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- the present disclosure relates to a radar device that detects interference.
- radar transmission units are required to have a transmission configuration that transmits pulse waves or pulse modulated waves having low range sidelobe characteristics.
- radar reception units are required to have a reception configuration that has a broad reception dynamic range.
- Complementary codes can be generated as follows, for example.
- the required reception dynamic range increases as the code length increases, with complementary codes, the peak sidelobe ratio (PSR) can be reduced with a shorter code length. Therefore, the dynamic range required for reception can be reduced even in the case where a plurality of reflected waves from near-distance targets and far-distance targets are mixed.
- PSR peak sidelobe ratio
- interference among the radar devices occurs when a positional relationship develops in which the detection areas of the plurality of radar devices overlap. In other words, a relationship develops in which the radio waves output by a certain radar device are received by another radar device. Interference between the radar devices become strong interference as the positional relationship between the radar devices becomes closer (in other words, as the distance therebetween decreases), the non-detection rate or the erroneous detection rate increases for targets that should originally be detected, and deterioration in detection performance increases.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-220624 discloses a device that determines interference from another radar device mounted in a vehicle. With vehicle-mounted radar, the detection area changes as the vehicle travels. In the case where the frequency bands of output radio waves are the same or some of the bands overlap between vehicle-mounted radar devices mounted in a plurality of vehicles, interference occurs when a positional relationship develops in which the detection areas overlap.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-220624 discloses a configuration that is a reception configuration for a frequency modulated continuous wave (hereinafter referred to as FMCW) radar device and detects interference from another FMCW radar device.
- An FMCW radar device uses frequency spectrum data of obtained beat signals to obtain an integral strength value in a prescribed frequency range, and determines that interference with another radar device has occurred in the case where the integral strength value exceeds an interference determination threshold value.
- reflected waves of radio waves output by the radar device are also included in the calculated strength integral value, and the amount thereof depends upon the situation such as the surrounding structures or the road surface. Therefore, in order to suppress erroneous interference determinations, it is necessary to set a determination threshold value to be sufficiently high, and there is a possibility of there being a decrease in interference detection sensitivity.
- One non-limiting and exemplary embodiment provides a radar device that improves detection sensitivity for interference from another radar device.
- the techniques disclosed here feature: a radar device provided with: a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of one or more radar transmission signals from the radar device is stopped; an A/D converting circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and an interference detecting circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of the one or more discrete samples that are the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signals, as one or more interference signal components.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a drawing depicting the way in which switching is performed between an interference measurement segment and a distance measurement segment;
- FIG. 3 includes a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments, and a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments;
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of an interference detection unit of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of a frequency component extraction unit of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is a drawing depicting transmission timings of a radar transmission signal and reception timings of a reflected wave
- FIG. 7 is a drawing depicting a relationship between the arrangement of reception antenna elements that make up an array antenna and an azimuth angle
- FIG. 8 is a drawing depicting a relationship between a radar signal band and an interference wave-detection frequency component
- FIG. 9 is a drawing depicting an FMCW modulated wave of another radar device.
- FIG. 10 is a drawing depicting the output of an interference detection unit
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of an interference detection unit according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device according to modified example 1 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of a radar transmission signal generation unit according to modified example 2 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device 10 according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.
- the radar device 10 is provided with a radar transmission unit 20 , a radar reception unit 30 , a reference signal generation unit 11 , a transmission control unit 12 , and an interference countermeasure control unit 13 .
- the radar transmission unit 20 is provided with a radar transmission signal generation unit 21 , a transmission RF unit 25 , and a transmission antenna 26 .
- the radar transmission signal generation unit 21 is provided with a code generation unit 22 , a modulation unit 23 , and a band control filter (denoted as “LPF” (low pass filter) in the drawing and hereinafter referred to as “LPF”) 24 .
- j represents an imaginary unit
- n represents a discrete timepoint
- M represents an ordinal number for a radar transmission period.
- the codes a n are generated in each radar transmission period Tr.
- codes P n and Q n that constitute a pair are each generated alternately in each radar transmission period.
- a code P n is transmitted as a pulse compression code a n in an M th radar transmission period Tr, and then a code Q n is transmitted as a pulse compression code b n in an M+1 th radar transmission period Tr.
- transmission is repeatedly performed in the same way with M th to M+1 th radar transmissions serving as single units.
- Autocorrelation calculations for each of the pulse compression codes a n and b n are given in the following expressions (1) and (2). When the results thereof are added with the shift times ⁇ thereof being consistent (see the following expression (3)), a correlation value is reached with which the range sidelobe is 0.
- Complementary codes have the aforementioned properties.
- the modulation unit 23 performs pulse modulation (amplitude modulation, ASK, pulse shift keying) or phase modulation (PSK) with respect to the code sequence output from the code generation unit 22 , and outputs to the LPF 24 .
- pulse modulation amplitude modulation, ASK, pulse shift keying
- PSK phase modulation
- the LPF 24 outputs the modulated signal output from the modulation unit 23 , to the transmission RF unit 25 as a radar transmission signal of a baseband limited to within a prescribed band.
- the transmission RF unit 25 converts the baseband radar transmission signal output from the radar transmission signal generation unit 21 into a carrier frequency (radio frequency: RF) band by frequency conversion. Furthermore, the transmission RF unit 25 amplifies the carrier frequency-band radar transmission signal to a prescribed transmission power P [dB] with a transmission amplifier and outputs to the transmission antenna 26 .
- RF radio frequency
- the transmission antenna 26 radiates the radar transmission signal output from the transmission RF unit 25 into a space.
- the transmission control unit 12 performs transmission control that differs in accordance with two operation segments depicted in FIG. 2 , in other words, an interference measurement segment in which a radar transmission signal transmitted from another radar device is measured, and a distance measurement segment in which the distance to a target is measured.
- FIG. 3 includes a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments, and a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments.
- FIG. 3( a ) depicts radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments.
- a radar transmission signal is present in a code transmission segment Tw of each radar transmission period Tr, and the segments (Tr ⁇ Tw) that remain are non-signal segments.
- an Nu sample is included in the non-signal segments (Tr ⁇ Tw) in the radar transmission periods.
- FIG. 3 includes a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments, and a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments.
- FIG. 3( a ) depicts radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments.
- a radar transmission signal is present in a code transmission segment Tw of each radar transmission period
- 3( b ) depicts radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments. As depicted in FIG. 3( b ) , in the interference measurement segments, the transmission of radar transmission signals from the radar device 10 is stopped and a state in which codes are not transmitted is entered for a prescribed number of radar transmission periods.
- the transmission control unit 12 performs transmission control in which interference measurement segments serve as N IM number of code transmission periods, distance measurement segments serve as N RM number of code transmission periods, and switching is performed therebetween.
- the radar reception unit 30 is mainly provided with antenna system processing units 30 a to 30 d that correspond to the number of reception antennas that make up an array antenna, and a direction estimation unit 43 .
- the antenna system processing units 30 a to 30 d are each provided with a reception antenna 31 , a reception RF unit 32 , and a signal processing unit 36 .
- the reception antenna 31 receives a signal produced by a radar transmission signal transmitted from the radar transmission unit 20 being reflected by a reflecting object including the target. A radar reception signal received by the reception antenna 31 is output to the reception RF unit 32 .
- the reception RF unit 32 is provided with an amplifier 33 , a frequency conversion unit 34 , and a quadrature detection unit 35 .
- the amplifier 33 performs signal amplification with respect to the radar reception signal received by the reception antenna 31 , and outputs to the frequency conversion unit 34 .
- the frequency conversion unit 34 converts the radio-frequency radar reception signal output from the amplifier 33 into a low-frequency radar reception signal, and outputs to the quadrature detection unit 35 .
- the quadrature detection unit 35 performs quadrature detection with respect to the low-frequency radar reception signal output from the frequency conversion unit 34 , and performs conversion into baseband signals made up of an I signal and a Q signal.
- the I signal is output to an A/D conversion unit 37 a of the signal processing unit 36
- the Q signal is output to an A/D conversion unit 37 b of the signal processing unit 36 .
- a timing clock signal of the signal processing unit 36 for the baseband signals is generated as a timing clock of a prescribed multiple using a reference signal from the reference signal generation unit 11 in the same way as with the radar transmission signal generation unit 21 .
- the signal processing unit 36 is provided with the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , a correlation calculation unit 40 , an integration unit 41 , a Doppler frequency analysis unit 42 , an interference detection unit 38 , and an interference determination unit 39 .
- the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b perform sampling at discrete times with respect to the baseband signals made up of the I signals and the Q signals output from the quadrature detection unit 35 , and perform conversion into digital data.
- the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b output the converted digital data to the correlation calculation unit 40 and the interference detection unit 38 .
- the interference detection unit 38 detects one or more interference signal components in an interference measurement segment on the basis of a control signal from the transmission control unit 12 , and outputs the detected one or more interference signal components to the interference determination unit 39 .
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of the interference detection unit 38 of FIG. 1 .
- a frequency component extraction unit 51 extracts one or more interference signal components in a specific frequency component included within the baseband band of the radar signals used by the radar device 10 , and outputs to a square calculation unit 52 .
