whose tracking processing is suspended; it is determined whether the radio wave can arrive or not and whether the Doppler effect exists or not in the divided range; and it is determined whether the object detected in the last time is stopped or not. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a target detection apparatus and a target detection method for detecting a target.

  Conventionally, in a Doppler radar device that detects a target using the Doppler effect, when the target cannot be detected, linear prediction (coast processing) is performed from the position detected last and the movement vector at that time, and the target is detected. Is predicted. If the target does not appear at the predicted arrival position even after a certain period of time, it is determined that the target has been lost. When tracking the target object as described above, if the target object is missed, it is not known whether the target object is being moved to another location or whether it has stopped and stopped at the position where it was lost.

  For example, when a target is detected by detecting the movement of a target such as a person, animal, or vehicle using a Doppler radar device, there is an obstacle that shields radio waves, or the target is stopped The target cannot be detected. In particular, in the case of a target on the ground, the target stops frequently and is susceptible to radio wave shielding by obstacles and the like. As a result, the Doppler radar apparatus may not be able to determine whether the target has been lost due to shielding or the like, or whether the target has been lost because the target has stopped. For this reason, incorrect tracking may be performed.

  In addition, the Doppler radar device detects fluctuations of trees, river flows, etc. as false targets, so it is impossible to distinguish between target targets and fake targets, and the target target is tracked incorrectly. May end up. For example, in a Doppler radar device intended to detect people, animals, vehicles, etc. on the ground, a false target is set in order to set a lower threshold for detecting a Doppler component in order to detect a target moving at low speed. It becomes easy to detect an object.

  For example, as a method for referring to whether or not radio waves can reach, it is known that a video that enters a tracking gate a predetermined number of times is converted into a code as a target to be tracked and tracked. In this technique, every time an image is displayed on a preset route map, the image position is accumulated to obtain a trajectory, and radio waves do not reach the region on the route map where the trajectory is divided. Find and store as a real shadow area.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-63844

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a target detection apparatus and a target detection method that reduce tracking errors by determining whether a target has stopped or lost. The purpose is to do.

A target detection apparatus using a radar apparatus that detects a target using the Doppler effect, which is one aspect of the present invention, includes a recording unit, a tracking processing unit, and a stop determination unit.
The recording unit, for each divided range obtained by dividing the monitoring area of the radar device into a plurality of divided ranges, radio wave reachability information indicating whether the radio wave is reachable based on the result measured using the radar device; Doppler information indicating whether or not there is a Doppler effect in the divided range is recorded in association with each other.

  The tracking processing unit uses the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target object and the detection information indicating the detection result of the target object detected this time, and the last detected target object and the target detected this time. Associate things with things.

  The stop determination unit refers to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, and includes the target detected at the end. Detect the division range. Next, the presence or absence of the Doppler effect in the division range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the division ranges adjacent to the division range. The determination is made using the radio wave reachability information. If radio waves are reachable in all cases, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped at the last detected position or the previous detected position. When it is determined that there is a Doppler effect, it is determined whether radio waves can reach in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, and if the radio waves can be reached in all, stop at the position of the last detected target. It is determined that

  According to the embodiment, it is possible to reduce the tracking error of the target by determining whether the target is stopped or lost.

It is a figure which shows one Example of a target object detection apparatus. It is a figure which shows one Example of a process part. A is a diagram showing an embodiment of the detection database, and B is a diagram showing an embodiment of the tracking database. FIG. 3C is a diagram illustrating an example of a mesh database. It is a figure which shows one Example of the management using a mesh and a mesh. It is a flowchart which shows one Example of the process which determines whether the missing search at the time of tracking process cancellation is a stop. It is a figure which shows one Example of an adjacent mesh. It is a flowchart which shows one Example of the process which determines whether the target object stopped or the target target was lost. It is a flowchart which shows one Example of the process which weights a mesh and determines whether the target target stopped or the target target was lost. It is a figure which shows one Example of the process which weights a mesh and determines whether the target target stopped or the target target was lost. It is a figure which shows one Example of a tracking process part. A is a diagram illustrating an example of a position correlation range, and B is a diagram illustrating an example of a position correlation range, a velocity correlation range, and a type correlation range. It is a flowchart which shows one Example of the process which changes a position correlation range, a velocity correlation range, and a type correlation range by the presence or absence of the Doppler effect of a mesh. It is a flowchart which shows one Example of the tracking process at the time of passing through the mesh with a Doppler effect. It is a figure which shows one Example of the tracking process at the time of passing through the mesh with a Doppler effect. It is a figure which shows one Example of the hardware constitutions of the computer which can implement | achieve Embodiments 1-4.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
The target object detection apparatus according to the first embodiment is an apparatus that estimates movement of a target object based on information detected by a radar apparatus. Here, the radar device radiates radio waves from its own transmitter, and receives the radio waves reflected back from the target and received by the receiver, thereby obtaining information such as the distance, direction, and moving speed of the target It is. Further, the target object detection apparatus is an apparatus capable of tracking and monitoring a target object, and it is preferable to use, for example, a Doppler radar. In addition, on land, the targets are people, general vehicles, special vehicles, military vehicles, etc., and at sea, people, passenger ships (passenger ships), freight passenger ships (freight passenger ships), cargo ships, warships, patrol ships, fishing ships, special ships, etc. It is also possible to target aircraft (heavy aircraft, light aircraft) and the like.
In the present embodiment, a case where a Doppler radar device is used as the target detection device will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a target detection apparatus.
The target detection apparatus 100 includes an antenna 101, a switch 102, a transmission unit 103, a reception unit 104, a processing unit 105, a recording unit 106, a control unit 113, and an input / output unit 115. The antenna 101 receives the transmission signal 108 via the switch 102 and irradiates a radio wave D108 onto a monitoring target area (hereinafter referred to as a monitoring area). Further, it receives the radio wave D109 reflected by the target existing in the monitoring area, and outputs a reception signal 109.

  The switch 102 receives the switch control signal 116 output from the processing unit 105, and when the information included in the switch control signal 116 indicates that the radio wave D108 is emitted, the antenna 101 and the transmission unit 103 become conductive. Switch as follows. When the information included in the switch control signal 116 indicates that the radio wave D109 is received, the antenna 101 and the receiving unit 104 are switched so as to be conductive. Then, the switch 102 supplies the transmission signal 108 output from the transmission unit 103 during transmission to the antenna 101. In addition, the switch 102 outputs a reception signal 109 output from the antenna 101 during reception to the reception unit 104.

  When the transmission unit 103 receives the transmission instruction signal 107 from the processing unit 105, the transmission unit 103 supplies a transmission signal 108 for detecting a target to the switch 102 and the antenna 101. For example, the transmission unit 103 includes an oscillator and an amplifier, and generates a transmission signal 108 by power-amplifying a high-frequency signal output from the oscillator.

