WO2016198563A1 - Misalignment estimation for a vehicle radar system - Google Patents

Misalignment estimation for a vehicle radar system Download PDF

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WO2016198563A1
WO2016198563A1 PCT/EP2016/063241 EP2016063241W WO2016198563A1 WO 2016198563 A1 WO2016198563 A1 WO 2016198563A1 EP 2016063241 W EP2016063241 W EP 2016063241W WO 2016198563 A1 WO2016198563 A1 WO 2016198563A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a vehicle radar system arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle, where the radar system comprises a radar detector and a processing unit .
  • a radar device may be mounted on a vehicle in order to detect reflections from surrounding objects in order to implement functions of speed control and collision prevention.
  • a radar device it is required to obtain an azimuth angle in the form of a target bearing angle, a distance with respect to the object and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object .
  • the angle accuracy of a radar system depends on fundamental parameters like modulation technique, antenna design, component tolerances, assembly precision and/or installation conditions. Furthermore, due to various environmental influences such as mechanical stress or bad weather, the angle estimation performance might suffer additionally. Some of those error sources show a random statistical distribution while others lead to a fixed angle offset. This fixed offset is the so called misalignment angle. Monitoring the misalignment angle is often an essential requirement in vehicle applications.
  • WO 2014/003615 discloses detection of radar detector misalignment by finding zero crossings for a derivative of a function describing the progression of detected target Doppler velocity as a function of detected target angle.
  • WO 2014/003615 discloses detection of radar detector misalignment by finding zero crossings for a derivative of a function describing the progression of detected target Doppler velocity as a function of detected target angle.
  • the radar system comprises a radar detector and a processing unit, where the radar detector is arranged to detect at least one stationary object a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object such that plurality of detected positions is obtained in a local coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the radar detector.
  • the stationary object is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle.
  • the radar system also comprises a position detector that is arranged to detect its present movement conditions with reference to the global coordinate system.
  • the processing unit is arranged to:
  • Said object is also achieved by means of a method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment, where the vehicle radar system is used for detecting objects outside a vehicle.
  • the method comprises:
  • the stationary object is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle.
  • each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles. According to an example, each error/cost value is obtained variance or mean value calculations .
  • the processing unit is arranged to find a minimum of said error/cost function by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting.
  • the position detector is constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS (Global Positioning System) arrangement .
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic top view of a vehicle with a radar system
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic top view of a radar detector at three different times
  • Figure 3 shows a flowchart for a method according to the present disclosure.
  • Figure 4 shows a chirp signal.
  • a vehicle 1 comprises a radar system 2, which in turn comprises a radar detector 3 and a processing unit 4.
  • the vehicle 1 is moving with a certain vehicle velocity Vh and there is an object 5 present in the vehicle' s path, where the ob ect is detected by the radar detector 3.
  • the radar detector 3 due to errors such as misalignment error, there is a detected object 6 that differs from the real object 5, such that there is a true target angle ⁇ ref for the real object 5 and a detected target angle ⁇ err for the detected object 6, where these angels are measured against a line 7 that extends from the vehicle 1, in its forward running direction 8.
  • the line 7 may be regarded as extending in boresight of the radar detector 3.
  • the radar detector 3 also detects a target Doppler velocity Vd for the detected object 6 in a previously known manner.
  • a misalignment angle ⁇ m is defined as .
  • Figure 2 is now referred to.
  • the radar detector 3 is shown at three different times corresponding to three successive radar cycles when passing a stationary object 10 along the line 7. It is in this example assumed that there is a misalignment angle ⁇ m of the magnitude 30°.
  • a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, having local coordinates
  • a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1, having global coordinates.
  • the radar system 2 also comprises a position detector 14 that is connected to the processing unit 4, where the position detector 14 is arranged to detect its present movement conditions, and may for example be constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS (Global Positioning System) arrangement.
  • the position detector 14 is arranged to detect its present movement conditions, and may for example be constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS (Global Positioning System) arrangement.
  • the position detector 14 is thus arranged to detect the vehicle's present movements, which means that the position detector 14 is able to provide a link between the local coordinate system 15 and the global coordinate system 16, both these coordinate systems 15, 16 then being known to the processing unit 4. Coordinates may then be transformed between global coordinates and local coordinates.
  • the position detector 14 may also be arranged to receive vehicle dynamics via a vehicle data bus, such as for example a CAN (Controller Area Network) bus.
  • a plurality of error correction factors may be applied to each detected position 11, 12, 13 in local coordinates such that corrected detected positions are obtained.
  • the processing unit 4 is enabled to then calculate the position of detected objects in the global coordinate system 16. The closer a certain error correction factor brings the misalignment angle ⁇ m to 0° (no misalignment), the closer to each other the corrected detected positions 11, 12, 13 will appear in global coordinates.
  • the corrected detected positions will be the same as the detected positions 11, 12, 13.
  • a total error value ei,3 is defined as a distance between the corrected detected positions. This means that the total error ei,3 eguals the sum of a first error value ei,2, that is defined as a distance between the first corrected detected position and the second corrected detected position, and a second error value e ⁇ ,3, that is defined as a distance between the second corrected detected position and the third corrected detected position. This is illustrated in Figure 2 where the corrected detected positions will be the same as the detected positions 11, 12, 13 when the correction factor is 0°.