- the square calculation unit 52 squares the one or more interference signal components output from the frequency component extraction unit 51 , and outputs to the interference determination unit 39 .
- the frequency component extraction unit 51 in order to extract a specific frequency component included within the baseband band of the radar signals used by the radar device 10 , performs a correlation calculation between a discrete sample x(k, M), which is the digital data output from the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , and a coefficient sequence FS n for extracting the specific frequency component (see expression (4)).
- L_FS is the sequence length of the coefficient sequence FS n .
- a 1 ⁇ 4 th positive frequency component is extracted from a sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , and thus a specific frequency component Ns/(4Tp) can be extracted.
- the frequency component extraction unit 51 which uses the coefficient sequence FS n indicated in expression (5), can be realized with the configuration depicted in FIG. 5 .
- the frequency component extraction unit 51 depicted in FIG. 5 is provided with delayers 61 a to 61 c , coefficient multipliers 62 a to 62 d , and an adder 63 .
- the delayers 61 a to 61 c delay input data and output delayed data.
- the delayer 61 a delays the complex number made up of the I signal and the Q signal output from the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , and outputs a delayed discrete sample to the coefficient multiplier 62 b and the delayer 61 b .
- the delayer 61 b delays the output from the delayer 61 a , and outputs delayed data to the coefficient multiplier 62 c and the delayer 61 c .
- the delayer 61 c delays the output from the delayer 61 b , and outputs a digit of delayed data to the coefficient multiplier 62 d.
- the coefficient multiplier 62 a multiplies the discrete sample output from the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b by a coefficient 1, and outputs the multiplication result to the adder 63 .
- the coefficient multiplier 62 b multiplies the data output from the delayer 61 a by a coefficient j, and outputs the multiplication result to the adder 63 .
- the coefficient multiplier 62 c multiplies the data output from the delayer 61 b by a coefficient ⁇ 1, and outputs the multiplication result to the adder 63 .
- the coefficient multiplier 62 d multiplies the data output from the delayer 61 c by a coefficient ⁇ j, and outputs the multiplication result to the adder 63 .
- j is an imaginary unit.
- the adder 63 adds the multiplication results output from the coefficient multiplier 62 a to 62 d , and outputs the addition result to the square calculation unit 52 .
- a 1 ⁇ 4 th negative frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , and therefore a specific frequency component ⁇ Ns/(4Tp) can be extracted.
- a 1 ⁇ 8 th positive frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , and therefore a specific frequency component Ns/(8Tp) can be extracted.
- a 1 ⁇ 8 th negative frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b , and therefore a specific frequency component ⁇ Ns/(8Tp) can be extracted.
- n 1, . . . , 2G.
- n 1, . . . , 2G.
- detection sensitivity can be improved by additionally repeatedly using any of the aforementioned coefficient sequences.
- the detection sensitivity for the specific frequency component can be increased N times when that coefficient sequence is repeated N times (an SNR improvement of 10 log 10 (N) [dB]).
- the detection sensitivity for the specific frequency component ⁇ Ns/(4Tp) can be doubled.
- the interference determination unit 39 determines whether or not the one or more interference signal components output from the interference detection unit 38 in an interference measurement segment exceeds a prescribed determination level.
- the interference determination unit 39 determines that an interference component is not present in the case where each of the one or more interference signal components is equal to or less than the determination level, and determines that an interference component is present in the case where any of the one or more interference signal components exceeds the determination level.
- the interference detection unit 38 and the interference determination unit 39 are provided in at least one antenna system processing unit from among a first antenna system processing unit to an Na th antenna system processing unit.
- the interference countermeasure control unit 13 performs interference countermeasure control in the subsequent distance measurement segment on the basis of the interference determination result output from the interference determination unit 39 in the interference measurement segment.
- control that uses any of the following or a combination thereof is applied in the subsequent distance measurement segment to perform radar transmission/reception operations in the distance measurement segment.
- the interference countermeasure control unit 13 performs control that changes the carrier frequency of the radar device 10 .
- the transmission carrier frequency of the transmission RF unit 25 is changed.
- the transmission carrier frequency changed by the transmission RF unit 25 is received also by the reception RF unit 32 .
- the frequency is changed by performing control that shifts a preset frequency interval.
- control may be performed that, as the detected one or more interference signal components increase in number, widens the frequency interval that is used when the frequency is changed. It thereby becomes possible for the one or more interference signal components to be reduced or suppressed more effectively.
- the interference countermeasure control unit 13 performs control that changes the beam direction to a downward direction for a prescribed time interval.
- the interference countermeasure control unit 13 performs control that, for a prescribed time interval, increases the code length of the radar transmission signals used by the radar device 10 .
- the correlation calculation unit 40 in the distance measurement segment following interference detection and interference countermeasure control in an interference measurement segment, performs a correlation calculation between a discrete sample x(k, M) output from the A/D conversion units 37 a and 37 b at each radar transmission period and a pulse compression code a n of the code length L that is transmitted.
- n 1, . . . , L.
- a sliding correlation calculation in an M th radar transmission period is performed on the basis of the following expression (11), for example.
- AC(k, M) indicates a correlation calculation value of a discrete timepoint k.
- measurement is not performed in a time segment that corresponds to a code transmission segment, and even in a case such as when a radar transmission signal directly enters the radar reception unit 30 , it becomes possible to perform measurement with the effect thereof having been eliminated.
- the following processing also similarly applies processing in which the measurement range (range of k) is limited.
- the integration unit 41 On the basis of the correlation calculation value AC(k, M), which is an output of the correlation calculation unit 40 for each discrete timepoint k, the integration unit 41 performs Np number of summations for a period (Tr ⁇ Np), which is a plural Np number of the radar transmission periods Tr, in accordance with the following expression (12).
- Np is an integer value that is equal to or greater than 1.
- the integration unit 41 performs summation Np plurality of times with single units being constituted by the output of the correlation calculation unit 40 obtained with the radar transmission periods Tr serving as units.
- a correlation value CI(k, m) that is added with the timings of the discrete timepoints k being aligned is calculated at each discrete timepoint k with AC(k, Np(m ⁇ 1)+1) to AC(k, Np ⁇ m) serving as units.
- m is a natural number.
- the SNR can be increased and the measurement performance relating to estimating the arrival distance of the target can be improved, in a range in which reception signals of reflected waves from the target have a high correlation, in a time range in which addition is performed Np times.
- a condition with which the phase components are within a certain range for a segment in which addition is performed is required in order for an ideal addition gain to be obtained, and the number of times that addition is to be applied is set on the basis of an assumed maximum movement speed of the target to be measured. This is because, as the assumed maximum speed of the target increases, the time period in which time correlation is high becomes shorter due to the influence of Doppler frequency fluctuations included in the reflected waves from the target, the Np becomes a small value, and the gain improvement effect brought about by addition decreases.
- FT_CI Nant (k, fs, w) is the w th output by the Doppler frequency analysis unit 42 , and indicates a coherent integration result of the Doppler frequencies fs ⁇ at the discrete timepoints k, in the Nant th antenna system processing unit.
- Nant 1 to Na
- w is a natural number
- ⁇ is a phase rotation unit.
- FT_CI Nant (k, Nf ⁇ 1, w), which are coherent integration results that correspond to 2Nf number of Doppler frequency components of each discrete timepoint k, are obtained for each period (Tr ⁇ Np ⁇ Nc), which is a plural Np ⁇ Nc number of the radar transmission periods Tr.
- the outputs FT_CI 1 (k, fs, w), ⁇ , FT_CI Na (k, fs, w) from the Doppler frequency analysis unit 42 obtained by the same processing being respectively carried out in the first antenna system processing unit to the Na th antenna system processing unit is collectively denoted as a correlation vector h(k, fs, w), and is used to describe processing in which direction estimation based on phase differences among reception antennas is performed with respect to reflected waves from the target.
- a correlation vector may be calculated with one of the plurality of antenna system processing units serving as a reference phase.
- the correlation vector h(k, fs, w) from the W th number-y Doppler frequency analysis unit 42 output from the first antenna system processing unit to the Na th antenna system processing unit is corrected with respect to phase deviation and amplitude deviation among the antenna system processing units using an array correction value, and a correlation vector h_after_cal(k, fs, w) in which these corrections have been performed is used to perform direction estimation processing based on the phase differences among reception antennas of arriving reflected waves.
- an azimuth direction ⁇ indicated in the following expression (17) is made variable using the correlation vector h_after_cal(k, fs, w) in which phase deviation and amplitude deviation have been corrected, with respect to each discrete timepoint k and each Doppler frequency fs ⁇ , or discrete timepoints k and Doppler frequencies fs ⁇ with which the norm of h_after_cal(k, fs, w) or the square value thereof becomes equal to or greater than a prescribed value.
- a direction estimation evaluation function value P( ⁇ , k, fs, w) is then calculated, and the azimuth direction with which the largest value thereof is obtained is taken as an arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w).
- u 1, . . . , NU.
- arg max P(x) is an operator with which the value of a domain having the largest function value P(x) is taken as an output value.
- the evaluation function value P( ⁇ , k, fs, w) is an evaluation function value of various kinds according to the arrival direction estimation algorithm.