  The receiving unit 104 receives the reception signal 109 based on the radio wave D109 reflected from the target, generates a reception result signal 110 from the reception signal 109, and transmits the reception result signal 110 to the processing unit 105. For example, the receiving unit 104 includes an amplifier, a mixer, a filter, a power amplifier, an analog-digital converter, and the like, and a signal obtained by amplifying the received signal 109 with the amplifier and a local signal output from the oscillator are frequency-combined by the mixer. Convert and output the signal. Thereafter, the harmonic component of the signal is suppressed by a filter or the like, the output signal of the filter is power amplified by a power amplifier, and the power amplified signal is digitally converted by an analog-digital converter to generate a reception result signal 110. . The configuration of the receiving unit is not limited to the configuration described above.

  The processing unit 105 includes a detection processing unit 201, a tracking processing unit 202, a stop determination unit 203, a clutter information generation unit 204, a Doppler information generation unit 205, and the like shown in FIG. Further, the processing unit 105 notifies the transmission unit 103 of a transmission instruction signal 107 in order to transmit the radio wave D108 for detecting the target from the antenna 101. Further, the processing unit 105 transmits to the antenna 101 antenna control information 112 for changing the irradiation direction of the radio wave D108 in order to detect the target. The antenna control information 112 includes information indicating the radio wave irradiation direction of the antenna, and the antenna 101 changes the direction of the antenna according to the information.

  The detection processing unit 201 receives the reception result signal 110 and obtains the radio field intensity for each frequency by Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) or the like. In addition, the detection processing unit 201 detects a target by using a difference in radio field intensity for each frequency of the transmission signal 108 and the reception result signal 110, and detects the position of the target (the presence or absence of the target) and the movement of the target The direction, the speed of the target, the type of the target, etc. are obtained and recorded in the recording unit 106. For example, the detection result (detection database) is recorded as shown in A of FIG. In the detection database shown in FIG. 3A, identifiers “K1,” “K2,” “K3,”... For identifying a target are recorded in “target ID”. In addition, the date and time when the target is detected is “2009/12/01 11:00:00”, “2009/12/01 12:21:00”, “2009/12/01 13:11:12”. ... is recorded. In the “position”, the position where the target is detected is recorded as the longitude and latitude “E11031 N51005”, “E21031 N51455”, “E11400 N55642”,. Here, E indicates longitude (east longitude), and N indicates latitude (north latitude). The display of “E11031 N51005” indicates a position at 110 degrees 31 minutes east longitude and 51 degrees 00 minutes 05 seconds north latitude. In the “speed”, the speed of the target is recorded as “1 km / h”, “31 km / h”, “5 km / h”,. In “Type”, the type of the target is “person”, “general vehicle”, “tank”,...

  The tracking processing unit 202 determines whether the previously detected target and the target detected this time are the same target, and if they are the same, records the target detected last time and the target detected this time in association with each other. Recorded in the unit 106. In order to determine whether or not the target objects are the same, first, a range in which the target object can be reached is obtained using the position and speed of the last detected date and time of the target object. Next, the target detected this time that exists within the reachable range is extracted. For example, the “position” of the detection database in FIG. 3A corresponding to the plurality of targets detected this time is used to determine whether the target object is within the reachable range. Next, the target to be tracked is narrowed down by using the moving direction, speed, type, etc. of the last detected date and time of the last detected target from the targets that have been detected this time within the reachable range. Identify the target. For example, reference is made to data of “movement direction at the time of final detection”, “speed at the time of final detection”, and “type” in the tracking database of FIG. 3B corresponding to the target object detected this time that exists within the reachable range. Then, it is determined whether or not the data is within a range set in advance for each of “movement direction at the last detection”, “speed at the last detection”, and “type”. As a result, the most similar target detected this time is associated with the previously detected target. For example, the “date and time”, “position”, “speed”, and “type” data in the detection database of FIG. 3A of the target object detected this time are used as the “last detection date” and “final detection” of the target object previously detected in FIG. Record in "Position", "Speed at the time of final detection", and "Type". Further, the moving direction is calculated using the positions of the previous and current targets, and recorded in the “moving direction at the time of final detection” in B of FIG.

  The tracking database shown in FIG. 3B will be described. The tracking database has “target ID”, “stop flag”, “lost detection flag”, “last detection date”, “last detection position”, “speed at the last detection”, “movement direction at the last detection”, and “type”. Yes. In “target ID”, identifiers “1”, “110”, “201”,... For identifying the target are recorded. The “stop flag” indicates whether or not the target object has stopped, and “1” is recorded when it is determined that the target is stopped, and “0” is recorded when the target is not stopped. The “lost search flag” indicates whether or not the target detection device 100 has lost the target target, and “1” is recorded when it is determined that the target is not found. Records “0”. The date and time when the target was last detected “11:00:00”, “12:21:00”, “13:11:12”, “14:15:31”,. ing. In the “final detection position”, the position where the target was last detected is recorded as longitude and latitude “E11031 N51005”, “E21031 N51455”, “E11400 N55642”,. In addition, “1 km / h”, “31 km / h”, “5 km / h”,... Are recorded in the “speed at the time of final detection” when the target is finally detected. In the “movement direction at the time of the last detection”, the movement direction when the target was last detected is recorded as “the southeast”, “southwest”, “northwest”,. Note that a direction vector or the like may be recorded in the “movement direction”. In “Type”, “Person”, “General vehicle”, “Tank”,.

  The stop determination unit 203 determines whether the target has been lost due to radio wave shielding or a false target, or whether the target has stopped, and predicts the position of the target using the determination result. Details of the stop determination unit 203 will be described later.

The clutter information generation unit 204 records, in the recording unit 106, information 111 that associates information about whether or not radio waves can reach for each mesh (division range) described later.
The Doppler information generation unit 205 records, in the recording unit 106, information 111 that associates information about the presence or absence of the Doppler effect for each mesh (division range) described later.

  Whether or not the radio wave can reach and whether or not the Doppler effect is present is determined by transmitting the radio wave D108 from the target object detection device 100 before actually starting the detection of the target object, and for each frequency from the transmitted radio wave D108 and the received radio wave D109. Obtain by referring to the difference in radio field intensity. “Before actually detecting a target” means, for example, before the target is monitored by operating the target detection device 100 in the monitoring target range. (Before the target enters the monitoring target range.) In addition, using the data actually measured by the Doppler radar device before the operation, the availability of the radio wave arrival and the presence / absence of the Doppler effect are obtained. In determining whether or not radio waves can reach before actual detection of a target object is performed, it is determined whether or not radio waves can reach each mesh when there is a shield or the like. Further, the determination of the presence or absence of the Doppler effect before actually starting the detection of the target object determines whether or not there is a fake target object for each mesh.

  The radio wave reachability is determined to be radio wave reachable if the radio wave intensity of the same frequency as the radio wave D108 included in the radio wave D109 is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and radio wave reachable if it is less than the threshold value. Alternatively, if the difference between the radio wave intensity of the same frequency as the radio wave D108 included in the radio wave D109 and the radio wave intensity of the frequency of the radio wave D108 is equal to or greater than a threshold, the radio wave can be reached, and if the difference is less than the threshold, the radio wave may not be reachable. . However, the determination of whether or not radio waves can reach is not limited to the above method.

  The presence / absence of the Doppler effect is determined to be the Doppler effect if the radio wave intensity of a frequency different from that of the radio wave D108 included in the radio wave D109 is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and is determined to be absent if the radio wave intensity is less than the threshold value. However, the determination of the presence or absence of the Doppler effect is not limited to the above method.

