Granted Patent B2

US 12,196,877 · App. 17/246,308 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventors: Dan Zhang (San Diego, CA); Kapil Gulati (Belle Mead, NJ); Junyi Li (Franklin Park, NJ)

G01S7/003G01S13/931H04W4/40H04W92/18

Abstract

Claims (86)

1. A method for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving an indication of a configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing, the configuration indicating resources for the first UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports;

receiving, from a second UE via the indicated resources and according to the indicated configuration, a radar measurement report comprising a first set of values for one or more radar measurement parameters associated with a first radar target and an indication of a first time value associated with the first set of values, wherein the first set of values correspond to a first set of uncertainty levels;

identifying, by the first UE, a second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target and the first time value, wherein the second set of values correspond to a second set of uncertainty levels; and

generating a combined set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first time value by combining the first set of values and the second set of values, wherein the combined set of values corresponds to a third set of uncertainty levels based at least in part on the first set of uncertainty levels and the second set of uncertainty levels.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters comprises:

transmitting a radar waveform according to the indicated configuration;

receiving a reflection of the radar waveform off of the first radar target; and

determining, based at least in part on the received reflection, the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target and the first time value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters comprises:

receiving, from a third UE according to the indicated configuration, a second radar measurement report comprising the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters and an indication of the first time value associated with the second set of values.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication of the configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing comprises:

receiving, from a base station, an allocation of the resources for the first UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports, wherein the resources comprise periodic sidelink resources, aperiodic sidelink resources, or both, for receiving the radar measurement report.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that a sidelink channel is available for sidelink communications, the sidelink channel comprising the resources for the first UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, in the radar measurement report, a third set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with a second radar target and an indication of the first time value associated with the third set of values; and

storing an indication of the first radar target and the second radar target, based at least in part on receiving the third set of values.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the radar measurement report comprises:

receiving a broadcast sidelink message comprising the radar measurement report from the second UE.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the radar measurement report comprises:

receiving a unicast sidelink message comprising the radar measurement report from the second UE.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one more radar measurement parameters comprise a velocity measurement, a position measurement, an orientation measurement, a radar cross-section measurement, a signal strength measurement, or any combination thereof, and wherein the uncertainty levels comprise a velocity uncertainty level, a position uncertainty level, an orientation uncertainty level, a radar cross-section uncertainty level, a signal strength uncertainty level, or any combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radar measurement report comprises an identifier of the second UE.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a reference frame that is common to the first UE and the second UE for the one or more radar measurement parameters, wherein the first set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters and the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters are based at least in part on the reference frame.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a first reference frame associated with the second UE, the radar measurement report comprising an indication of the first reference frame;

identifying the first set of values based at least in part on the indication of the first reference frame; and

identifying a second reference frame associated with the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters, wherein identifying the second set of values is based at least in part on the second reference frame.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that a distance between the first UE and the second UE satisfies a threshold distance value, wherein determining the configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing is based at least in part on determining that the distance satisfies the threshold distance value.

14. A method for wireless communications at a second user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving an indication of a configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing, the configuration indicating resources for the second UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports;

transmitting a radar waveform according to the indicated configuration;

receiving a reflection of the radar waveform off of at least a first radar target;

determining, based at least in part on the received reflection, a first set of values corresponding to a first set of uncertainty values for one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target; and

transmitting, to at least a first UE via the indicated resources and according to the indicated configuration, a radar measurement report comprising the first set of values, the first set of uncertainty values, and an indication of a first time value associated with the first set of values, wherein a first uncertainty value of the first set of uncertainty values corresponds to a first value of the first set of values.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, from the first UE according to the indicated configuration, a second radar measurement report comprising a second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target and an indication of the first time value associated with the second set of values; and

generating a combined set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first time value by combining the first set of values and the second set of values.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein receiving the indication of the configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing comprises:

receiving, from a base station, an allocation of the resources for the second UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports, wherein the resources comprise periodic sidelink resources, aperiodic sidelink resources, or both, for transmitting the radar measurement report.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining that a sidelink channel is available for sidelink communications, the sidelink channel comprising the resources for the second UE to receive the radar measurement reports.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein transmitting the radar measurement report comprises:

transmitting, to a plurality of UEs comprising the first UE, a broadcast sidelink message comprising the radar measurement report.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein transmitting the radar measurement report comprises:

transmitting, to the first UE, a unicast sidelink message comprising the radar measurement report.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one more radar measurement parameters comprise a velocity measurement, a position measurement, an orientation measurement, a radar cross-section measurement, a signal strength measurement, or any combination thereof, and wherein the first set of uncertainty values comprise a velocity uncertainty value, a position uncertainty value, an orientation uncertainty value, a radar cross-section uncertainty value, a signal strength uncertainty value, or any combination thereof.

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the radar measurement report comprises an identifier of the second UE.

22. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

identifying a reference frame associated with the second UE, wherein the first set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters is based at least in part on the reference frame associated with the second UE; and

including the reference frame associated with the second UE in the radar measurement report.

23. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining that a distance between the first UE and the second UE satisfies a threshold distance value, wherein determining the configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing is based at least in part on determining that the distance satisfies the threshold distance value.

24. An apparatus for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and

one or more processor-readable instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing, the configuration indicating resources for the first UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports;

receive, from a second UE via the indicated resources and according to the indicated configuration, a radar measurement report comprising a first set of values for one or more radar measurement parameters associated with a first radar target and an indication of a first time value associated with the first set of values, wherein the first set of values correspond to a first set of uncertainty levels;

identify, by the first UE, a second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target and the first time value, wherein the second set of values correspond to a second set of uncertainty levels; and

generate a combined set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first time value by combining the first set of values and the second set of values, wherein the combined set of values corresponds to a third set of uncertainty levels based at least in part on the first set of uncertainty levels and the second set of uncertainty levels.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the instructions to identify the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transmit a radar waveform according to the indicated configuration;

receive a reflection of the radar waveform off of the first radar target; and

determine, based at least in part on the received reflection, the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target and the first time value.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the instructions to identify the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a third UE according to the indicated configuration, a second radar measurement report comprising the second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters and an indication of the first time value associated with the second set of values.

27. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the instructions to receive the indication of the configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a base station, an allocation of the resources for the first UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports, wherein the resources comprise periodic sidelink resources, aperiodic sidelink resources, or both, for receiving the radar measurement report.

28. An apparatus for wireless communications at a second user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and

one or more processor-readable instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing, the configuration indicating resources for the second UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports;

transmit a radar waveform according to the indicated configuration;

receive a reflection of the radar waveform off of at least a first radar target;

determine, based at least in part on the received reflection, a first set of values corresponding to a first set of uncertainty values for one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target; and

transmit, to at least a first UE via the indicated resources and according to the indicated configuration, a radar measurement report comprising the first set of values, the first set of uncertainty values, and an indication of a first time value associated with the first set of values wherein a first uncertainty value of the first set of uncertainty values corresponds to a first value of the first set of values.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the first UE according to the indicated configuration, a second radar measurement report comprising a second set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first radar target and an indication of the first time value associated with the second set of values; and

generate a combined set of values for the one or more radar measurement parameters associated with the first time value by combining the first set of values and the second set of values.

30. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the instructions to receive the indication of the configuration to perform cooperative radar sensing are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a base station, an allocation of the resources for the second UE to use to communicate radar measurement reports, wherein the resources comprise periodic sidelink resources, aperiodic sidelink resources, or both, for transmitting the radar measurement report.

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