- an estimation method that uses an array antenna disclosed in the literature (‘Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Using Signal Subspace Modeling’, J. A. Cadzow, Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions, volume 28, issue 1, publication year: 1992, pages 64-79) can be used, and a beam forming method can be represented by the following expression (18).
- h_after_cal(k, fs, w) is a correlation matrix, and is given by the following expression (19).
- the direction estimation unit 43 uses the discrete timepoint k, the Doppler frequencies fs ⁇ , and the evaluation function value P(DOA(k, fs, w), k, fs, w) of that time as radar positioning results.
- a direction vector a( ⁇ u ) is an Na th order column vector in which a complex response of an array antenna in the case where radar reflected waves have arrived from an ⁇ u direction are taken as elements.
- the array antenna complex response a( ⁇ u ) represents a phase difference that is geometric-optically calculated at element intervals among antennas. For example, in the case where the element intervals of the array antenna are arranged at equal intervals d on a straight line (see FIG. 7 ), a direction vector can be given by the following expression (20).
- a ⁇ ( ⁇ u ) [ 1 exp ⁇ ⁇ j ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ d ⁇ ⁇ sin ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ u / ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ exp ⁇ ⁇ j ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ( N a - 1 ) ⁇ d ⁇ ⁇ sin ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ u / ⁇ ⁇ ] ( 20 )
- floor(x) is a function that outputs the largest integer value that does not exceed a real number x.
- timepoint information may be converted into distance information and output.
- the following expression (21) is used when the discrete timepoint k is converted into distance information R(k).
- Tw represents a code transmission segment
- L represents a pulse code length
- C0 represents light speed.
- Doppler frequency information may be converted into a relative speed component and output.
- the following expression (22) is used when the Doppler frequency fs ⁇ is converted into a relative speed component vd(fs).
- ⁇ is the wavelength of a carrier frequency of an RF signal output from the transmission RF unit 25 .
- another radar device that uses FMCW uses the same carrier frequency as the radar device 10 to, as depicted in FIG. 9 , perform 1-GHz frequency sweeping every 10 ⁇ s, and cause interference to the radar device 10 .
- FIG. 10 The result of the case where an interference wave level is approximately the same as the noise level of the radar device 10 is depicted in FIG. 10 . From FIG. 10 , it is apparent that the output level according to the interference detection unit 38 increases at a reception timing at which the sweeping frequency of the other radar device that uses FMCW becomes 250 MHz. Detection sensitivity can also be additionally improved by increasing the number of times that the coefficient sequence with which the frequency component of the interference signal is detected is repeated.
- an interference measurement segment in which a radar transmission signal is not transmitted in the radar transmission unit 20 , and, in the radar reception unit 30 , detection of a specific frequency component within the passband of the radar device 10 is performed in the interference measurement segment for one or more interference signal components to be detected.
- the FMCW wave is frequency-modulated and therefore has the property that a transmitted frequency component changes, and therefore, by detecting the specific frequency component within the passband of the radar device in the interference measurement segment, it becomes possible to detect interference from the other radar device.
- detection sensitivity can be increased by increasing the number of times that a coefficient sequence for extracting the specific frequency component of the interference detection unit 38 is repeated.
- the interference detection unit 38 can extract the specific frequency component by way of a simple circuit configuration without using frequency analysis processing represented by fast Fourier transform processing, and interference detection can be realized.
- frequency sweeping periods of another radar device that uses FMCW there is a type in which frequency sweeping is performed at comparatively fast intervals such as of the order of several tens of microseconds (fast frequency modulation type), and a type in which frequency sweeping is performed at comparatively slow periods such as of the order of milliseconds or the order of several tens of milliseconds.
- the interference measurement segment of the radar device 10 is longer than the frequency sweeping period of the other radar device that uses FMCW, and a frequency component included within the signal band of the radar device 10 is included within the frequency range in which the other radar device performs frequency sweeping, detection becomes possible in one interference measurement segment.
- the other radar device Even in the case where the interference measurement segment of the radar device 10 is shorter than the frequency sweeping period of the other radar device that uses FMCW, and a frequency component included within the signal band of the radar device 10 is included within the frequency range in which the other radar device performs frequency sweeping, the other radar device sometimes sweeps a frequency component that is included within the signal band of the radar device 10 in a distance measurement segment, and there is a possibility of interference signal detection failing in the interference measurement segment.
- the probability of detecting an interference wave can be increased by using, in the interference detection unit 38 , a configuration that detects a plurality of specific frequency components included within a signal band.
- FIG. 11 depicts a configuration for the interference detection unit 38 with which two frequency components are detected as specific frequency components.
- Positive/negative frequency components may be used as a first frequency component and a second frequency component.
- a first frequency component extraction unit 51 using ⁇ FS 1 , FS 2 , FS 3 , FS 4 ⁇ ⁇ 1, j, ⁇ 1, ⁇ j ⁇
- a second frequency component extraction unit 71 using ⁇ FS 1 , FS 2 , FS 3 , FS 4 ⁇ ⁇ 1, ⁇ j, ⁇ 1, j ⁇
- specific positive/negative frequency components ⁇ Ns/(2Tp) can be extracted.
- the probability of detecting an interference wave can be increased by providing an interference detection unit 38 that detects approximately D number of frequency components in substantially equal frequency intervals within the signal band of the radar device 10 .
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device 80 according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12 is different from FIG. 1 in that the interference countermeasure control unit 13 has been removed, the correlation calculation unit 40 has been changed to a correlation calculation unit 81 , the integration unit 41 has been changed to an integration unit 82 , the direction estimation unit 43 has been changed to a direction estimation unit 85 , and a second integration unit 83 and a respective-angle interference component detection unit 84 have been added.
- the correlation calculation unit 81 performs a correlation calculation in the same way as the correlation calculation unit 40 in interference measurement segments in addition to distance measurement segments.
- the integration unit 82 also performs addition processing in the same way as the integration unit 41 in interference measurement segments in addition to distance measurement segments.
- the second integration unit 83 performs coherent integration with respect to with floor(N IM /Np) number of outputs from the integration unit 82 obtained at each discrete timepoint k, with the timings of the discrete timepoints k being aligned.
- floor(x) is a function that outputs the largest integer that is equal to or less than a real number x.
- the second integration unit 83 outputs a coherent integrated result CCI(k) to the respective-angle interference component detection unit 84 .
- the respective-angle interference component detection unit 84 uses collected outputs CCI(k) from the second integration unit 83 obtained by the same processing being respectively carried out in the first antenna system processing unit to the Na th antenna system processing unit as correlation vectors given in the following expressions (23) and (24) to perform direction estimation based on phase differences between reception antennas with respect to reflected waves from a target, and calculates an interference component for each beam angle (hereinafter referred to as a “respective-angle interference component”) PI( ⁇ u ).
- calculation processing that uses the described beam forming method is performed in the direction estimation unit 85 .
- one or more interference signal components are detected in a substantially uniform manner regardless of the discrete timepoints k, and therefore detection sensitivity for one or more interference signal components can be increased by, in expressions (23) and (24), addition processing being performed at the discrete timepoints k (in other words, the distance direction). For example, by performing addition processing for N number of samples with respect to the discrete timepoints k (in other words, the distance direction), a 5 log 10 (N) [dB] SNR improvement is achieved. For example, by performing addition processing with respect to 512 samples, an SNR improvement of approximately 13 dB can be achieved.
- the respective-angle interference component detection unit 84 In the case where it is determined that the output from the interference determination unit 39 in an interference measurement segment includes an interference component, the respective-angle interference component detection unit 84 outputs respective-angle interference components PI( ⁇ u ) to the direction estimation unit 85 . On the other hand, in the case where it is determined that the output from the interference determination unit 39 does not include an interference component, the respective-angle interference component detection unit 84 outputs the respective-angle interference components PI( ⁇ u ) all as zero to the direction estimation unit 85 .
- the direction estimation unit 85 in a distance measurement segment, sets a determination threshold value for each angle on the basis of the respective-angle interference components PI( ⁇ u ) detected in the interference measurement segment, with respect to the calculated w th arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w), the discrete timepoint k thereof, the Doppler frequency fs ⁇ , and the evaluation function value P(DOA(k, fs, w), k, fs, w).
- the direction estimation unit 85 outputs the calculated w th arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w) as the signal of the target detected by the radar device 80 .
- ⁇ is a prescribed coefficient value.
- an interference component for each angle can be detected, and a detection determination threshold value can be variably set for each angle on the basis of the interference power for each angle.
- a detection determination threshold value can be variably set for each angle on the basis of the interference power for each angle.
- FIG. 13 is a drawing in which the interference detection unit 38 and the interference determination unit 39 have been removed from FIG. 12 .
- the radar transmission signal generation unit 21 is not limited to the configuration depicted in FIG. 1 , and may have the configuration depicted in FIG. 14 .
- the radar transmission signal generation unit 21 of FIG. 14 is provided with a code storage unit 91 and a D/A conversion unit 92 .
- the code storage unit 91 stores code sequences in advance, and sequentially and cyclically reads out the stored code sequences and outputs to the D/A conversion unit 92 .