  Note that the processing unit 105 may execute the function of the processing unit 105 using a central processing unit (CPU) or a programmable device (such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a programmable logic device (PLD)).

  The recording unit 106 records programs, tables, data, and the like. The recording unit 106 is a memory such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), or a hard disk. The recording unit 106 may record data such as parameter values and variable values, and can also be used as a work area. Furthermore, the recording unit 106 records map information for displaying the detected result (target object).

  The recording unit 106 records the result of determining whether or not the radio wave can reach the target in the monitoring area and the presence / absence of the Doppler effect for each mesh (division range). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a mesh and management using the mesh. The mesh 402 is, for example, a square range as shown in FIG. 4, and the width of the mesh 402 is assumed to be about 10 to 100 m, although the accuracy (resolution) varies depending on the target to be monitored. However, the mesh shape and the mesh width are not limited to the above. Further, the recording unit 106 sets the monitoring area of the target object detection apparatus 100 as an area sandwiched between the broken lines 403 and 404. Then, for each mesh 402 included in this monitoring area, information 111 regarding whether or not radio waves can reach and the presence or absence of the Doppler effect are associated with each other and managed by the mesh database. For example, the mesh database includes information for identifying the mesh (mesh ID), mesh position information, radio wave reachability information (clutter information) regarding whether radio waves can be reached, and information about the presence or absence of Doppler effect (Doppler information) in FIG. Record as shown. In C of FIG. 3, information for identifying the mesh is recorded in “mesh ID”, information indicating the position of the mesh is recorded in “mesh position”, information on whether or not radio waves can reach is recorded in “clutter information”, Information regarding the presence or absence of the Doppler effect is recorded in “Doppler information”. In this example, “MIDn”, “MIDn + 1”,... Are recorded in “Mesh ID”, and “Coordinate n”, “Coordinate n + 1”,. “Coordinate n” and “coordinate n + 1” indicate the position of the mesh in the monitoring target range. For example, if the mesh is square, the mesh position (coordinates) is associated with one vertex of the square. Note that the vertex and the position of the map information may be recorded in association with each other. In addition, “1”, “0”,... Are recorded in the “clutter information”, “1” indicates that radio waves can be reached, and “0” indicates that radio waves cannot be reached. In the “Doppler information”, “1”, “0”,... Are recorded, “1” indicates that the Doppler effect is present, and “0” indicates that the Doppler effect is absent. The mesh is generated by the processing unit 105 or the control unit 113 using information such as the mesh size, shape, and position coordinates input by the user via the input / output unit 115.

The control unit 113 controls each unit of the target object detection apparatus 100 using a CPU or a programmable device (FPGA, PLD, etc.).
The input / output unit 115 includes an input device and an output device. The input device inputs information such as an installation position of the Doppler radar device, a monitoring region of the Doppler radar device, and a mesh to the processing unit 105 and the recording unit 106 via the control unit 113. For example, the input device is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The output device displays information held by the processing unit 105, the recording unit 106, and the like via the control unit 113. For example, the output device is a display, a printer, or the like.

The operation of the stop determination unit 203 will be described.
The stop determination unit 203 performs processing using the availability of radio waves and the Doppler effect presence / absence information 111 associated with each mesh from the recording unit 106. The stop determination unit 203 is displayed when the tracking process is stopped because the similarity of the position, moving direction, speed, and type of the target is weakened and the tracking process is stopped because the target cannot be detected. Process 5 is performed. Then, by performing the processing of FIG. 5, it is determined whether the target has stopped or the target has been lost.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a process for determining whether or not the lost search is stopped when the tracking process is stopped. When tracking the target by detecting the difference between the transmission frequency and the reception frequency becomes impossible (when tracking is stopped), from the availability of radio waves within the range shown in the mesh where the target was last detected and the presence or absence of the Doppler effect, This is a process of determining whether the target has stopped or lost the target.

  In step S501, the stop determination unit 203 monitors whether the tracking processing unit 202 has stopped the tracking process. If the tracking process has been stopped, the process proceeds to step S502 (Yes), and the tracking process has been continued. If it continues, monitoring is continued (No). When monitoring a plurality of targets, the stop determination unit 203 refers to the tracking database and performs processing by selecting target targets in order from the top, for example. That is, it is determined whether or not the tracking process is stopped for each target object. If the tracking process is stopped, the process after step S502 described later is performed on the target target. When the process is completed, the next target is selected and the processes after step S502 are performed. The processes after step S502 are sequentially performed on a plurality of target objects. However, the selection of the target object is not limited to the above.

  In step S502, the stop determination unit 203 refers to the tracking database and acquires the final detection position of the target object. Next, the stop determination unit 203 obtains a mesh including the final detection position of the target object using the coordinates recorded in the “mesh position” of the mesh database and the final detection position. Then, an identifier of the mesh associated with the obtained mesh coordinates is selected from “mesh ID”. Next, the stop determination unit 203 determines whether or not there is a Doppler effect with reference to “Doppler information” associated with the obtained mesh identifier. If there is no Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S503 (NO), and if present, the process proceeds to step S504 (Yes). In this example, when “0” is present in the target “Doppler information”, the process proceeds to step S503, and when “1” is present, the process proceeds to step S504.

  In step 503, the stop determination unit 203 determines whether or not all adjacent meshes adjacent to the mesh including the final detection position are reachable by radio waves. If radio waves are reachable in all adjacent meshes, the process proceeds to step S507 (Yes), and if even one mesh is not reachable in the adjacent meshes, the process proceeds to step S506 (No). The adjacent meshes are, for example, meshes 61 to 68 adjacent to the mesh 60 when the mesh 60 is a mesh including the final detection position as shown in FIG. In this example, since the mesh is considered as a square, the adjacent mesh is set as shown in FIG. It should be noted that other meshes are preferably set to include all meshes that are partially adjacent to the mesh including the final detection position.

  In step S504, the stop determination unit 203 determines whether or not all adjacent meshes adjacent to the mesh including the final detection position are reachable by radio waves. If all the adjacent meshes can reach the radio wave, the process proceeds to step S505 (Yes), and if one of the adjacent meshes cannot reach the radio wave, the process proceeds to step S506 (No).

  In step S505, the stop determination unit 203 determines that the target target has stopped at the last detection position or the previous detection position, and the data “1” indicating stop is stored in “stop” of the tracking database of the recording unit 106. Record. That is, since the target mesh has a Doppler effect before the start of detection, it is considered that a new target is not detected by the target mesh. In addition, since all adjacent meshes can reach radio waves, it can be determined that there is a good view with no shielding around them. As a result, it can be determined that the target object has stopped at the final detection position or the previous detection position.

  In step S506, the stop determination unit 203 determines that the target object has been lost or stopped, and the process proceeds to the next process (step S701 shown in FIG. 7) described later. That is, since the mesh adjacent to the target mesh includes a mesh that cannot reach the radio wave before the start of detection, it can be determined that there is something around and there is poor visibility. As a result, it cannot be determined whether the target object has stopped or whether the target object has been lost.

