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US 12,189,021 · App. 17/590,587 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Radar-based target tracker

Inventors: Prachi Vaishnav (Unterhaching, DE); Avik Santra (Munich, DE); Lorenz Ferdinand Wilhelm Weiland (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
G01S13/726G01S7/415G01S13/584
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Patent No.
US 12,189,021
App. No.
17/590,587
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an embodiment, a method for tracking a target includes: receiving raw data from a millimeter-wave radar, the raw data including a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, where each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration; generating micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame including L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, where each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration; detecting one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames; detecting one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames; and tracking a first target as the target transitions from being detected based on the macro-Doppler frames to being detected based on the micro-Doppler frames.

Claims (94)

1. A method for tracking a target, the method comprising:

receiving raw data from a millimeter-wave radar, the raw data comprising a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, N being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration;

generating micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame comprising L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, M being a positive integer greater than 1, L being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration;

detecting one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames;

detecting one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames;

determining whether a first target of the one or more moving targets detected based on the macro-Doppler frames stops moving; and

tracking the first target using the micro-Doppler frames only after the first target stops moving based on the determining.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein tracking the first target comprises tracking the first target using an interactive multiple model (IMM).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first target is in a first region, and wherein tracking the first target comprises:

determining a first modal probability that a detected moving target in the first region is moving;

determining a second modal probability that a detected static target in the first region is static;

in response to the first modal probability being higher than the second modal probability, associating the first target to a moving state, the first target being tracked by a first track; and

in response to the second modal probability being higher than the first modal probability, associating the first target to a static state.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein tracking the first target further comprises:

when the first modal probability is below a first threshold, and the second modal probability is below the first threshold, deleting the first track.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein tracking the first target further comprises:

deleting the first track in response to the first target being in the moving state and the first target is not detected for Q frames, Q being a positive integer greater than 1; and

deleting the first track in response to the first target being in the static state and the first target is not detected for P frames, P being a positive integer greater than Q.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein P is equal to L times Q.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein L is equal to M, and wherein generating the L chirps of each micro-Doppler frame comprises integrating all chirps of each of M consecutive macro-Doppler frames to generate M integrated chirps, wherein each micro-Doppler frame comprises respective M integrated chirps.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein L is equal to M, and wherein generating the L chirps of each micro-Doppler frame comprises selecting a chirp from each of M consecutive macro-Doppler frames to generate M selected chirps, wherein each micro-Doppler frame comprises respective M selected chirps.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second duration is selected to allow the micro-Doppler frames to include vital sign content of the one or more static targets.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the vital sign content comprises heartbeat rate or respiration rate.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising filtering data of the micro-Doppler frames to remove low frequency content and allow content between 0.5 Hz and 5 Hz.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the one or more static targets comprises:

performing a range Fourier transform based on the micro-Doppler frames to generate micro-Doppler frame range data;

generating micro range angle images (RAIs) based on micro-Doppler frame range data; and

detecting the one or more static targets based on the generated micro RAIs.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein detecting the one or more static targets further comprises performing a sliding window on the generated micro RAIs to generate integrated micro RAIs, and wherein detecting the static target is based on the integrated micro RAIs.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein detecting the one or more static targets further comprises low-pass filtering the micro-Doppler frame range data, wherein generating the micro RAIs is based on the low-pass filtered micro-Doppler frame range data.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein low-pass filtering the micro-Doppler frame range data comprises low-pass filtering the micro-Doppler frame range data with a randomly selected cut-off frequency.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein low-pass filtering the micro-Doppler frame range data comprises low-pass filtering the micro-Doppler frame range data with a fixed cut-off frequency.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein generating the micro RAIs comprises:

generating a range-Doppler map;

performing a two-dimensional (2D) moving target indication (MTI) filter on the range-Doppler map to generate a filtered range-Doppler map; and

generating the micro RAIs based on the filtered range-Doppler map.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein generating the micro RAIs comprises:

generating a range spectrum;

performing a one-dimensional (1D) moving target indication (MTI) filter on the range spectrum to generate a filtered range-Doppler map; and

generating the micro RAIs based on the filtered range-Doppler map.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein detecting the one or more moving targets comprises:

performing a range Fourier transform based on the macro-Doppler frames to generate macro frame range data;

generating macro range angle images (RAIs) based on macro-Doppler frame range data; and

detecting a moving target based on the generated macro RAIs.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein L is equal to 32 and the second duration is about 3.2 seconds.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first target is a human target.