- the D/A conversion unit 92 converts a digital signal output from the code storage unit 91 into an analog baseband signal and outputs to the transmission RF unit 25 .
- a radar device is provided with: a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of one or more radar transmission signals from the radar device is stopped; an A/D conversion circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and an interference detection circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of the one or more discrete samples that is the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signal, as one or more interference signal components.
- the radar device is the radar device of the first disclosure, in which the interference detection circuitry performs the correlation calculation using a coefficient sequence in which the prescribed coefficient sequence is repeated.
- the radar device is the radar device of the first disclosure, further provided with a transmitter which, in operation, stops the transmission of the one or more radar transmission signals in the interference measurement segment, and transmits the one or more radar transmission signals in a distance measurement segment in which the distance from the radar device to a target is measured.
- the radar device is the radar device of the third disclosure, further provided with a transmission control circuitry which, in operation, periodically switches between the interference measurement segment and the distance measurement segment.
- the radar device is the radar device of the first disclosure, further provided with interference determination circuitry that compares the detected each of the one or more interference signal components with a prescribed determination level in the interference measurement segment, determines that one or more interference components are not present when each of the one or more interference signal components is equal to or less than the determination level, and determines that the one or more interference components are present when any of the one or more interference signal components exceed the determination level.
- the radar device is the radar device of the fifth disclosure, further provided with an interference countermeasure control circuitry which, in operation, based on the interference determination result detected in the interference measurement segment, performs interference countermeasure control in the subsequent distance measurement segment.
- the radar device is the radar device of the sixth disclosure, in which the interference countermeasure control circuitry changes a carrier frequency of the radar device.
- the radar device is the radar device of the sixth disclosure, in which the interference countermeasure control circuitry changes the directivity of an antenna of the radar device for a prescribed time interval.
- the radar device is the radar device of the sixth disclosure, in which the interference countermeasure control circuitry increases a code length of the one or more radar transmission signals in the distance measurement segment for a prescribed time interval.
- the radar device is the radar device of the first disclosure, in which the prescribed coefficient sequence includes a coefficient sequence ⁇ 1, ⁇ j, ⁇ 1, j ⁇ (in which j is an imaginary unit).
- each function block used in the description of each of the aforementioned embodiments is typically realized as an LSI, which is an integrated circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. These may be implemented separately as single chips or may be implemented as a single chip in such a way as to include some or all of the functional blocks.
- An LSI has been mentioned here, but a function block may be referred to as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the difference in the degree of integration.
- circuit integration technique is not limited to an LSI, and a function block may be realized using a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor.
- a field-programmable gate array FPGA
- reconfigurable processor with which the connections and settings of circuit cells within an LSI can be reconfigured, may be used.
- circuit integration technology that replaces LSI appears as a result of another technology that is an advancement in semiconductor technology or is derived therefrom, naturally, the other technology may be used to carry out the integration of function blocks.
- the application and so forth of biotechnology is also a possibility.
- a radar device can be applied to a moving body including a vehicle.
Abstract
A radar device employs a configuration provided with: a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of a radar transmission signal from the radar device is stopped; A/D conversion circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and an interference detection circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of one or more discrete samples that is the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signals, as one or more interference signal components.
Description
- 1. Technical Field
- The present disclosure relates to a radar device that detects interference.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In recent years, high-resolution radar that uses microwaves, milliwaves, and the like has been studied. Furthermore, the development of wide-angle radar that detects not only vehicles but also pedestrians is needed to improve safety outdoors.
- In wide-angle pulse radar that detects vehicles and pedestrians, a plurality of reflected waves from near-distance targets (for example, vehicles) and far-distance targets (for example, people) are mixed within reception signals, and therefore radar transmission units are required to have a transmission configuration that transmits pulse waves or pulse modulated waves having low range sidelobe characteristics. Furthermore, radar reception units are required to have a reception configuration that has a broad reception dynamic range.
- Proposals have been made for pulse compression radar that uses Barker codes, M-sequence codes, and complementary codes as pulse waves or pulse modulated waves for obtaining low range sidelobe characteristics. In particular, a method for generating complementary codes is disclosed in ‘New Complementary Pairs of Sequences’, Budisin S. Z., Electron. Lett., 1990, 26, (13), pp. 881-883.
- Complementary codes can be generated as follows, for example. To be specific, complementary codes having a code length of L=4, 8, 16, 32, . . . , 2P can be sequentially generated on the basis of code sequences of a=[1 1] and b=[1 −1] that are complementary and are made up of the
elements 1 or −1. Although the required reception dynamic range increases as the code length increases, with complementary codes, the peak sidelobe ratio (PSR) can be reduced with a shorter code length. Therefore, the dynamic range required for reception can be reduced even in the case where a plurality of reflected waves from near-distance targets and far-distance targets are mixed. However, in the case where M-sequence codes are used, the PSR is given at 20 log(1/L), and in order to obtain a low range sidelobe, a code length L that is longer than that of a complementary code becomes necessary (for example, L=1024 in the case where the PSR=60 dB). - In the case where the frequency bands of radio waves output by a plurality of radar devices are the same band or some of the bands overlap, interference among the radar devices occurs when a positional relationship develops in which the detection areas of the plurality of radar devices overlap. In other words, a relationship develops in which the radio waves output by a certain radar device are received by another radar device. Interference between the radar devices become strong interference as the positional relationship between the radar devices becomes closer (in other words, as the distance therebetween decreases), the non-detection rate or the erroneous detection rate increases for targets that should originally be detected, and deterioration in detection performance increases.
- Therefore, a technique that prevents deterioration in detection performance caused by interference between radar devices, by detecting interference components from another radar device is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-220624, for example.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-220624 discloses a device that determines interference from another radar device mounted in a vehicle. With vehicle-mounted radar, the detection area changes as the vehicle travels. In the case where the frequency bands of output radio waves are the same or some of the bands overlap between vehicle-mounted radar devices mounted in a plurality of vehicles, interference occurs when a positional relationship develops in which the detection areas overlap.
- With regard to this kind of interference, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-220624 discloses a configuration that is a reception configuration for a frequency modulated continuous wave (hereinafter referred to as FMCW) radar device and detects interference from another FMCW radar device. An FMCW radar device uses frequency spectrum data of obtained beat signals to obtain an integral strength value in a prescribed frequency range, and determines that interference with another radar device has occurred in the case where the integral strength value exceeds an interference determination threshold value.
- In the aforementioned FMCW radar device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-220624, reflected waves of radio waves output by the radar device are also included in the calculated strength integral value, and the amount thereof depends upon the situation such as the surrounding structures or the road surface. Therefore, in order to suppress erroneous interference determinations, it is necessary to set a determination threshold value to be sufficiently high, and there is a possibility of there being a decrease in interference detection sensitivity.
- One non-limiting and exemplary embodiment provides a radar device that improves detection sensitivity for interference from another radar device.
- In one general aspect, the techniques disclosed here feature: a radar device provided with: a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of one or more radar transmission signals from the radar device is stopped; an A/D converting circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and an interference detecting circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of the one or more discrete samples that are the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signals, as one or more interference signal components.
- It should be noted that general or specific embodiments may be implemented as a system, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, a storage medium, or any selective combination thereof.
- According to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve detection sensitivity for interference from another radar device.
- Additional benefits and advantages of the disclosed embodiments will become apparent from the specification and drawings. The benefits and/or advantages may be individually obtained by the various embodiments and features of the specification and drawings, which need not all be provided in order to obtain one or more of such benefits and/or advantages.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device according toembodiment 1 of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a drawing depicting the way in which switching is performed between an interference measurement segment and a distance measurement segment; -
FIG. 3 includes a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments, and a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of an interference detection unit ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of a frequency component extraction unit ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is a drawing depicting transmission timings of a radar transmission signal and reception timings of a reflected wave; -
FIG. 7 is a drawing depicting a relationship between the arrangement of reception antenna elements that make up an array antenna and an azimuth angle; -
FIG. 8 is a drawing depicting a relationship between a radar signal band and an interference wave-detection frequency component; -
FIG. 9 is a drawing depicting an FMCW modulated wave of another radar device; -
FIG. 10 is a drawing depicting the output of an interference detection unit; -
FIG. 11 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of an interference detection unit according toembodiment 2 of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 12 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device according toembodiment 3 of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 13 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of a radar device according to modified example 1 of the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 14 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of a radar transmission signal generation unit according to modified example 2 of the present disclosure. - Hereafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, in the embodiments, configurations having the same function are denoted by the same reference numbers and redundant descriptions are omitted.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of aradar device 10 according toembodiment 1 of the present disclosure. Theradar device 10 is provided with aradar transmission unit 20, aradar reception unit 30, a referencesignal generation unit 11, atransmission control unit 12, and an interferencecountermeasure control unit 13. - First, the configuration of the
radar transmission unit 20 will be described. - The
radar transmission unit 20 is provided with a radar transmissionsignal generation unit 21, atransmission RF unit 25, and atransmission antenna 26. The radar transmissionsignal generation unit 21 is provided with acode generation unit 22, amodulation unit 23, and a band control filter (denoted as “LPF” (low pass filter) in the drawing and hereinafter referred to as “LPF”) 24. Furthermore, the radar transmissionsignal generation unit 21 generates a timing clock produced by multiplying a reference signal from the referencesignal generation unit 11 by a prescribed number, and on the basis thereof, repeatedly outputs a baseband radar transmission signal r(n, M)=I(n, M)+jQ(n, M) in a prescribed radar transmission period Tr. It should be noted that j represents an imaginary unit, n represents a discrete timepoint, and M represents an ordinal number for a radar transmission period. - The
code generation unit 22 generates codes an that constitute a code sequence (an M-sequence code, a Barker code sequence, a complementary code sequence, or the like) of the code length L, and outputs to themodulation unit 23. It should be noted that n=1, . . . , L. The codes an are generated in each radar transmission period Tr. - In the case where the code sequence is a complementary code sequence (including a Golay code sequence, a Spano code sequence, or the like), codes Pn and Qn that constitute a pair are each generated alternately in each radar transmission period. In other words, a code Pn is transmitted as a pulse compression code an in an Mth radar transmission period Tr, and then a code Qn is transmitted as a pulse compression code bn in an M+1th radar transmission period Tr. In the radar transmission periods thereafter (m+2th . . . ), transmission is repeatedly performed in the same way with Mth to M+1th radar transmissions serving as single units.