  In step S507, the stop determination unit 203 determines that the target object has stopped at the final detection position, and records “1” indicating stop in the “stop” of the tracking database of the recording unit 106. In other words, the target mesh has no Doppler effect before the start of detection, the target mesh has no fake target, and all neighboring meshes can reach the radio wave, so there is a good prospect that there is no shielding around. Can be determined. As a result, it can be determined that the target object has stopped at the final detection position. The stop in step S505 and the stop in step S507 may be recorded separately.

  In the stop determination shown in FIG. 5, it is first determined whether or not all adjacent meshes can reach radio waves. If any one of the adjacent meshes does not reach radio waves, the process proceeds to step S506. May be. If all adjacent meshes can reach radio waves, the determination in step S502 is performed. If the target mesh has a Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S505. If the target mesh does not have a Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S507. To do.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process for determining whether the target target has stopped or whether the target target has been lost.
In step S701, the stop determination unit 203 specifies a mesh in the moving direction of the target object that has been lost or stopped using the moving direction at the time of the last detection. For example, using the data (movement vector etc.) indicating the movement direction recorded in the “movement direction at the last detection” of the tracking database shown in FIG. Identify the moving mesh. From the meshes adjacent to the mesh at the time of the last detection, the movement vector recorded in the “movement direction at the time of the last detection” is used to identify the mesh in the movement direction through which the target object first passes.

  In step S702, the stop determination unit 203 refers to the mesh database to determine whether or not the mesh in the moving direction can reach the radio wave. If the radio wave is reachable, the process proceeds to step S703 (Yes), and if the radio wave is not reachable, the process proceeds to step S704 (No). For example, it is determined whether or not radio waves can be reached with reference to “clutter information” associated with the mesh in the moving direction of the mesh database.

  In step S703, the stop determination unit 203 refers to the mesh database to determine whether the mesh including the final detection position has a Doppler effect. If there is no Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S705 (No), and if present, the process proceeds to step S704 (Yes).

  In step S <b> 704, the stop determination unit 203 determines that the target object is a lost search, and records “1” in the “lost search” of the tracking database. In other words, it can be determined that there is an obstacle around the mesh in the moving direction and the line of sight is poor. In addition, even if there is no obstruction around the mesh in the moving direction and the line of sight is good, if the mesh in the moving direction has a Doppler effect, it is considered that a new target has not been detected. It is done. As a result, it can be determined that the target object has been lost other than stopping. Note that “0” may be recorded in “stop”.

  In step S705, the stop determination unit 203 determines that the target object has stopped at the final detection position. Record “0” in “Lost” in the tracking database. That is, there is no shielding object around the mesh in the moving direction and the line of sight is good. Since the mesh in the moving direction has no Doppler effect, it can be determined that the target object is missing. Note that “1” may be recorded in “stop”. In addition, “lost” and “stop” in the tracking database may be set as one item, and “1” may be recorded when the search is lost, and “0” may be recorded when the search is stopped.

In addition, the result of determining whether the target object is lost or stopped in the first embodiment may be displayed on the display of the input / output unit 115 or the like.
By determining whether the target has stopped or lost for each mesh, the tracking error of the target target can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a process for determining whether the target object has stopped or whether the target object has been lost. FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in the stop determination at the time of tracking stop in FIG.

  The processing shown in the second embodiment is performed by detecting the difference between the transmission frequency and the reception frequency, so that when the target target cannot be tracked (when tracking is stopped), the target at the time when the target is last detected is detected. The mesh in the estimated moving direction is weighted from the moving direction. Then, it is a process of determining whether the target object has stopped or the target object has been lost from whether the weighted meshes are reachable.

  The process of the second embodiment is a process executed after step S508 in FIG. 5 described in the first embodiment. In step S801, the stop determination unit 203 obtains a movement range estimated from the movement direction of the target object at the time of final detection. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, it is assumed that there is a movement vector 902 indicating a movement direction with the final detection position 901 as an end point in one of a plurality of meshes 904. On both sides of the line segment indicated by the movement vector 902, a line segment 903a and a line segment 903b sharing the end points are set to spread by a preset angle θ. A moving direction range 905 represented by the line segment 903a and the line segment 903b is used. The movement vector 902 is recorded in the “movement direction at the time of final detection” associated with the target object at the time of final detection in the tracking database. The angle θ is recorded in the recording unit 106, for example.

  In step S802, the stop determination unit 203 identifies a mesh that is likely to move from the estimated moving direction range 905. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a mesh having a moving direction range 905 and a large number of shared parts is recorded as a mesh that is highly likely to move the target object. Further, referring to the topography of the map data recorded in the recording unit 106, for example, when there are rivers, seas, etc. in the moving direction, when there are buildings, and when the altitude is high, The target target object may be recorded as a mesh that is unlikely to move.

  In step S803, weighting is performed for each adjacent mesh in accordance with the likelihood that the stop determination unit 203 moves. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, weights are given to meshes that are likely to move, and the sum of the weights of eight adjacent meshes is always 100. In the case of FIG. 9, among adjacent meshes, a weight “5” is assigned to an adjacent mesh that is not in contact with the movement direction range 905, and “10” is assigned when the proportion of the movement direction range 905 in the adjacent mesh is less than half. wear. Further, “20” is assigned when the ratio of the moving direction range 905 in the adjacent mesh is more than half, and “40” is assigned to the adjacent mesh in contact with the moving vector 902.

Note that (adjacent mesh not in contact with the moving direction range 905) <
(The proportion of the moving direction range 905 in the adjacent mesh is less than half) <
(The ratio of the moving direction range 905 in the adjacent mesh is more than half) <
(The ratio of the moving direction range 905 in the adjacent mesh is more than half and
Adjacent mesh in contact with motion vector 902)
Weight in the order.

  In step S804, the stop determination unit 203 extracts a radio wave reachable mesh from adjacent meshes. Next, the sum of the weights of the extracted meshes is obtained to obtain the probability that the target has stopped. In the example of FIG. 9, there are four radio wave reachable meshes among adjacent meshes, and the weights “5”, “10”, “20”, and “40” are assigned to each mesh. Further, a total value 75 of the weights “5”, “10”, “20”, and “40” is obtained, and the ratio at which the target has stopped is obtained by dividing by the total value 100 of the weights of all adjacent meshes. When the ratio is higher than a preset threshold value, it is determined that the vehicle has stopped. Alternatively, 75/100 × 100% may be calculated to calculate a probability value of 75%, and 75% may be recorded in “stop” of the tracking database of the recording unit. Note that 25% may be recorded in “missing”.

In addition, the result and probability of determining whether the target object is lost and stopped in the second embodiment may be displayed on the display of the input / output unit 115 or the like.
By determining whether the target has stopped or lost for each mesh, the tracking error of the target target can be reduced.

(Embodiment 3)
In the third embodiment, even when the tracking process is continued or when the target is no longer located, when the tracking process is performed on a mesh having a Doppler effect, an error in the tracking process due to a false target is prevented. The fake target means that a fluctuating tree or the like, a river flow, an air conditioner outdoor fan, or the like is erroneously detected as a target.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the tracking processing unit 202.
In the third embodiment, the tracking processing unit 202 includes a predicted position calculation unit 1001 and a correlation processing unit 1002.

