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US 7,071,868 · App. 11/102,352 · Granted Jul 4, 2006

Radar detection method and apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,071,868
App. No.
11/102,352
Granted
Jul 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radar system and method use a radar FMCW chirp having variable chirp characteristics.

Claims (10)

1. An FMCW radar system, comprising:

a radar chirp signal generator to generate a plurality radar chirp signals, each one of the radar chirp signals having a respective start frequency and a respective end frequency, each one of the radar chirp signals in a respective time window, and each one of the radar chirp signals starting at a respective time offset within the respective time window, wherein at least one of the radar chirp signals has at least one of a different time offset than other ones of the radar chirp signals and a different start frequency than other ones of the radar chirp signals.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each one of the radar chirp signals has a respective randomly selected time offset.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each one of the radar chirp signals has a respective randomly selected start frequency.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the radar chirp signal generator is adapted for use in an automobile side object detection radar system.

5. A method of radar detection, comprising:

generating a plurality of radar chirp signals, each one of the radar chirp signals having a respective start frequency and a respective end frequency, each one of the radar chirp signals in a respective time window, and each one of the radar chirp signals starting at a respective time offset within the respective time window, wherein at least one of the radar chirp signals has at least one of a different time offset than other ones of the radar chirp signals and a different start frequency than other ones of the radar chirp signals.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein each one of the radar chirp signals has a respective randomly selected time offset.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein each one of the radar chirp signals has a respective randomly selected start frequency.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the radar chirp signal generator is adapted for use in an automobile side object detection radar system.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 30, 2009
From: RAYTHEON COMPANY
To: VALEO RADAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023449/0525 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2005
From: WOODINGTON, WALTER GORDON; DELCHECCOLO, MICHAEL JOSEPH; PLEVA, JOSEPH S.; RUSSELL, MARK E.; VAN REES, H. BARTELD
To: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Reel/Frame 016491/0731 →