- A complementary code is made up of two code sequences (hereinafter taken as pulse compression codes an and bn; furthermore, n=1, . . . , L, and L is the code sequence length). Autocorrelation calculations for each of the pulse compression codes an and bn are given in the following expressions (1) and (2). When the results thereof are added with the shift times τ thereof being consistent (see the following expression (3)), a correlation value is reached with which the range sidelobe is 0. Complementary codes have the aforementioned properties.
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- The
modulation unit 23 performs pulse modulation (amplitude modulation, ASK, pulse shift keying) or phase modulation (PSK) with respect to the code sequence output from thecode generation unit 22, and outputs to theLPF 24. - The
LPF 24 outputs the modulated signal output from themodulation unit 23, to thetransmission RF unit 25 as a radar transmission signal of a baseband limited to within a prescribed band. - The
transmission RF unit 25 converts the baseband radar transmission signal output from the radar transmissionsignal generation unit 21 into a carrier frequency (radio frequency: RF) band by frequency conversion. Furthermore, thetransmission RF unit 25 amplifies the carrier frequency-band radar transmission signal to a prescribed transmission power P [dB] with a transmission amplifier and outputs to thetransmission antenna 26. - The
transmission antenna 26 radiates the radar transmission signal output from thetransmission RF unit 25 into a space. - The
transmission control unit 12 performs transmission control that differs in accordance with two operation segments depicted inFIG. 2 , in other words, an interference measurement segment in which a radar transmission signal transmitted from another radar device is measured, and a distance measurement segment in which the distance to a target is measured. -
FIG. 3 includes a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments, and a drawing depicting radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments.FIG. 3(a) depicts radar transmission signals of distance measurement segments. A radar transmission signal is present in a code transmission segment Tw of each radar transmission period Tr, and the segments (Tr−Tw) that remain are non-signal segments. Furthermore, a pulse code sequence of the pulse code length L is included within the code transmission segments Tw; however, by carrying out modulation that uses a No sample for each single pulse code, an Nr=No×L sample signal is included within each code transmission segment Tw. Furthermore, an Nu sample is included in the non-signal segments (Tr−Tw) in the radar transmission periods. On the other hand,FIG. 3(b) depicts radar transmission signals of interference measurement segments. As depicted inFIG. 3(b) , in the interference measurement segments, the transmission of radar transmission signals from theradar device 10 is stopped and a state in which codes are not transmitted is entered for a prescribed number of radar transmission periods. - Furthermore, the
transmission control unit 12 performs transmission control in which interference measurement segments serve as NIM number of code transmission periods, distance measurement segments serve as NRM number of code transmission periods, and switching is performed therebetween. - Next, the configuration of the
radar reception unit 30 will be described. - The
radar reception unit 30 is mainly provided with antennasystem processing units 30 a to 30 d that correspond to the number of reception antennas that make up an array antenna, and adirection estimation unit 43. The antennasystem processing units 30 a to 30 d are each provided with areception antenna 31, areception RF unit 32, and asignal processing unit 36. - The
reception antenna 31 receives a signal produced by a radar transmission signal transmitted from theradar transmission unit 20 being reflected by a reflecting object including the target. A radar reception signal received by thereception antenna 31 is output to thereception RF unit 32. - The
reception RF unit 32 is provided with anamplifier 33, afrequency conversion unit 34, and aquadrature detection unit 35. - The
amplifier 33 performs signal amplification with respect to the radar reception signal received by thereception antenna 31, and outputs to thefrequency conversion unit 34. - The
frequency conversion unit 34 converts the radio-frequency radar reception signal output from theamplifier 33 into a low-frequency radar reception signal, and outputs to thequadrature detection unit 35. - The
quadrature detection unit 35 performs quadrature detection with respect to the low-frequency radar reception signal output from thefrequency conversion unit 34, and performs conversion into baseband signals made up of an I signal and a Q signal. The I signal is output to an A/D conversion unit 37 a of thesignal processing unit 36, and the Q signal is output to an A/D conversion unit 37 b of thesignal processing unit 36. It should be noted that a timing clock signal of thesignal processing unit 36 for the baseband signals is generated as a timing clock of a prescribed multiple using a reference signal from the referencesignal generation unit 11 in the same way as with the radar transmissionsignal generation unit 21. - The
signal processing unit 36 is provided with the A/D conversion units correlation calculation unit 40, anintegration unit 41, a Dopplerfrequency analysis unit 42, aninterference detection unit 38, and aninterference determination unit 39. - The A/
D conversion units quadrature detection unit 35, and perform conversion into digital data. The A/D conversion units correlation calculation unit 40 and theinterference detection unit 38. Here, for the sampling rate of the A/D conversion units - The
interference detection unit 38 detects one or more interference signal components in an interference measurement segment on the basis of a control signal from thetransmission control unit 12, and outputs the detected one or more interference signal components to theinterference determination unit 39.FIG. 4 is a block diagram depicting the internal configuration of theinterference detection unit 38 ofFIG. 1 . InFIG. 4 , from the digital data output from the A/D conversion units component extraction unit 51 extracts one or more interference signal components in a specific frequency component included within the baseband band of the radar signals used by theradar device 10, and outputs to asquare calculation unit 52. - The
square calculation unit 52 squares the one or more interference signal components output from the frequencycomponent extraction unit 51, and outputs to theinterference determination unit 39. - The frequency
component extraction unit 51, in order to extract a specific frequency component included within the baseband band of the radar signals used by theradar device 10, performs a correlation calculation between a discrete sample x(k, M), which is the digital data output from the A/D conversion units -
- By using the coefficient sequence indicated in expression (5) as the coefficient sequence FSn, a ¼th positive frequency component is extracted from a sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/
D conversion units -
[Equation 5] -
{FS 1 ,FS 2 ,FS 3 ,FS 4}={1,j,−1,−j} (5) - Furthermore, the frequency
component extraction unit 51, which uses the coefficient sequence FSn indicated in expression (5), can be realized with the configuration depicted inFIG. 5 . The frequencycomponent extraction unit 51 depicted inFIG. 5 is provided withdelayers 61 a to 61 c,coefficient multipliers 62 a to 62 d, and anadder 63. - The
delayers 61 a to 61 c delay input data and output delayed data. Thedelayer 61 a delays the complex number made up of the I signal and the Q signal output from the A/D conversion units coefficient multiplier 62 b and thedelayer 61 b. Thedelayer 61 b delays the output from thedelayer 61 a, and outputs delayed data to thecoefficient multiplier 62 c and thedelayer 61 c. Thedelayer 61 c delays the output from thedelayer 61 b, and outputs a digit of delayed data to thecoefficient multiplier 62 d. - The
coefficient multiplier 62 a multiplies the discrete sample output from the A/D conversion units coefficient 1, and outputs the multiplication result to theadder 63. Thecoefficient multiplier 62 b multiplies the data output from thedelayer 61 a by a coefficient j, and outputs the multiplication result to theadder 63. Thecoefficient multiplier 62 c multiplies the data output from thedelayer 61 b by a coefficient −1, and outputs the multiplication result to theadder 63. Thecoefficient multiplier 62 d multiplies the data output from thedelayer 61 c by a coefficient −j, and outputs the multiplication result to theadder 63. In should be noted that j is an imaginary unit. - The
adder 63 adds the multiplication results output from thecoefficient multiplier 62 a to 62 d, and outputs the addition result to thesquare calculation unit 52. - Furthermore, by using the coefficient sequence indicated in expression (6) as the coefficient sequence FSn, a ¼th negative frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/
D conversion units -
[Equation 6] -
{FS 1 ,FS 2 ,FS 3 ,FS 4}={1,−j,−1,j} (6) - Furthermore, by using the coefficient sequence indicated in expression (7) as the coefficient sequence FSn, a ⅛th positive frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/
D conversion units -
[Equation 7] -
{FS 1 ,FS 2 ,FS 3 ,FS 4 ,FS 5 ,FS 6 ,FS 7 ,FS 8}={1,exp(jπ/4),j,exp(j3π/4),−1,exp(−jπ/4),−j,exp(−j3π/4)} (7) - Furthermore, by using the coefficient sequence indicated in expression (8) as the coefficient sequence FSn, a ⅛th negative frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/
D conversion units -
[Equation 8] -
{FS 1 ,FS 2 ,FS 3 ,FS 4 ,FS 5 ,FS 6 ,FS 7 ,FS 8}={1,exp(−jπ/4),−j,exp(−j3π/4),−1,exp(jπ/4),j,exp(j3π/4)} (8) - Furthermore, by using the coefficient sequence indicated in expression (9) as the coefficient sequence FSn, a 1/(2G)th positive frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/
D conversion units -
[Equation 9] -
FS n=exp[jπ(n−1)/G] (9) - Furthermore, by using the coefficient sequence indicated in expression (10) as the coefficient sequence FSn, a 1/(2G)th negative frequency component is extracted from the sampling frequency Ns/Tp of the A/
D conversion units -
[Equation 10] -
FS n=exp[−jπ(n−1)/G] (10) - It should be noted that detection sensitivity can be improved by additionally repeatedly using any of the aforementioned coefficient sequences. In other words, in the case where the coefficient length of the coefficient sequence FSn for extracting a specific frequency component is taken as L_FS, the detection sensitivity for the specific frequency component can be increased N times when that coefficient sequence is repeated N times (an SNR improvement of 10 log10(N) [dB]). For example, by using a coefficient sequence {1, −j, −1, j, 1, −j, −1, j} in which {FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4}={1, −j, −1, j} is repeated twice, the detection sensitivity for the specific frequency component −Ns/(4Tp) can be doubled.