  The predicted position calculation unit 1001 uses the last detection position corresponding to the last detection date and time of the target object detected last time, the moving direction at the time of the last detection, the final detection speed, and the elapsed time from the last detection date and time of the target object, Find the position where the previously detected target is expected to arrive. For example, the final detection position, the movement direction at the time of the final detection, and the final detection speed are calculated based on the “final detection position”, “movement direction at the time of final detection”, and “final detection” in the tracking database of FIG. Get by referring to the data of “speed of time”. The elapsed time is desirably measured using a timer, a clock integrated circuit (IC), or the like.

  The correlation processing unit 1002 includes a position correlation unit 1003, a speed correlation unit 1004, and a type correlation unit 1005. The position correlation unit 1003 sets the position correlation range so as to include the predicted position of the target detected last time obtained by the predicted position calculation unit 1001, and the position correlation is performed on the target detected this time included in the position correlation range. There is a target. As the position correlation range, for example, as shown in FIG. 11A, a rectangular (vertical Y, horizontal X) range 1102 is set with the predicted position 1101 as the center of the position correlation range. When the predicted position 1101 is included in a mesh having no Doppler effect, data “X, Y” shown in FIG. When the predicted position 1101 is included in a mesh having a Doppler effect, data “X-α, Y-β” shown in FIG. 11B is used. That is, in a mesh having a Doppler effect, an error in tracking processing due to a fake target in tracking processing can be prevented by reducing the position correlation range compared to a mesh having no Doppler effect. Here, the values indicated by X, Y, α, and β are values indicating the length, for example. Note that the range 1102 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be another shape (round shape, elliptical shape, square shape, or the like).

  FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating an example of a tracking filter that uses the presence / absence of a Doppler effect, position correlation, velocity correlation, and type correlation. The tracking filter is recorded in the recording unit 106 as a database, and has a “Doppler effect” for recording data indicating the presence / absence of a Doppler effect for each mesh, and data “Position correlation” used for performing position correlation processing. Yes. Further, data “speed correlation” used for performing speed correlation processing described later and data “type correlation” used for performing type correlation processing are included. In this example, “X, Y” used when the target mesh has no Doppler effect and “X-α, Y-β” used when the Doppler effect exists are recorded in “Position correlation”.

  Further, the correlation processing unit 1002 continues the tracking process for the target detected this time, which is determined to have position correlation, velocity correlation, and type correlation, and determines that there is no position correlation, velocity correlation, or type correlation. The target detected this time is recorded in the tracking database as a new target.

  The velocity correlator 1004 corresponds to the “velocity” in the detection database of FIG. 3A corresponding to the target object detected this time by the position correlator 1003 and the target object detected in FIG. Refer to the data of “speed at the time of the last detection” in the tracking database of B.

Next, the speed correlation unit 1004 obtains a speed difference between the speed of the target detected this time determined to have position correlation and the speed of the target detected last time.
Next, the speed correlator 1004 determines whether or not the speed difference is within a preset speed correlation range, and when it is included in the speed correlation range, the target detected this time has a speed correlation. Make it a target.

  The velocity correlation range set in the example of B in FIG. 11 is recorded in “velocity correlation”. When the Doppler effect is present, determination is made using “20 km / h or less”, and when the Doppler effect is absent, “50 km / Determination is performed using “h or less”. Since the mesh without the Doppler effect is considered to have no false target from the beginning, the setting range is set wide. However, the data recorded by the “speed correlation” is not limited to the data. That is, in the mesh having the Doppler effect, the error of the tracking process due to the false target in the tracking process can be prevented by reducing the velocity correlation range compared to the mesh without the Doppler effect.

  Further, the speed correlation unit 1004 shifts to the type correlation processing for the target object detected this time that is determined to have speed correlation, and the target object detected this time that is determined to have no speed correlation is tracked as a new target object. Record in the database. As for the speed correlation, a method of dividing the speed vector into an X component and a Y component in order to take into account the moving direction (vector) of the target and determining the correlation between the respective speed differences can be considered.

  The type correlation unit 1005 corresponds to the “type” of the detection database in FIG. 3A corresponding to the target detected this time, which is determined by the speed correlation unit 1004 as having the speed correlation, and the target previously detected target in FIG. The data of “type” in the tracking database of B is referred to.

  Next, the type correlation unit 1005 obtains a type correlation between the type of the target detected this time determined to have speed correlation and the type of the target detected last time. For example, the correlation is determined using the table B in FIG.

  “Type correlation” in B of FIG. 11 has similar conditions “type at detection” and “type correlation range”. In “Type at detection”, data corresponding to the type of the target detected this time is recorded. For example, if the type of the target detected this time is vehicle A, “vehicle A” of “type at detection” is selected. The “type determination range” includes “vehicle A”, “vehicle B”, “vehicle C”, “person”, “unknown” with the Doppler effect, and “vehicle A, vehicle B, vehicle C”, “person” without the Doppler effect. "Unknown" is recorded. If the Doppler effect is present and the type of target detected this time is “vehicle A” and the type of target detected last time is “vehicle A”, then there is a type correlation. When there is no Doppler effect, if the type of the target detected this time is “vehicle A” and the type of the target detected last time is “vehicle A”, “vehicle B”, and “vehicle C”, there is a type correlation. To do. Note that the type correlation may be performed based on the type of the target detected last time. In other words, in the mesh with the Doppler effect, emphasizing that the type correlation range is the same as that of the mesh without the Doppler effect (making the similarity condition stricter), the error in the tracking process due to the fake target in the tracking process is reduced. Can be prevented.

  In addition, the type correlation unit 1005 continues the tracking process for the target object detected this time that has been determined to have type correlation, and the target object detected this time that is determined to have no type correlation as a new target object. Record in the tracking database.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of processing for changing the position correlation range, the velocity correlation range, and the type correlation range depending on the presence / absence of the Doppler effect of the mesh.
The process of FIG. 12 is a process of changing the position correlation threshold, the velocity correlation threshold, and the type correlation threshold in order to prevent tracking errors due to a fake target when performing tracking of a target in a mesh having a Doppler effect. In step 1201, when the predicted position calculation unit 1001 of the tracking processing unit 202 obtains the predicted position, it is determined whether or not the mesh including the predicted position has a Doppler effect. The presence / absence of the Doppler effect of the mesh is determined by referring to “Doppler information” corresponding to the target mesh in the mesh database to determine whether there is a Doppler effect. When the Doppler effect is present, the process proceeds to step S1202 (Yes), and when there is no Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S1203 (No).

  In step S1202, the tracking processing unit 202 performs tracking using the position correlation range, velocity correlation range, and type correlation range corresponding to “Doppler effect” and “present” shown in FIG. When tracking processing is currently performed using the position correlation range, velocity correlation range, and type correlation range with no Doppler effect, when it is determined that the predicted position is included in the mesh with the Doppler effect, A position correlation range, a velocity correlation range, and a type correlation range with a Doppler effect are used.

