IP Library Granted Patent US 12,436,232
Granted Patent B2
US 12,436,232 · App. 18/128,331 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Adaptive fan noise suppression for traffic radar systems

Inventors: Stanley A. Walker (Flower Mound, TX); Steven F. Hocker (Gardner, KS); Zhigang Jin (Plano, TX); John C. Miller (Lewisville, TX)
Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
G01S7/2813
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Patent No.
US 12,436,232
App. No.
18/128,331
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for processing data, comprising a signal processing system configured to receive and process a reflected wireless data signal from a remote source and a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to detect and suppress harmonic components associated with reflected noise from a local source from the wireless data signal.

Claims (29)

1. A system for processing data, comprising:

a signal processing system configured to receive and process a reflected wireless data signal from a remote source; and

a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to detect and suppress harmonic components associated with reflected noise from a local source from the wireless data signal when a harmonic weight is above a threshold,

wherein the harmonic weight is a sum of a set of the harmonics for a given frame.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the noise suppression system is configured to process a frame of the wireless data signal.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify one or more harmonic weights.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify a maximum harmonic weight.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify whether the harmonic weight has exceeded the threshold for a predetermined period of time.

6. A system for processing data, comprising:

a signal processing system configured to receive and process a reflected wireless data signal from a remote source to convert the wireless data signal into a plurality of frequency bins; and

a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to detect and suppress harmonic components in the frequency bins that are associated with local reflected noise from the wireless data signal when a harmonic weight is above a threshold,

wherein the harmonic weight is a sum of a set of the harmonics for a given frame.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the noise suppression system is configured to process a frame of the wireless data signal.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify one or more harmonic weights.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify a maximum harmonic weight.

10. The system of claim 6 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify whether the harmonic weight has exceeded the threshold for a predetermined period of time.

11. A system for processing data, comprising:

a signal processing system configured to transmit a radio frequency signal and to receive and process a reflected radio frequency signal from a remote target to generate a wireless data signal; and

a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to suppress harmonic components associated with noise from a local reflection of a structure attached to the system from the wireless data signal when a harmonic weight is above a threshold,

wherein the harmonic weight is a sum of a set of the harmonics for a given frame.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the noise suppression system is configured to process a frame of the wireless data signal into a plurality of frequency components.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data that includes a plurality of bins and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify one or more harmonic weights of associated with the noise in the frequency bins.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify a maximum harmonic weight associated with fan noise.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the signal processing system is configured to process the wireless data signal to generate a frame of frequency data and the noise suppression system is configured to process the frame of frequency data to identify whether the harmonic weight has exceeded the threshold for a predetermined period of time.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the local reflected noise is received from an attached structure.

17. The system of claim 6 wherein the system is disposed in a vehicle and the local reflected noise is received from a structure attached to the vehicle.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein a signal-of-interest is qualified as a target when the signal-of-interest is above a pre-defined level.

19. The system of claim 6 , wherein a signal-of-interest is qualified as a target when the signal-of-interest is above a pre-defined level.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein a signal-of-interest is qualified as the target when the signal-of-interest is above a pre-defined level.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: WALKER, STANLEY A.; HOCKER, STEVEN F.; JIN, ZHIGANG; MILLER, JOHN C.
To: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066053/0068 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63390927 · Jul 20, 2022
Related Publication 20240027577A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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