- The
interference determination unit 39, on the basis of the control signal output from thetransmission control unit 12, determines whether or not the one or more interference signal components output from theinterference detection unit 38 in an interference measurement segment exceeds a prescribed determination level. Theinterference determination unit 39 determines that an interference component is not present in the case where each of the one or more interference signal components is equal to or less than the determination level, and determines that an interference component is present in the case where any of the one or more interference signal components exceeds the determination level. - It should be noted that the
interference detection unit 38 and theinterference determination unit 39 are provided in at least one antenna system processing unit from among a first antenna system processing unit to an Nath antenna system processing unit. - The interference
countermeasure control unit 13 performs interference countermeasure control in the subsequent distance measurement segment on the basis of the interference determination result output from theinterference determination unit 39 in the interference measurement segment. In other words, in the case where theinterference determination unit 39 has determined that an interference component is present, in order to reduce or suppress the one or more interference signal components, control that uses any of the following or a combination thereof is applied in the subsequent distance measurement segment to perform radar transmission/reception operations in the distance measurement segment. - (1) The interference
countermeasure control unit 13 performs control that changes the carrier frequency of theradar device 10. In other words, the transmission carrier frequency of thetransmission RF unit 25 is changed. Furthermore, it is made possible for the transmission carrier frequency changed by thetransmission RF unit 25 to be received also by thereception RF unit 32. The frequency is changed by performing control that shifts a preset frequency interval. It should be noted that, in the case where a configuration that detects a positive/negative specific frequency component is used as theinterference detection unit 38, it becomes possible for the frequency signal component to be reduced or suppressed to a greater extent by changing the transmission carrier frequency in a frequency direction in which the detected positive/negative frequency components are low in number. Furthermore, control may be performed that, as the detected one or more interference signal components increase in number, widens the frequency interval that is used when the frequency is changed. It thereby becomes possible for the one or more interference signal components to be reduced or suppressed more effectively. - (2) In the case where the vertical beam direction of the
transmission antenna 26 or thereception antenna 31 of theradar device 10 can be controlled, the interferencecountermeasure control unit 13 performs control that changes the beam direction to a downward direction for a prescribed time interval. - (3) The interference
countermeasure control unit 13 performs control that, for a prescribed time interval, increases the code length of the radar transmission signals used by theradar device 10. - The
correlation calculation unit 40, in the distance measurement segment following interference detection and interference countermeasure control in an interference measurement segment, performs a correlation calculation between a discrete sample x(k, M) output from the A/D conversion units -
- In expression (11), AC(k, M) indicates a correlation calculation value of a discrete timepoint k. The asterisk (*) represents a complex conjugate operator. Furthermore, the calculation of AC(k, M) is performed for a period of k=1, . . . , (Nr+Nu)Ns/No.
- It is possible for the calculation in the
correlation calculation unit 40 to be performed for k=1, . . . , (Nr+Nu)Ns/No; however, it should be noted that the measurement range (range of k) may be additionally limited by the presence range for the target to be measured of theradar device 10. It thereby becomes possible for the calculation processing amount to be reduced. For example, the measurement range may be limited to k=Ns(L+1), . . . , (Nr+Nu)Ns/No−NsL. In this case, as depicted inFIG. 6 , measurement is not performed in a time segment that corresponds to a code transmission segment, and even in a case such as when a radar transmission signal directly enters theradar reception unit 30, it becomes possible to perform measurement with the effect thereof having been eliminated. In the case where the measurement range (range of k) is limited, the following processing also similarly applies processing in which the measurement range (range of k) is limited. - On the basis of the correlation calculation value AC(k, M), which is an output of the
correlation calculation unit 40 for each discrete timepoint k, theintegration unit 41 performs Np number of summations for a period (Tr×Np), which is a plural Np number of the radar transmission periods Tr, in accordance with the following expression (12). -
- In expression (12), Np is an integer value that is equal to or greater than 1. In other words, the
integration unit 41 performs summation Np plurality of times with single units being constituted by the output of thecorrelation calculation unit 40 obtained with the radar transmission periods Tr serving as units. In other words, a correlation value CI(k, m) that is added with the timings of the discrete timepoints k being aligned is calculated at each discrete timepoint k with AC(k, Np(m−1)+1) to AC(k, Np×m) serving as units. It should be noted that m is a natural number. Thus, due to the effect of the addition, the SNR can be increased and the measurement performance relating to estimating the arrival distance of the target can be improved, in a range in which reception signals of reflected waves from the target have a high correlation, in a time range in which addition is performed Np times. - A condition with which the phase components are within a certain range for a segment in which addition is performed is required in order for an ideal addition gain to be obtained, and the number of times that addition is to be applied is set on the basis of an assumed maximum movement speed of the target to be measured. This is because, as the assumed maximum speed of the target increases, the time period in which time correlation is high becomes shorter due to the influence of Doppler frequency fluctuations included in the reflected waves from the target, the Np becomes a small value, and the gain improvement effect brought about by addition decreases.
- The Doppler
frequency analysis unit 42 performs coherent integration with CI(k, Nc(w−1)+1) to CI(k, Nc×w), which are Nc number of outputs of theintegration unit 41 obtained at each discrete timepoint k, serving as single units, the timings of the discrete timepoints k being aligned, and a phase fluctuation Φ(fs)=2πfs(Tr×Np)ΔΦ, which corresponds to 2Nf number of different Doppler frequencies fsΔΦ, being corrected in accordance with the following expression (13). -
- In expression (13), FT_CINant(k, fs, w) is the wth output by the Doppler
frequency analysis unit 42, and indicates a coherent integration result of the Doppler frequencies fsΔΦ at the discrete timepoints k, in the Nantth antenna system processing unit. It should be noted that Nant=1 to Na, fs=−Nf+ 1, . . . , 0, . . . , Nf, k=1, . . . , (Nr+Nu)Ns/No, w is a natural number, and ΔΦ is a phase rotation unit. Thus, in each antenna system processing unit, FT_CINant(k, −Nf+ 1, w), . . . , FT_CINant(k, Nf−1, w), which are coherent integration results that correspond to 2Nf number of Doppler frequency components of each discrete timepoint k, are obtained for each period (Tr×Np×Nc), which is a plural Np×Nc number of the radar transmission periods Tr. - The aforementioned processing equates to the output of the
integration unit 41 being subjected to discrete Fourier transform processing at a sampling interval Tm=(Tr×Np) and a sampling frequency fm=1/Tm in the case where ΔΦ=1/Nc. - Furthermore, by setting Nf to a number that is a power of 2, fast Fourier transform processing (FFT) can be applied and the calculation processing amount can be greatly reduced. It should be noted that, at such time, in the case where Nf>Nc, by performing zero filling processing in which CI(k, Nc(w−1)+q)=0 in regions where q>Nc, likewise, fast Fourier transform processing can be applied and the calculation processing amount can be greatly reduced.
- It should be noted that, in the aforementioned Doppler
frequency analysis unit 42, FFT processing may not be performed, and calculation processing in which a product sum calculation given by expression (13) is successively performed may be carried out (with respect to CI(k, Nc(w−1)+q+1), which is Nc number of outputs of theintegration unit 41 obtained at each discrete timepoint k, a coefficient exp[−j2πfsNpqΔφ] corresponding to fs=−Nf+ 1, . . . , 0, . . . , Nf−1 is generated, and product sum calculation processing is successively performed). Here q=0 toNc− 1. - Hereinafter, the outputs FT_CI1(k, fs, w), −, FT_CINa(k, fs, w) from the Doppler
frequency analysis unit 42 obtained by the same processing being respectively carried out in the first antenna system processing unit to the Nath antenna system processing unit is collectively denoted as a correlation vector h(k, fs, w), and is used to describe processing in which direction estimation based on phase differences among reception antennas is performed with respect to reflected waves from the target. -
- It should be noted that, instead of the aforementioned correlation matrix, a correlation vector may be calculated with one of the plurality of antenna system processing units serving as a reference phase.