  In step S1203, the tracking processing unit 202 performs tracking using the position correlation range, velocity correlation range, and type correlation range corresponding to “Doppler effect” and “none” shown in FIG. If tracking processing is currently performed using the position correlation range, velocity correlation range, and type correlation range with the Doppler effect, the next time the Doppler effect is determined to be included in the mesh without the Doppler effect, A position correlation range without effect, a velocity correlation range, and a type correlation range are used.

  As described above, tracking process errors due to fake target in tracking process by narrowing down target target by changing position correlation range, velocity correlation range, type correlation range depending on presence / absence of Doppler effect for each mesh Can be prevented. As a result, tracking accuracy can be improved.

(Embodiment 4)
An example of the tracking process when passing through a mesh having a Doppler effect is shown in FIGS. In the process shown in FIG. 13, when the target tracking process is performed through the mesh having the Doppler effect, the tracking process is performed by preferentially using the target information detected in the mesh without the Doppler effect. .

  The process shown in FIG. 13 will be described. In FIG. 14A, it is assumed that the target object 1403 is detected with a mesh having no Doppler effect at the date and time t1. Next, at the date and time t2, the mesh false target 1404 having the Doppler effect is associated with the target target 1403, and at the date and time t3, the mesh false target 1405 and the false target 1404 having the Doppler effect are associated. Suppose. However, it is assumed that a target 1406 that is actually the same as the target target 1403 is actually detected by a mesh having no Doppler effect at the date and time t4.

  In the situation as described above, the tracking processing unit 202 performs the next position prediction using the trajectory (data indicating the movement situation) from the date and time t1 to t3, and therefore the target 1406 and the target 1403 cannot be associated with each other. There is.

  Therefore, when the target adds a mesh having a Doppler effect, the tracking processing is performed by associating the target 1403, the fake target 1404, and the fake target 1405. Next, a predicted position is obtained from the position of the target object 1405, and when the predicted position is a mesh without Doppler effect, the tracking processing unit 202 records the last detected target object from the fake target object 1405 in the tracking database. Go back tracking results. Here, the tracking result recorded in the tracking database is a tracking history for each target. For example, data detected for each target is recorded in time series. The tracking processing unit 202 also monitors that the position recorded in the tracking history is included in a mesh having no Doppler effect when going back. If it is included in a mesh having no Doppler effect, the predicted position is obtained by using the position of the target object at the time of going back and the elapsed time up to the present. If a new target is detected in the mesh including the newly obtained predicted position, the new target is associated with the target target. At this time, the tracking process for the fake target 1404 and the fake target 1405 is stopped.

  In step S1301, the tracking processing unit 202 obtains the predicted position from the position of the target object when the tracking process is performed on the mesh having the Doppler effect, and whether the predicted position is included in the mesh without the Doppler effect. Determine. If it is included in the mesh without the Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S1302 (Yes). If it is included in the mesh with the Doppler effect, the process proceeds to step S1301 (No).

  In step S <b> 1302, the tracking processing unit 202 calculates a retrospective predicted position to a mesh without a Doppler effect. In this example, the predicted position is traced back to the detection time t1 of the target 1403 in FIG. 14 using the final detection position at the time t1, the moving direction at the final detection, the final detection speed, and the elapsed time from the time t1. Ask.

  In step S1303, when the tracking processing unit 202 detects a new target 1406 in the mesh without Doppler effect as shown in FIG. 14B in the vicinity of the predicted position (for example, position correlation range), the target 1403 and the new target 1403 are detected. Tracking processing is performed in association with the target 1406. At that time, the association between the targets 1404 and 1405 detected in the mesh with the Doppler effect and the target 1403 is released.

  As described above, when the predicted position is found in the mesh without Doppler effect as a result of obtaining the predicted position in the target included in the mesh with Doppler effect, the predicted position is traced back to the mesh without Doppler effect and the predicted position is set again. Ask. And when there is a new target in the mesh without the Doppler effect included in the predicted position, the tracking process error due to the false target in the tracking process is prevented by associating the new target with the target at the retroactive position. be able to. As a result, tracking accuracy can be improved.

A configuration when the present embodiment is realized as a computer will be described.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that can realize the apparatus described in the first, second, third, and fourth embodiments.

  The computer hardware 1500 includes a CPU 1501, a recording unit 1502, a recording medium reading device 1503, an input / output interface 1504 (input / output I / F), a communication interface 1505 (communication I / F), and the like. Further, each of the above components is connected by a bus 1506.

The CPU 1501 executes each process of the above-described target object detection device 100 stored in the recording unit 1502.
Programs and data executed by the CPU 1501 are recorded in the recording unit 1502 (ROM, RAM, hard disk drive, etc.). It is also used as a work area. The recording unit 1502 has the function of the recording unit 106 described above.

  The recording medium reading device 1503 controls reading / writing of data with respect to the recording medium 1507 under the control of the CPU 1501. Then, the data written under the control of the recording medium reader 1503 is stored in the recording medium 1507, or the data stored in the recording medium 1507 is read. The detachable recording medium 1507 includes a computer readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. The magnetic recording device includes a hard disk device (HDD). Optical discs include Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), DVD-RAM, Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), and CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWritable). Magneto-optical recording media include Magneto-Optical disk (MO).

  An input / output device 1508 (for example, a touch panel) is connected to the input / output interface 1504, receives information input by the user, and transmits the information to the CPU 1501 via the bus 1506. Further, operation information and the like are displayed on the display screen in accordance with a command from the CPU 1501.

  The communication interface 1505 is an interface for performing LAN connection, Internet connection, or wireless connection with another computer as necessary. It is also connected to other devices and controls data input / output from external devices.

  By using a computer having such a hardware configuration, the various processing functions described above (the processing (such as flowcharts) described in the embodiment) are realized. In that case, a program describing the processing contents of the functions that the system should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium 1507.

  When distributing the program, for example, a recording medium 1507 such as a DVD or a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded is sold. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded in the recording medium 1507 or the program transferred from the server computer in its recording unit 1502. Then, the computer reads the program from its own recording unit 1502 and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read a program directly from the recording medium 1507 and execute processing according to the program. Further, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

  In addition, the function of the target detection device 100 is used in a device or application that organizes and integrates detected targets in a Doppler radar main body or a system that detects a target using a plurality of radar devices. To do.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Each embodiment may be combined with each other as long as there is no contradiction in processing.

