System for object detection
According to one embodiment, a system includes first to fourth transmission antennas, a plurality of reception antennas, and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire a first signal of radio waves which are transmitted by the first and third transmission antennas in a case where the measurement target is at a first position, acquire a second signal of radio waves which are transmitted by the second and fourth transmission antennas in a case where the measurement target is at a second position, and generate information of the measurement target by using the first and second signals. A first interval between the first and third transmission antennas and a second interval between the second and fourth transmission antennas are the same.
1. A system comprising:
first to fourth transmission antennas;
a plurality of reception antennas; and
a processor configured to:
acquire a first position of a measurement target moving in a traveling direction;
acquire a first signal of radio waves which are transmitted by the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna, reflected by the measurement target, and received by the reception antennas in a case where the first position is acquired;
acquire a second position of the measurement target, the second position being different from the first position;
acquire a second signal of radio waves which are transmitted by the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna, reflected by the measurement target, and received by the reception antennas in a case where the second position is acquired; and
generate a first image by executing a synthetic aperture process using the first signal and the second signal,
wherein
the first to fourth transmission antennas are provided along a first direction that intersects with the traveling direction,
the plurality of reception antennas are provided along the first direction,
a first interval between the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna and a second interval between the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna are the same,
a position of the first transmission antenna is different from a position of the second transmission antenna in the first direction, and
a position of the third transmission antenna is different from a position of the fourth transmission antenna in the first direction,
the first position is different from the second position in the first direction,
the first direction is a vertical direction,
the first transmission antenna is lower than the second transmission antenna in the vertical direction,
the third transmission antenna is lower than the fourth transmission antenna in the vertical direction, and
the first position is lower than the second position in the vertical direction.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to:
cause the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna to transmit radio waves in a first period in a case where a position of the measurement target is the first position in the first period, and
cause the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna to transmit radio waves in a second period different from the first period in a case where the position of the measurement target is the second position in the second period.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the position of the second transmission antenna is separated by a first distance in the first direction from the position of the first transmission antenna, and
the position of the fourth transmission antenna is separated by the first distance in the first direction from the position of the third transmission antenna.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to acquire a distance by which the measurement target moves, and
the radio wave is transmitted based on the acquired distance while the measurement target moves a predetermined distance.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to acquire a speed at which the measurement target moves, and
a first period in which radio waves are transmitted from the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna and a second period in which radio waves are transmitted from the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna are determined based on the acquired speed.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the measurement target is at the first position, the radio wave is not transmitted from the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna, and
in a case where the measurement target is at the second position, the radio wave is not transmitted from the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire the first signal of the radio waves which are transmitted by the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna, reflected by the measurement target, and received by the reception antennas and the second signal of the radio waves which are transmitted by the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna, reflected by the measurement target, and received by the reception antennas in a first period, and select the first signal from the first signal and the second signal in a case where the measurement target is at the first position in the first period; and
acquire the first signal and the second signal in a second period different from the first period and select the second signal from the first signal and the second signal in a case where the measurement target is at the second position in the second period.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to display the first image.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein
the processor is configured to display the first image to be superimposed on a second image, which includes the measurement target, captured by an imaging device.
10. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
at least a panel provided at a position through which the measurement target passes,
wherein
the first to fourth transmission antennas and the reception antennas are installed on the panel.
11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first signal is a signal of a radio wave which is reflected by the measurement target at a position corresponding to a midpoint between each of the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna and each of the reception antennas in a case where the radio waves are transmitted from the first transmission antenna and the third transmission antenna, and
the second signal is a signal of a radio wave which is reflected by the measurement target at a position corresponding to a midpoint between each of the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna and each of the reception antennas in a case where the radio waves are transmitted from the second transmission antenna and the fourth transmission antenna.
12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to discriminate a type of an object possessed by the measurement target based on the first image.
13. A system comprising:
a plurality of transmission antennas;
first to fourth reception antennas; and
a processor configured to:
acquire a first position of a measurement target moving in a traveling direction;
acquire a first signal of radio waves which are transmitted by the transmission antennas, reflected by the measurement target, and received by the first reception antenna and the third reception antenna in a case where the first position is acquired;
acquire a second position of the measurement target, the second position being different from the first position;
acquire a second signal of radio waves which are transmitted by the transmission antennas, reflected by the measurement target, and received by the second reception antenna and the fourth reception antenna in a case where the second position is acquired; and
generate a first image by executing a synthetic aperture process using the first signal and the second signal,
wherein
the plurality of transmission antennas are provided along a first direction that intersects with the traveling direction,
the first to fourth reception antennas are provided along the first direction,
a first interval between the first reception antenna and the third reception antenna and a second interval between the second reception antenna and the fourth reception antenna are the same,
a position of the first reception antenna is different from a position of the second reception antenna in the first direction,
a position of the third reception antenna is different from a position of the fourth transmission antenna in the first direction,
the first position is different from the second position in the first direction, the first direction is a vertical direction,
the first reception antenna is lower than the second reception antenna in the vertical direction,
the third reception antenna is lower than the fourth reception antenna in the vertical direction, and
the first position is lower than the second position in the vertical direction.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein
the processor is configured to:
cause the first reception antenna and the third reception antenna to receive radio waves in a first period in a case where a position of the measurement target is the first position in the first period, and
cause the second reception antenna and the fourth reception antenna to receive radio waves in a second period different from the first period in a case where the position of the measurement target is the second position in the second period.
15. The system according to claim 13 , wherein
the position of the second reception antenna is separated by a first distance in the first direction from the position of the first reception antenna, and
the position of the fourth reception antenna is separated by the first distance in the first direction from the position of the third reception antenna.
16. The system according to claim 13 , wherein
the processor is configured to acquire a distance by which the measurement target moves, and
the radio wave is transmitted based on the acquired distance while the measurement target moves a predetermined distance.
17. The system according to claim 13 , wherein
the processor is configured to acquire a speed at which the measurement target moves, and
a first period in which radio waves are received from the first reception antenna and the third reception antenna and a second period in which radio waves are received from the second reception antenna and the fourth reception antenna are determined based on the acquired speed.
18. The system according to claim 13 , wherein
in a case where the measurement target is at the first position, the radio waves are not received by the second reception antenna and the fourth reception antenna, and in a case where the measurement target is at the second position, the radio waves are not received by the first reception antenna and the third reception antenna.