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- In expression (15), the superscript asterisk (*) indicates a complex conjugate operator, and k=1, . . . , (Nr+Nu)Ns/No.
- In the
direction estimation unit 43, the correlation vector h(k, fs, w) from the Wth number-y Dopplerfrequency analysis unit 42 output from the first antenna system processing unit to the Nath antenna system processing unit is corrected with respect to phase deviation and amplitude deviation among the antenna system processing units using an array correction value, and a correlation vector h_after_cal(k, fs, w) in which these corrections have been performed is used to perform direction estimation processing based on the phase differences among reception antennas of arriving reflected waves. -
- In other words, in the direction estimation processing, an azimuth direction θ indicated in the following expression (17) is made variable using the correlation vector h_after_cal(k, fs, w) in which phase deviation and amplitude deviation have been corrected, with respect to each discrete timepoint k and each Doppler frequency fsΔΦ, or discrete timepoints k and Doppler frequencies fsΔΦ with which the norm of h_after_cal(k, fs, w) or the square value thereof becomes equal to or greater than a prescribed value. A direction estimation evaluation function value P(θ, k, fs, w) is then calculated, and the azimuth direction with which the largest value thereof is obtained is taken as an arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w).
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- In expression (17), u=1, . . . , NU. It should be noted that arg max P(x) is an operator with which the value of a domain having the largest function value P(x) is taken as an output value.
- It should be noted that the evaluation function value P(θ, k, fs, w) is an evaluation function value of various kinds according to the arrival direction estimation algorithm. For example, an estimation method that uses an array antenna disclosed in the literature (‘Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Using Signal Subspace Modeling’, J. A. Cadzow, Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions, volume 28,
issue 1, publication year: 1992, pages 64-79) can be used, and a beam forming method can be represented by the following expression (18). -
[Equation 18] -
P(θu ,k,fs,w)=a(θu)H H —after _ cal(k,fs,w)a(θu) (18) - In expression (18), the superscript H is a Hermitian transposition operator. Other than this, it is also possible for techniques such as Capon and MUSIC to be similarly applied.
- h_after_cal(k, fs, w) is a correlation matrix, and is given by the following expression (19).
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[Equation 19] -
H —after _ cal(k,fs,w)=h —after _ cal(k,fs,w)h —after _ cal(k,fs,w)H (19) - The
direction estimation unit 43 then, in addition to the calculated wth arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w), uses the discrete timepoint k, the Doppler frequencies fsΔΦ, and the evaluation function value P(DOA(k, fs, w), k, fs, w) of that time as radar positioning results. - Here, a direction vector a(θu) is an Nath order column vector in which a complex response of an array antenna in the case where radar reflected waves have arrived from an θu direction are taken as elements. The array antenna complex response a(θu) represents a phase difference that is geometric-optically calculated at element intervals among antennas. For example, in the case where the element intervals of the array antenna are arranged at equal intervals d on a straight line (see
FIG. 7 ), a direction vector can be given by the following expression (20). -
- In expression (20), θu is obtained by causing the azimuth range in which arrival direction estimation is performed to change by prescribed azimuth intervals β, and is set as follows, for example. Also, θu=θ min+uβ, u=0, . . . , NU, and NU=floor[(θmax−θmin)/β]+1. Here, floor(x) is a function that outputs the largest integer value that does not exceed a real number x.
- It should be noted that timepoint information may be converted into distance information and output. The following expression (21) is used when the discrete timepoint k is converted into distance information R(k).
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- In expression (21), Tw represents a code transmission segment, L represents a pulse code length, and C0 represents light speed.
- Furthermore, Doppler frequency information may be converted into a relative speed component and output. The following expression (22) is used when the Doppler frequency fsΔΦ is converted into a relative speed component vd(fs).
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- In expression (22), λ is the wavelength of a carrier frequency of an RF signal output from the
transmission RF unit 25. - Next, a calculation simulation of the aforementioned
interference detection unit 38 will be described. - The
radar device 10 uses a coefficient sequence {FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4}={1, j, −1, −j} in the frequencycomponent extraction unit 51 to detect a frequency component of a 250-MHz interference signal depicted inFIG. 8 , for example, in the radar signal band (500 MHz) of the radar device, with the 1-GSps (giga sample per second) A/D conversion units - Furthermore, another radar device that uses FMCW uses the same carrier frequency as the
radar device 10 to, as depicted inFIG. 9 , perform 1-GHz frequency sweeping every 10 μs, and cause interference to theradar device 10. - The result of the case where an interference wave level is approximately the same as the noise level of the
radar device 10 is depicted inFIG. 10 . FromFIG. 10 , it is apparent that the output level according to theinterference detection unit 38 increases at a reception timing at which the sweeping frequency of the other radar device that uses FMCW becomes 250 MHz. Detection sensitivity can also be additionally improved by increasing the number of times that the coefficient sequence with which the frequency component of the interference signal is detected is repeated. - In this way, according to
embodiment 1, an interference measurement segment is provided in which a radar transmission signal is not transmitted in theradar transmission unit 20, and, in theradar reception unit 30, detection of a specific frequency component within the passband of theradar device 10 is performed in the interference measurement segment for one or more interference signal components to be detected. In the case where another radar device transmits an FMCW wave as an interference wave, the FMCW wave is frequency-modulated and therefore has the property that a transmitted frequency component changes, and therefore, by detecting the specific frequency component within the passband of the radar device in the interference measurement segment, it becomes possible to detect interference from the other radar device. - Furthermore, detection sensitivity can be increased by increasing the number of times that a coefficient sequence for extracting the specific frequency component of the
interference detection unit 38 is repeated. Furthermore, theinterference detection unit 38 can extract the specific frequency component by way of a simple circuit configuration without using frequency analysis processing represented by fast Fourier transform processing, and interference detection can be realized. - In
embodiment 2 of the present disclosure, the relation between frequency sweeping and radar transmission intervals will be described. - With regard to frequency sweeping periods of another radar device that uses FMCW, there is a type in which frequency sweeping is performed at comparatively fast intervals such as of the order of several tens of microseconds (fast frequency modulation type), and a type in which frequency sweeping is performed at comparatively slow periods such as of the order of milliseconds or the order of several tens of milliseconds.
- In the case where the interference measurement segment of the
radar device 10 is longer than the frequency sweeping period of the other radar device that uses FMCW, and a frequency component included within the signal band of theradar device 10 is included within the frequency range in which the other radar device performs frequency sweeping, detection becomes possible in one interference measurement segment. - However, even in the case where the interference measurement segment of the
radar device 10 is shorter than the frequency sweeping period of the other radar device that uses FMCW, and a frequency component included within the signal band of theradar device 10 is included within the frequency range in which the other radar device performs frequency sweeping, the other radar device sometimes sweeps a frequency component that is included within the signal band of theradar device 10 in a distance measurement segment, and there is a possibility of interference signal detection failing in the interference measurement segment. - With respect to the aforementioned interference signal detection failure, the probability of detecting an interference wave can be increased by using, in the
interference detection unit 38, a configuration that detects a plurality of specific frequency components included within a signal band. -
FIG. 11 depicts a configuration for theinterference detection unit 38 with which two frequency components are detected as specific frequency components. Positive/negative frequency components may be used as a first frequency component and a second frequency component. For example, as a result of a first frequencycomponent extraction unit 51 using {FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4}={1, j, −1, −j}, and a second frequencycomponent extraction unit 71 using {FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4}={1, −j, −1, j}, specific positive/negative frequency components ±Ns/(2Tp) can be extracted. - In the case where the interference measurement segment of the
radar device 10 is shorter than the frequency sweeping period of the other radar device that uses FMCW by approximately 1/D (D being an arbitrary number), the probability of detecting an interference wave can be increased by providing aninterference detection unit 38 that detects approximately D number of frequency components in substantially equal frequency intervals within the signal band of theradar device 10. -
FIG. 12 is a block diagram depicting the configuration of aradar device 80 according toembodiment 3 of the present disclosure.FIG. 12 is different fromFIG. 1 in that the interferencecountermeasure control unit 13 has been removed, thecorrelation calculation unit 40 has been changed to acorrelation calculation unit 81, theintegration unit 41 has been changed to anintegration unit 82, thedirection estimation unit 43 has been changed to adirection estimation unit 85, and asecond integration unit 83 and a respective-angle interferencecomponent detection unit 84 have been added. - The
correlation calculation unit 81 performs a correlation calculation in the same way as thecorrelation calculation unit 40 in interference measurement segments in addition to distance measurement segments. Theintegration unit 82 also performs addition processing in the same way as theintegration unit 41 in interference measurement segments in addition to distance measurement segments. - The
second integration unit 83 performs coherent integration with respect to with floor(NIM/Np) number of outputs from theintegration unit 82 obtained at each discrete timepoint k, with the timings of the discrete timepoints k being aligned. Here, floor(x) is a function that outputs the largest integer that is equal to or less than a real number x. Thesecond integration unit 83 outputs a coherent integrated result CCI(k) to the respective-angle interferencecomponent detection unit 84. - The respective-angle interference
component detection unit 84 uses collected outputs CCI(k) from thesecond integration unit 83 obtained by the same processing being respectively carried out in the first antenna system processing unit to the Nath antenna system processing unit as correlation vectors given in the following expressions (23) and (24) to perform direction estimation based on phase differences between reception antennas with respect to reflected waves from a target, and calculates an interference component for each beam angle (hereinafter referred to as a “respective-angle interference component”) PI(θu). In the direction estimation processing, calculation processing that uses the described beam forming method is performed in thedirection estimation unit 85. -
- In the case where FMCW waves are received as interference from the other radar device, one or more interference signal components are detected in a substantially uniform manner regardless of the discrete timepoints k, and therefore detection sensitivity for one or more interference signal components can be increased by, in expressions (23) and (24), addition processing being performed at the discrete timepoints k (in other words, the distance direction). For example, by performing addition processing for N number of samples with respect to the discrete timepoints k (in other words, the distance direction), a 5 log10(N) [dB] SNR improvement is achieved. For example, by performing addition processing with respect to 512 samples, an SNR improvement of approximately 13 dB can be achieved.