Regarding the embodiments including the first, second, third, and fourth embodiments, the following additional notes are further disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
A target detection device using a radar device that detects a target using the Doppler effect,
Radio wave reachability information indicating whether radio waves are reachable based on the result of measurement using the radar device for each divided range obtained by dividing the monitoring area of the radar device into a plurality of divided ranges, and a divided range Doppler effect A recording unit that records Doppler information indicating whether or not there is,
Tracking that associates the last detected target and the target detected this time using tracking information indicating the tracking result of the target detected last and detection information indicating the detection result of the target detected this time A processing unit;
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected. Whether or not the Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, It is determined using the radio wave reachability information, and if the radio wave is reachable in all, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped at the last detected position or the last detected position, and the Doppler effect If it is determined that there is a radio wave reachable in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, and if the radio wave reachable in all, the position of the last detected target is determined. Sealed and has a determined, the stop determination unit,
A target object detection device comprising:
(Appendix 2)
The stop determination part
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected. Whether or not there is a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is a Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, Judgment is made using the radio wave reachability information, and when radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, radio waves can be reached in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range. If the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, the last search is performed using information indicating the movement direction of the tracking information of the last detected target. A predicted range within which the target can move is determined, and it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the split range, and if the radio waves are not reachable in the split range, the last detected target is lost. When it is determined that the radio wave is reachable in the divided range and there is no Doppler effect, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped, the radio wave is reachable in the divided range, and the Doppler effect It is determined that the last detected target is lost,
The target object detection apparatus according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein
(Appendix 3)
The stop determination part
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected. Whether or not there is a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is a Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, Judgment is made using the radio wave reachability information, and when radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, radio waves can be reached in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range. If the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, the last search is performed using information indicating the movement direction of the tracking information of the last detected target. The movement direction range in which the target is moved can be obtained, and the division range adjacent to the division range having the movement direction range is weighted by the ratio including the movement direction range, and the adjacent division where the radio wave can be reached A stop probability value is obtained using a sum of weights of ranges and a sum of weights of all the adjacent divided ranges, and is set as a stop probability value of a divided range including the last detected target,
The target object detection apparatus according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein
(Appendix 4)
The tracking processing unit
The division range including the predicted position predicted using the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target is detected, the presence or absence of the Doppler effect is determined in the division range, and the Doppler effect is When it is determined that there is, the position information of the tracking information and the position information of the detection information of the target object detected this time are used to determine whether they can be associated with each other. The target according to appendix 1, wherein the reachable position correlation range of the target is reduced, and the target detected this time included in the reduced position correlation range is associated with the last detected target Object detection device.
(Appendix 5)
The tracking processing unit
A speed difference between the speed information of the tracking information and the speed information of the detection information is used to determine whether the speed information of the tracking information and the speed information of the detection information of the target object detected this time can be associated with each other. The speed correlation range to be compared is reduced, and the target detected this time and the target detected last are related using the reduced position correlation range included in the reduced speed correlation range. The target object detection apparatus of Additional remark 4.
(Appendix 6)
The tracking processing unit
The type information of the tracking information and the type information of the detection information used for determining whether or not the type information of the target object detected this time can be associated with the type information of the tracking information are compared with the type information of the detection information. Strictly determine the similarity condition of the type correlation range for determining similarity, and finally detect the target object detected this time and associated with the reduced velocity correlation range included in the determined type correlation range 6. The target object detection device according to appendix 5, wherein the target object is associated with the target object.
(Appendix 7)
The tracking processing unit
In the divided range having the Doppler effect, the divided range including the predicted position predicted using the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target is detected, and the presence or absence of the Doppler effect in the detected divided range Is determined using the Doppler information, and when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, the tracking result of the last detected target is traced back to the time point included in the division range without Doppler effect, When the predicted position is detected with the target at the time of going back and it is determined that the predicted position is included in the divided range without the Doppler effect including the target detected at this time, 2. The target object detection apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein the target object is associated with the target object newly detected this time.
(Appendix 8)
A target detection method for tracking a target using a measurement result of a radar device that detects the target using the Doppler effect,
Computer
Radio wave reachability information indicating whether or not the radio wave is reachable based on the result of measurement using the radar device for each divided range obtained by dividing the monitoring area of the radar device into a plurality of divided ranges, and Doppler in the divided range Record Doppler information indicating whether or not there is an effect in the recording unit in association with each other,
Tracking that associates the last detected target and the target detected this time using tracking information indicating the tracking result of the target detected last and detection information indicating the detection result of the target detected this time Process
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking process was stopped, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected,
The presence / absence of a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information. When it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether the radio wave is reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range is determined. It is determined using reachability information, and if the radio wave is reachable at all, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped at the last detected position or the previous detected position,
When it is determined that the Doppler effect is present, it is determined whether radio waves are reachable in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, and if all of the radio waves are reachable, the position is stopped at the last detected target position. It is determined that
A target object detection method characterized by executing processing.
(Appendix 9)
The computer refers to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking process is stopped, detects the division range including the target detected at the end, The presence / absence of a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information. When it is determined that the Doppler effect is present, whether the radio wave is reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range If it is determined using reachability information and radio waves are not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether radio waves are reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided ranges Judgment,
When the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, information indicating the moving direction of the tracking information of the last detected target is used to predict the divided range in which the last detected target can move. If it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the divided range and radio waves are not reachable in the divided range, it is determined that the last detected target is lost,
When it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the divided range and there is no Doppler effect, it is determined that the last detected target has stopped,
When it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the divided range and the Doppler effect is present, it is determined that the last detected target is lost.
The target detection method according to appendix 8, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 10)
The computer refers to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking process is stopped, detects the division range including the target detected at the end, The presence / absence of a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information. When it is determined that the Doppler effect is present, whether the radio wave is reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range If it is determined using reachability information and radio waves are not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether radio waves are reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided ranges Judgment,
When the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, information indicating the moving direction of the tracking information of the last detected target is used to determine the moving direction range in which the last detected target can move. Determining, weighting a divided range adjacent to the divided range having the moving direction range by a ratio including the moving direction range;
A stop probability value is obtained using a sum of weights of the adjacent divided ranges that can reach radio waves and a weighted sum of all the adjacent divided ranges, and the stop probability of the divided range including the last detected target Value
The target detection method according to appendix 8, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 11)
The computer detects the divided range including the predicted position predicted using the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target, and determines whether the Doppler effect exists in the divided range. The prediction is used to determine whether or not the position information of the tracking information and the position information of the detection information of the target object detected this time can be associated when it is determined that the Doppler effect is present. Reducing the reachable position correlation range of the last detected target including the position and associating the currently detected target included in the reduced position correlation range with the last detected target;
The target detection method according to appendix 8, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 12)
The speed between the speed information of the tracking information and the speed information of the detection information used by the computer to determine whether or not the speed information of the tracking information and the speed information of the detection information of the target object detected this time can be associated. Reducing the velocity correlation range for comparing the difference, and associating the currently detected target associated with the reduced position correlation range included in the reduced velocity correlation range with the last detected target.
The target detection method according to appendix 11, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 13)
The type information of the tracking information and the type information of the detection information used by the computer to determine whether the type information of the tracking information and the type information of the detection information of the target object detected this time can be associated are compared. The similarity condition of the type correlation range that determines the similarity of the type is determined with strictness, and finally the target object detected this time and associated with the reduced velocity correlation range included in the determined type correlation range Correlate with detected objects,
The target detection method according to attachment 12, wherein the processing is executed.
(Appendix 14)
The computer detects the divided range including the predicted position predicted using the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target in the divided range having the Doppler effect, and the Doppler effect is detected in the detected divided range. The presence / absence is determined using the Doppler information, and when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, the tracking result of the last detected target is traced back to the time point included in the division range without the Doppler effect. , When the predicted position is detected with the target at the time of going back and it is determined that the predicted position is included in the divided range without the Doppler effect including the target newly detected this time, 9. The method for detecting a target according to appendix 8, wherein a process of associating the target with the target newly detected this time is executed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Target detection apparatus 101 Antenna 102 Switch 103 Transmission part 104 Reception part 105 Processing part 106 Recording part 107 Transmission instruction signal 113 Control part 115 Input / output part 201 Detection processing part 202 Tracking processing part 203 Stop determination part 204 Clutter information generation part 205 Doppler information generation unit 1001 predicted position calculation unit 1002 correlation processing unit 1003 position correlation unit 1004 velocity correlation unit 1005 type correlation unit 1500 hardware 1501 CPU
1502 Recording unit 1503 Recording medium reader 1504 Input / output interface 1505 Communication interface 1506 Bus 1507 Recording medium 1508 Input / output device