22. A method comprising:

receiving raw data from a millimeter-wave radar, the raw data comprising a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, N being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration;

generating micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame comprising L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, M being a positive integer greater than 1, L being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration;

detecting one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames;

detecting one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames, wherein the second duration is selected to allow the micro-Doppler frames to include vital sign content of the one or more static targets;

determining whether a first target of the one or more moving targets detected based on the macro-Doppler frames stops moving; and

tracking the first target using the micro-Doppler frames only after the first target stops moving based on the determining.

23. A millimeter-wave radar comprising:

a transmitting antenna;

a plurality of receiving antennas;

a radar sensor configured to:

transmit radar signals using the transmitting antenna, and

receive reflected radar signals using the plurality of receiving antennas; and

a processor configured to:

receive raw data from the radar sensor, the raw data comprising a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, N being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration,

generate micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame comprising L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, M being a positive integer greater than 1, L being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration;

detect one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames;

detect one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames;

determine whether a first target of the one or more moving targets detected based on the macro-Doppler frames stops moving; and

track the first target using the micro-Doppler frames only after the first target stops moving based on the determining, as the first target transitions from being detected based on the macro-Doppler frames to being detected based on the micro-Doppler frames.

24. A method for tracking a target, the method comprising:

receiving raw data from a millimeter-wave radar, the raw data comprising a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, N being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration;

generating micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame comprising L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, M being a positive integer greater than 1, L being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration;

detecting one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames;

detecting one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames; and

tracking a first target as the target transitions from being detected based on the macro-Doppler frames to being detected based on the micro-Doppler frames, wherein the first target is in a first region, and tracking the first target comprises:

determining a first modal probability that a detected moving target in the first region is moving,

determining a second modal probability that a detected static target in the first region is static,

in response to the first modal probability being higher than the second modal probability, associating the first target to a moving state, the first target being tracked by a first track, and

in response to the second modal probability being higher than the first modal probability, associating the first target to a static state.

25. A method for tracking a target, the method comprising:

receiving raw data from a millimeter-wave radar, the raw data comprising a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, N being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration;

generating micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame comprising L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, M being a positive integer greater than 1, L being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration;

detecting one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames;

detecting one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames, detecting the one or more static targets comprising:

performing a range Fourier transform based on the micro-Doppler frames to generate micro-Doppler frame range data,

generating micro range angle images (RAIs) based on micro-Doppler frame range data, and

detecting the one or more static targets based on the generated micro RAIs, wherein generating the micro RAIs comprises generating a range-Doppler map, performing a two-dimensional (2D) moving target indication (MTI) filter on the range-Doppler map to generate a filtered range-Doppler map, and generating the micro RAIs based on the filtered range-Doppler map; and

tracking a first target as the target transitions from being detected based on the macro-Doppler frames to being detected based on the micro-Doppler frames.

26. A method for tracking a target, the method comprising:

receiving raw data from a millimeter-wave radar, the raw data comprising a plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each macro-Doppler frame having N chirps, N being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each macro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a first duration;

generating micro-Doppler frames from the plurality of macro-Doppler frames, each micro-Doppler frame comprising L chirps from M macro-Doppler frames, M being a positive integer greater than 1, L being a positive integer greater than 1, wherein each micro-Doppler frame stretches over a time interval having a second duration that is longer than the first duration;

detecting one or more moving targets based on the macro-Doppler frames;

detecting one or more static targets based on the micro-Doppler frames, detecting the one or more static targets comprising:

performing a range Fourier transform based on the micro-Doppler frames to generate micro-Doppler frame range data,

generating micro range angle images (RAIs) based on micro-Doppler frame range data, and

detecting the one or more static targets based on the generated micro RAIs, wherein generating the micro RAIs comprises generating a range spectrum, performing a one-dimensional (1D) moving target indication (MTI) filter on the range spectrum to generate a filtered range-Doppler map, and generating the micro RAIs based on the filtered range-Doppler map; and

tracking a first target as the target transitions from being detected based on the macro-Doppler frames to being detected based on the micro-Doppler frames.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2022
From: VAISHNAV, PRACHI; SANTRA, AVIK; WEILAND, LORENZ FERDINAND WILHELM
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 058850/0764 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63150670 · Feb 18, 2021
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