Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110102248 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING RADAR IMAGE, AND TARGET OBJECT DETECTION SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - This disclosure provides a target object detection signal processing device, which includes a reception data output module, to which a reception signal is inputted, for outputting reception data indicative of a signal level of the reception data, a scan-to-scan correlation processing module for performing scan-to-scan correlation processing between the reception data and previous reception data indicative of a reception level of previously acquired reception signal to output scan-to-scan correlation data, and an output selection module, to which the reception data and the scan-to-scan correlation data are inputted, for selectively outputting either one of the data. | 05-05-2011 |
20110205104 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING ECHO SIGNAL, RADAR DEVICE AND ECHO SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM - A method includes inputting an echo signal from an antenna for discharging an electromagnetic wave to a predetermined area and receiving an echo signal reflected on a target object, outputting a level of the echo signal from every location so as to associate the level with a distance from the antenna in an azimuth direction where the electromagnetic wave is discharged, calculating a degree of change in the level of the echo signal from mutually adjacent locations among all the locations concerned, performing edge emphasis processing for the level of the echo signal in the azimuth direction based on the degree of change and outputting an edge-emphasized echo signal, and performing scan-to-scan correlation processing to calculate a correlation value of the echo signals of two or more scans using the edge-emphasized echo signals, where the echo signals from the entire predetermined area is used as one scan. | 08-25-2011 |
20110241933 | PIXEL DATA GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING PIXEL DATA AND PIXEL DATA GENERATING PROGRAM - The disclosed device generates a plurality of pixel data in an XY coordinate system. The pixel data includes first pixel data generated on a first sweep line, according to a distance from a transmitting source, based on an echo of a detection signal from the source toward a first direction, and second pixel data generated on a second sweep line, according to a distance from the source, based on an echo of a detection signal from the source toward a second direction different from the first direction. The device includes a module for converting the first and second pixel data into data in the XY coordinate system, a module for generating pixel data of an interpolation target pixel located between a first pixel as an observing pixel on an interpolation axis parallel to X-axis or Y-axis and a second pixel as a corresponding pixel on the same interpolation axis, based on the pixel data on the first and second sweep lines. | 10-06-2011 |
20110298651 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL, RADAR APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL - This disclosure provides a signal processing device, which includes an echo signal input module for being inputted with echo signals caused by electromagnetic waves emitted from an antenna being reflected on one of more target objects, an echo signal level detecting module for detecting a level of each of the echo signals in association with a distance and an azimuth direction from the antenna, a level change detecting module for detecting a level change between the echo signals from locations which are close to each other where the distances from the antenna are substantially the same but the azimuth directions from the antenna are different, a pattern output module for comparing the level change with a pattern determined in advance to output a level change pattern, and an interference determining module for determining interference based on at least two of the level change patterns. | 12-08-2011 |
20120127018 | METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS, AND RADAR APPARATUS - This disclosure provides a signal processing device, which includes an echo signal input module for inputting echo signals from an antenna discharging electromagnetic waves to a predetermined area and receiving the echo signals reflected on a target object, an echo signal level detection module for detecting a level of each of the echo signals from each location within the predetermined area, a target object detection module for detecting the target object based on the levels of the echo signals, a correlation processing module for performing scan-to-scan correlation processing of a plurality of scans, and a level adjustment module for adjusting the levels of the echo signals after the scan-to-scan correlation processing. The level adjustment module adjusts the levels of the echo signals corresponding to the locations where the target object detection module detects the target object. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127023 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL, AND RADAR DEVICE - This disclosure provides a signal processing device, which includes an echo signal input unit for being inputted with echo signals caused by electromagnetic waves discharged from an antenna and reflected on one or more target objects, an echo signal level detector for detecting a level of each of the echo signals with reference to an azimuth and a distance to the antenna, a level change detector for detecting a level change between the echo signals from locations close to each other, the locations of the echo signals being such that the distances from the antenna are substantially the same but the azimuths are different, a pattern output module for comparing the level change with a predetermined reference pattern and outputting a level change pattern, and a missing determining module for determining a missing of a signal based on at least two of the level change patterns. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127026 | METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING ECHO IMAGE - This disclosure provides an echo image display device, which includes an antenna for discharging electromagnetic waves and receiving echo signals reflected on one or more target objects, an echo signal input unit for inputting the echo signals from the antenna, an echo signal level detector for detecting a level of each of the echo signals with reference to a distance and an azimuth from the antenna, an image data generating module for generating image data based on the levels of the echo signals, a display unit for displaying the image data, and a data amount changing module for changing a data amount rate of a predetermined area that is set as a part of a display area of the display unit, into a different rate in another part of the display area. | 05-24-2012 |
20130342381 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA STORING SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RADAR APPARATUS - A signal processing device is provided. The device includes a signal input unit for receiving reception signals obtained from transmission signals reflecting on one or more objects, a pulse compressor for pulse compressing the reception signals, an interference detector for detecting a reception signal caused by interference, from the pulse-compressed reception signals, a signal level controlling module for controlling a level of the detected reception signal, and an interpolation processing module for interpolating the level-controlled reception signal in an azimuth direction. | 12-26-2013 |
20140118187 | TRACKING PROCESSING DEVICE AND TRACKING PROCESSING METHOD - There are provided a tracking processing device and a tracking processing method with which time lag from the receipt of a command to track a target until the movement state of this target is estimated more accurately can be reduced, the calculation burden can be reduced, and the memory capacity can be reduced. A tracking processing device | 05-01-2014 |