Software defined automotive radar

US11262448B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Uhnder, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Curtis Davis · Chesterfield, US
• Monier Maher · Chesterfield, US
• Jean P. Bordes · Holden, US
• Manju Hegde · Chesterfield, US
• Otto A. Schmid · Holzgerlingen, DE
• Raghunath K. Rao · Austin, US
• Marius Goldenberg · Austin, US
• Aria Eshraghi · Woburn, US
• Vito Giannini · Austin, US
• David S. Trager · San Marcos, US
• Nikhilesh Bhagat · Austin, US
• Srikanth Gollapudi · Austin, US
• Sundar Govindarajan · Chennai, IN
• Steve Borho · Holden, US
• Jonathan Preussner · Austin, US
• Paul W. Dent · Stehag, SE
• Paul Bassett · Austin, US
• Stephen W. Alland · Tucson, US
• Fred Harris · Lemon Grove, US
• Wayne E. Stark · Ann Arbor, US
• Murtaza Ali · Plano, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 1, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 7, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/9324
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A radar system has different modes of operation. In a method for operating the radar system, at least one of one or more transmitters are configured to transmit modulated continuous-wave radio signals, while at least one of one or more receivers are configured to receive radio signals. The received radio signals include the transmitted radio signals transmitted by the one or more transmitters and reflected from objects in the environment. The method further includes selectively modifying an operational parameter of at least one of the transmitters or at least one of the receivers. The selected operational parameter is modified to meet changing operational requirements of the radar sensing system.