- In the case where it is determined that the output from the
interference determination unit 39 in an interference measurement segment includes an interference component, the respective-angle interferencecomponent detection unit 84 outputs respective-angle interference components PI(θu) to thedirection estimation unit 85. On the other hand, in the case where it is determined that the output from theinterference determination unit 39 does not include an interference component, the respective-angle interferencecomponent detection unit 84 outputs the respective-angle interference components PI(θu) all as zero to thedirection estimation unit 85. - The
direction estimation unit 85, in a distance measurement segment, sets a determination threshold value for each angle on the basis of the respective-angle interference components PI(θu) detected in the interference measurement segment, with respect to the calculated wth arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w), the discrete timepoint k thereof, the Doppler frequency fsΔΦ, and the evaluation function value P(DOA(k, fs, w), k, fs, w). In the case where the calculated wth arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w) is greater than αPI(θu), thedirection estimation unit 85 outputs the calculated wth arrival direction estimation value DOA(k, fs, w) as the signal of the target detected by theradar device 80. It should be noted that α is a prescribed coefficient value. - According to the aforementioned processing, in an interference measurement segment, an interference component for each angle can be detected, and a detection determination threshold value can be variably set for each angle on the basis of the interference power for each angle. Thus, the probability of an interference component being erroneously detected as a signal of the target detected by the
radar device 80 can be reduced. Furthermore, in an interference measurement segment, by performing correlation calculation processing and coherent addition processing as in a distance measurement segment, a detection determination threshold value can be variably set for each angle in accordance with the interference state that actually occurs in the distance measurement segment. - The present disclosure is not limited to the configuration of the radar device of the
aforementioned embodiment 2, and may have the configuration depicted inFIG. 13 .FIG. 13 is a drawing in which theinterference detection unit 38 and theinterference determination unit 39 have been removed fromFIG. 12 . - The radar transmission
signal generation unit 21 is not limited to the configuration depicted inFIG. 1 , and may have the configuration depicted inFIG. 14 . The radar transmissionsignal generation unit 21 ofFIG. 14 is provided with acode storage unit 91 and a D/A conversion unit 92. Thecode storage unit 91 stores code sequences in advance, and sequentially and cyclically reads out the stored code sequences and outputs to the D/A conversion unit 92. - The D/
A conversion unit 92 converts a digital signal output from thecode storage unit 91 into an analog baseband signal and outputs to thetransmission RF unit 25. - The following are included as various aspects of the embodiments according to the present disclosure.
- A radar device according to a first disclosure is provided with: a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of one or more radar transmission signals from the radar device is stopped; an A/D conversion circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and an interference detection circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of the one or more discrete samples that is the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signal, as one or more interference signal components.
- The radar device according to a second disclosure is the radar device of the first disclosure, in which the interference detection circuitry performs the correlation calculation using a coefficient sequence in which the prescribed coefficient sequence is repeated.
- The radar device according to a third disclosure is the radar device of the first disclosure, further provided with a transmitter which, in operation, stops the transmission of the one or more radar transmission signals in the interference measurement segment, and transmits the one or more radar transmission signals in a distance measurement segment in which the distance from the radar device to a target is measured.
- The radar device according to a fourth disclosure is the radar device of the third disclosure, further provided with a transmission control circuitry which, in operation, periodically switches between the interference measurement segment and the distance measurement segment.
- The radar device according to a fifth disclosure is the radar device of the first disclosure, further provided with interference determination circuitry that compares the detected each of the one or more interference signal components with a prescribed determination level in the interference measurement segment, determines that one or more interference components are not present when each of the one or more interference signal components is equal to or less than the determination level, and determines that the one or more interference components are present when any of the one or more interference signal components exceed the determination level.
- The radar device according to a sixth disclosure is the radar device of the fifth disclosure, further provided with an interference countermeasure control circuitry which, in operation, based on the interference determination result detected in the interference measurement segment, performs interference countermeasure control in the subsequent distance measurement segment.
- The radar device according to a seventh disclosure is the radar device of the sixth disclosure, in which the interference countermeasure control circuitry changes a carrier frequency of the radar device.
- The radar device according to an eighth disclosure is the radar device of the sixth disclosure, in which the interference countermeasure control circuitry changes the directivity of an antenna of the radar device for a prescribed time interval.
- The radar device according to a ninth disclosure is the radar device of the sixth disclosure, in which the interference countermeasure control circuitry increases a code length of the one or more radar transmission signals in the distance measurement segment for a prescribed time interval.
- The radar device according to a tenth disclosure is the radar device of the first disclosure, in which the prescribed coefficient sequence includes a coefficient sequence {1, −j, −1, j} (in which j is an imaginary unit).
- Heretofore, various embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings, but it goes without saying that the present disclosure is not limited to these examples. It is obvious that a person skilled in the art could conceive of various altered examples or modified examples within the categories described in the claims, and naturally it is to be understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the constituent elements in the aforementioned embodiments may be arbitrarily combined without deviating from the purpose of the disclosure.
- In the aforementioned embodiments, the present disclosure has been described with examples in which hardware is used to configure the present disclosure; however, it is also possible for the present disclosure to be realized also by using software in cooperation with hardware.
- Furthermore, each function block used in the description of each of the aforementioned embodiments is typically realized as an LSI, which is an integrated circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. These may be implemented separately as single chips or may be implemented as a single chip in such a way as to include some or all of the functional blocks. An LSI has been mentioned here, but a function block may be referred to as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the difference in the degree of integration.
- Furthermore, the circuit integration technique is not limited to an LSI, and a function block may be realized using a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. After an LSI is manufactured, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) that can be programmed, or a reconfigurable processor with which the connections and settings of circuit cells within an LSI can be reconfigured, may be used.
- In addition, if circuit integration technology that replaces LSI appears as a result of another technology that is an advancement in semiconductor technology or is derived therefrom, naturally, the other technology may be used to carry out the integration of function blocks. The application and so forth of biotechnology is also a possibility.
- A radar device according to the present disclosure can be applied to a moving body including a vehicle.
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1. A radar device, comprising:
a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of one or more radar transmission signals from the radar device is stopped;
A/D conversion circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and
interference detection circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of the one or more discrete samples that is the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signals, as one or more interference signal components.
2. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the interference detection circuitry performs the correlation calculation using a coefficient sequence in which the prescribed coefficient sequence is repeated.
3. The radar device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transmitter which, in operation, stops the transmission of the one or more radar transmission signals in the interference measurement segment, and transmits the one or more radar transmission signals in a distance measurement segment in which a distance from the radar device to a target is measured.
4. The radar device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
transmission control circuitry which, in operation, periodically switches between the interference measurement segment and the distance measurement segment.
5. The radar device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
interference determination circuitry which, in operation, compares each of the detected one or more interference signal components with a prescribed determination level in the interference measurement segment, determines that one or more interference components are not present when each of the one or more interference signal components is equal to or less than the determination level, and determines that the one or more interference components are present when any of the one or more interference signal components exceeds the determination level.
6. The radar device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
interference countermeasure control circuitry which, in operation, based on the interference determination result detected in the interference measurement segment, performs interference countermeasure control in the subsequent distance measurement segment.
7. The radar device according to claim 6 , wherein
the interference countermeasure control circuitry changes a carrier frequency of the radar device.
8. The radar device according to claim 6 , wherein
the interference countermeasure control circuitry changes directivity of an antenna of the radar device for a prescribed time interval.
9. The radar device according to claim 6 , wherein
the interference countermeasure control circuitry increases a code length of the one or more radar transmission signals in the distance measurement segment for a prescribed time interval.
10. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the prescribed coefficient sequence includes a coefficient sequence {1, −j, −1, j} (in which j is an imaginary unit).
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