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A target detection device using a radar device that detects a target using the Doppler effect,
Radio wave reachability information indicating whether or not the radio wave is reachable based on the result of measurement using the radar device for each divided range obtained by dividing the monitoring area of the radar device into a plurality of divided ranges, and Doppler in the divided range A recording unit that records Doppler information indicating whether or not there is an effect in association;
Tracking that associates the last detected target and the target detected this time using tracking information indicating the tracking result of the target detected last and detection information indicating the detection result of the target detected this time A processing unit;
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected. Whether or not the Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, It is determined using the radio wave reachability information, and if the radio wave is reachable in all, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped at the last detected position or the last detected position, and the Doppler effect If it is determined that there is a radio wave reachable in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, and if the radio wave reachable in all, the position of the last detected target is determined. Sealed and has a determined, the stop determination unit,
A target object detection device comprising: The stop determination part
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected. Whether or not there is a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is a Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, Judgment is made using the radio wave reachability information, and when radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, radio waves can be reached in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range. If the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, the last search is performed using information indicating the movement direction of the tracking information of the last detected target. A predicted range within which the target can move is determined, and it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the split range, and if the radio waves are not reachable in the split range, the last detected target is lost. When it is determined that the radio wave is reachable in the divided range and there is no Doppler effect, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped, the radio wave is reachable in the divided range, and the Doppler effect It is determined that the last detected target is lost,
The target object detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The stop determination part
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking processing is stopped by the tracking processing unit, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected. Whether or not there is a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information, and if it is determined that there is a Doppler effect, whether or not radio waves can reach in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, Judgment is made using the radio wave reachability information, and when radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, radio waves can be reached in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range. If the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, the last search is performed using information indicating the movement direction of the tracking information of the last detected target. The movement direction range in which the target is moved can be obtained, and the division range adjacent to the division range having the movement direction range is weighted by the ratio including the movement direction range, and the adjacent division where the radio wave can be reached A stop probability value is obtained using a sum of weights of ranges and a sum of weights of all the adjacent divided ranges, and is set as a stop probability value of a divided range including the last detected target,
The target object detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The tracking processing unit
The division range including the predicted position predicted using the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target is detected, the presence or absence of the Doppler effect is determined in the division range, and the Doppler effect is When it is determined that there is, the position information of the tracking information and the position information of the detection information of the target object detected this time are used to determine whether they can be associated with each other. 2. The target position reached by the target is reduced, and the currently detected target included in the reduced position correlation range is associated with the last detected target. Target detection device. The tracking processing unit
A speed difference between the speed information of the tracking information and the speed information of the detection information is used to determine whether the speed information of the tracking information and the speed information of the detection information of the target object detected this time can be associated with each other. The speed correlation range to be compared is reduced, and the target detected this time and the target detected last are related using the reduced position correlation range included in the reduced speed correlation range. The target object detection apparatus according to claim 4. The tracking processing unit
The type information of the tracking information and the type information of the detection information used for determining whether or not the type information of the target object detected this time can be associated with the type information of the tracking information are compared with the type information of the detection information. Strictly determine the similarity condition of the type correlation range for determining similarity, and finally detect the target object detected this time and associated with the reduced velocity correlation range included in the determined type correlation range 6. The target object detection apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the target object is associated with the target object. The tracking processing unit
In the divided range having the Doppler effect, the divided range including the predicted position predicted using the tracking information indicating the tracking result of the last detected target is detected, and the presence or absence of the Doppler effect in the detected divided range Is determined using the Doppler information, and when it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, the tracking result of the last detected target is traced back to the time point included in the division range without Doppler effect, When the predicted position is detected with the target at the time of going back and it is determined that the predicted position is included in the divided range without the Doppler effect including the target detected at this time, The target object detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target object is associated with the target object newly detected this time. A target detection method for tracking a target using a measurement result of a radar device that detects the target using the Doppler effect,
Computer
Radio wave reachability information indicating whether or not the radio wave is reachable based on the result of measurement using the radar device for each divided range obtained by dividing the monitoring area of the radar device into a plurality of divided ranges, and Doppler in the divided range Record Doppler information indicating whether or not there is an effect in the recording unit in association with each other,
Tracking that associates the last detected target and the target detected this time using tracking information indicating the tracking result of the target detected last and detection information indicating the detection result of the target detected this time Process
Referring to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking process was stopped, the division range including the target detected at the end is detected,
The presence / absence of a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information. When it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether the radio wave is reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range is determined. It is determined using reachability information, and if the radio wave is reachable at all, it is determined that the last detected target is stopped at the last detected position or the previous detected position,
When it is determined that the Doppler effect is present, it is determined whether radio waves are reachable in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range, and if all of the radio waves are reachable, the position is stopped at the last detected target position. It is determined that
A target object detection method characterized by executing processing. The computer refers to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking process is stopped, detects the division range including the target detected at the end, The presence / absence of a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information. When it is determined that the Doppler effect is present, whether the radio wave is reachable in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range is determined by the radio wave. If it is determined using reachability information and radio waves are not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether radio waves are reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided ranges Judgment,
When the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, information indicating the moving direction of the tracking information of the last detected target is used to predict the divided range in which the last detected target can move. If it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the divided range and radio waves are not reachable in the divided range, it is determined that the last detected target is lost,
When it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the divided range and there is no Doppler effect, it is determined that the last detected target has stopped,
When it is determined that radio waves are reachable in the divided range and the Doppler effect is present, it is determined that the last detected target is lost.
The target detection method according to claim 8, wherein the processing is executed. The computer refers to the position information included in the tracking information of the target detected at the end of the target for which the tracking process is stopped, detects the division range including the target detected at the end, The presence / absence of a Doppler effect in the divided range is determined using the Doppler information. When it is determined that the Doppler effect is present, whether the radio wave is reachable in all of the divided ranges adjacent to the divided range is determined by the radio wave. If it is determined using reachability information and radio waves are not reachable in one or more divided ranges, or if it is determined that there is no Doppler effect, whether radio waves are reachable in all the divided ranges adjacent to the divided ranges Judgment,
When the radio wave is not reachable in one or more divided ranges, information indicating the moving direction of the tracking information of the last detected target is used to determine the moving direction range in which the last detected target can move. Determining, weighting a divided range adjacent to the divided range having the moving direction range by a ratio including the moving direction range;
A stop probability value is obtained using a sum of weights of the adjacent divided ranges that can reach radio waves and a weighted sum of all the adjacent divided ranges, and the stop probability of the divided range including the last detected target Value
The target detection method according to claim 8, wherein the processing is executed.

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