Method and system for estimating movement speed of mobile unit
View Patent ↗The present invention is related to a method for estimating a movement speed of a mobile unit in a mobile radio communication system. First, a signal from the mobile unit is received. Then, a first signal is generated by using a first filter having a first cut-off frequency to filter the signal. A first speed is obtained based on the first signal. A second signal is further generated by using a second filter having a second cut-off frequency to filter the signal. A second signal is obtained based on the second signal. Then the movement speed of the mobile unit is determined according to the first speed and the second speed.
1. A method for estimating a movement speed of a mobile unit in a mobile radio communication system, comprising:
(A) receiving a signal corresponding to a mobile unit transmitting signal;
(B) generating a first signal by using a first filter unit to filter said signal, said first filter unit having a first cut-off frequency;
(C) obtaining a first speed by estimating said movement speed based on said first signal;
(D) generating a second signal by using a second filter unit to filter said signal, said second filter unit having a second cut-off frequency, said second cut-off frequency being lower than said first cut-off frequency;
(E) obtaining a second speed by estimating said movement speed based on said second signal;
(F) selecting one of said first speed and said second speed to be said movement speed; and
(G) selecting said second speed as said movement speed if said first speed is slower than a predetermined speed.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first cut-off frequency is 375 Hz, and said second cut-off frequency is 250 Hz.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said predetermined speed is 120 km/hour.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first cut-off frequency is 250 Hz, and said second cut-off frequency is 125 Hz.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said predetermined speed is 60 km/hour.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first cut-off frequency is 125 Hz, and said second cut-off frequency is 62.5 Hz.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said predetermined speed is 30 km/hour.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (C) further comprises:
obtaining a first Doppler frequency according to the first signal; and
obtaining said first speed according to the first Doppler frequency.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (E) further comprising:
obtaining a second Doppler frequency according to the second signal; and
obtaining said second speed according to the second Doppler frequency.
10. A system for estimating a movement speed of a mobile unit, comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a signal corresponding to a transmitting signal of said mobile unit;
a first filter unit for filtering said signal to generate a first signal, said first filter unit having a first cut-off frequency, said first filter unit corresponding to a first speed zone;
a second filter unit for filtering said signal to generate a second signal, said second filter unit having a second cut-off frequency, said second filter unit corresponding to a second speed zone, a predetermined speed being located between a lower edge of the first of the first speed zone and a higher edge of the second speed zone;
an estimated unit for obtaining a first speed by estimating said movement speed based on said first signal, and obtaining a second speed by estimating said movement speed based on said second signal; and
a selecting unit for selecting said second speed as said movement speed if said first speed is slower than said predetermined speed.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein said first cut-off frequency is 375 Hz, and said second cut-off frequency is 250 Hz.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said predetermined speed is 120 km/hour.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein said first cut-off frequency is 250 Hz, and said second cut-off frequency is 125 Hz.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein said predetermined speed is 60 km/hour.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein said first cut-off frequency is 125 Hz, and said second cut-off frequency is 62.5 Hz.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein said predetermined speed is 30 km/hour.