  • the radar detector 3 If the radar detector 3 is measuring range and angle correctly without measurement noise, the superposition of all detected positions will be in one and the same point in global coordinates .
  • the radar detector 3 If the radar detector 3 is measuring range and angle incorrectly, having an offset error, the superposition of all detected positions will result in a blurred cloud point in global coordinates. The larger the error, the higher is the extent of the blurred point cloud. Introducing measurement noise will introduce an added blur.
  • the radar detector moves.
  • the radar detector's movement is known.
  • the radar system (2) is able to classify an object as stationary or moving.
  • the present disclosure also relates to a method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment ⁇ m , where the vehicle radar system 2 is used for detecting objects outside a vehicle 1.
  • the method comprises: 17: Detecting at least one stationary object 10 a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object 10 such that plurality of detected positions 11, 12, 13 is obtained in a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, where the stationary object 10 is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1.
  • the radar system may be any type of Doppler radar system, such as for example a FMCW (Freguency Modulated Continuous Wave) system.
  • FMCW Freguency Modulated Continuous Wave
  • the microwave parts of the radar system 2 are assumed to be of a previously known design, and the radar system 2 comprises more parts than shown, for example a radar transmitter, while a radar receiver is assumed to be comprised in the radar detector 3.
  • the radar detector 3 may comprise a receiving antenna array.
  • the radar system 2 may furthermore comprise a number of other parts, and is for example connected to a warning and/or information device comprised in the vehicle 1 in a previously known manner.
  • the processing unit 4 may comprise one or more control and/or processing units.
  • the radar system 2 may comprise one or several radar detectors 3.
  • the measured angles are defined as measured against a line 7 that extends from the vehicle 1, in its forward running direction 8. These angles may of course be measured against any suitable reference line or plane.
  • the error/cost value of a current correction factor has been defined as added the distances between transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles. However, this is only an example of an error/cost value; many other ways to determine a suitable error/cost value are of course possible. For example, variance and mean values may be used.
  • the error/cost value should be a representation of to which extent a value matches a certain point.
  • the error/cost value may be derived from an error/cost function that has a minimum that is derived, for example by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization techniques and/or curve-fitting.
  • a slope analysis may be used for analyzing slopes of the error/cost function, where each acquired slope is used for choosing the nest slope to be analyzed, successively reaching the minimum.
  • the error/cost function is then defined in the global coordinate system 16, and the desired correction factor is obtained by finding the minimum of the error/cost function.
  • a radar cycle is normally a procedure that is repeated a plurality of times, each radar cycle providing a certain set of data.
  • a transmitted signal in an FMCW system may be in the form of a so-called chirp signal 22 that is in the form of a continuous sinusoid where an output frequency Fout varies from a first frequency f start to a second frequency fstop over the course of a ramp r, where each chirp signal 22 comprises repeating cycles of a plurality of frequency ramps r.
  • the magnitude of the first frequency f start falls below the magnitude of the second frequency f s to P , although other alternatives exist; for example the magnitude of the first frequency f start may exceed the magnitude of the second frequency f s to P .
  • a radar cycle for a chirp signal 22 lasts for a certain cycle time t c , each ramp r lasts a certain ramp time t r , having a ramp period time tT. Between two consecutive ramps of the chirp signal 22 there is a delay time tD.
  • FMCW signals and FMCW signal configurations may result in other types of radar cycles, and other types of Doppler radar systems and Doppler radar signals may also result in other types of radar cycles.
  • the present disclosure relates to a vehicle radar system 2 arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle 1, the radar system 2 comprising a radar detector 3 and a processing unit 4, the radar detector 3 being arranged to detect at least one stationary object 10 a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object 10 such that plurality of detected positions 11, 12, 13 is obtained in a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, where the stationary object 10 is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1.
  • the radar system 2 also comprises a position detector 14 that is arranged to detect its present movement conditions with reference to the global coordinate system 16, where the processing unit 4 is arranged to:
  • each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles.
  • each error/cost value is obtained by variance or mean value calculations .
  • the processing unit 4 is arranged to define an error/cost function and to find a minimum of said error/cost function. According to an example, the processing unit 4 is arranged to find a minimum of said error/cost function by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting.
  • the position detector 14 is constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS, Global Positioning System, arrangement .
  • the radar system 2 is able to classify an object 10 as stationary or moving in the global coordinate system 16.
  • the present disclosure also relates to a method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment ⁇ m , the vehicle radar system 2 being used for detecting objects outside a vehicle 1, the method comprising: 17: detecting at least one stationary object 10 a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object 10 such that plurality of detected positions 11, 12, 13 is obtained in a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, where the stationary object 10 is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1;
  • each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles.
  • each error/cost value is obtained by variance or mean value calculations .
  • the method comprises defining an error/cost function and finding a minimum of said error/cost function .
  • the method comprises finding a minimum of said error/cost function by using interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting .
  • all corrected detected positions are transformed into the global coordinate system 16 by using one or more accelerometers, one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS, Global Positioning System, arrangement.
  • the method comprises classifying an object 10 as stationary or moving in the global coordinate system 16.

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The present disclosure relates to a vehicle radar system (2) that comprises a radar detector (3) that is arranged to detect at least one stationary object (10) a plurality of times when a vehicle (1) moves in relation to it. A plurality of detected positions (11, 12, 13) are obtained in a local coordinate system (15), fixed with respect to the radar detector (3). The object (10) is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system (16), fixed with respect to the outside environment. A position detector (14) is arranged to detect its present movement conditions with reference to the global coordinate system (16). Correction factors are applied on each detected position of the object in the local coordinate system (15). All obtained corrected detected positions are then transformed into the global coordinate system (16) and an error/cost value is calculated for each correction factor. The correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value is chosen.

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Misalignment estimation for a vehicle radar system DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle radar system arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle, where the radar system comprises a radar detector and a processing unit .
Today, a radar device may be mounted on a vehicle in order to detect reflections from surrounding objects in order to implement functions of speed control and collision prevention. In such a radar device it is required to obtain an azimuth angle in the form of a target bearing angle, a distance with respect to the object and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object .
For most vehicle radar applications it is important to measure the target bearing angle with very high precision. The angle accuracy of a radar system depends on fundamental parameters like modulation technique, antenna design, component tolerances, assembly precision and/or installation conditions. Furthermore, due to various environmental influences such as mechanical stress or bad weather, the angle estimation performance might suffer additionally. Some of those error sources show a random statistical distribution while others lead to a fixed angle offset. This fixed offset is the so called misalignment angle. Monitoring the misalignment angle is often an essential requirement in vehicle applications.
There are several approaches known which use vehicle dynamic information, e.g. vehicle speed, yaw-rate or steering angle, to verify trajectories of ground stationary targets. By comparing the expected path of an obstacle with the actual progression of the radar observations, one should be able to estimate the common bearing bias. The success of these techniques highly depends on the precisions of the vehicle dynamic data. Addressing the above problems, the document US 7443335 discloses angle error estimation for a vehicle radar based on relative speeds and reflections.
Furthermore, WO 2014/003615 discloses detection of radar detector misalignment by finding zero crossings for a derivative of a function describing the progression of detected target Doppler velocity as a function of detected target angle. However, there is a need for finding a reliable and uncomplicated error compensation for a vehicle radar, which constitutes an object of the present disclosure.
Said object is achieved by means of a vehicle radar system that is arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle. The radar system comprises a radar detector and a processing unit, where the radar detector is arranged to detect at least one stationary object a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object such that plurality of detected positions is obtained in a local coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the radar detector. The stationary object is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle. The radar system also comprises a position detector that is arranged to detect its present movement conditions with reference to the global coordinate system. The processing unit is arranged to:
- Apply a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained.
- Transform all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system.
- Calculate an error/cost value for each correction factor.
- Choose the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value.
Said object is also achieved by means of a method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment, where the vehicle radar system is used for detecting objects outside a vehicle. The method comprises:
- Detecting at least one stationary object a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object such that plurality of detected positions is obtained in a local coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the radar detector. The stationary object is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle.
- Applying a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained.
- Transforming all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system.
- Calculating an error/cost value for each correction factor .
- Choosing the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value.
- each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles. According to an example, each error/cost value is obtained variance or mean value calculations .
According to another example, the processing unit is arranged to find a minimum of said error/cost function by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting.
According to another example, the position detector is constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS (Global Positioning System) arrangement .
Other examples are disclosed in the dependent claims.
A number of advantages are obtained by means of the present disclosure; mainly a reliable and uncomplicated error compensation for a vehicle radar is provided.
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The present disclosure will now be described more in detail with reference to the appended drawings, where:
Figure 1 shows a schematic top view of a vehicle with a radar system;
Figure 2 shows a schematic top view of a radar detector at three different times;
Figure 3 shows a flowchart for a method according to the present disclosure; and
Figure 4 shows a chirp signal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
With reference to Figure 1, a vehicle 1 comprises a radar system 2, which in turn comprises a radar detector 3 and a processing unit 4. The vehicle 1 is moving with a certain vehicle velocity Vh and there is an object 5 present in the vehicle' s path, where the ob ect is detected by the radar detector 3. However, due to errors such as misalignment error, there is a detected object 6 that differs from the real object 5, such that there is a true target angle ©ref for the real object 5 and a detected target angle ©err for the detected object 6, where these angels are measured against a line 7 that extends from the vehicle 1, in its forward running direction 8. The line 7 may be regarded as extending in boresight of the radar detector 3. The radar detector 3 also detects a target Doppler velocity Vd for the detected object 6 in a previously known manner.
With reference to the angles above, a misalignment angle ©m is defined as .
©m = ®ref _ ®err (1)
With the above definitions made, Figure 2 is now referred to. Here, only the radar detector 3 is shown at three different times corresponding to three successive radar cycles when passing a stationary object 10 along the line 7. It is in this example assumed that there is a misalignment angle ©m of the magnitude 30°.
In this context, there is a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, having local coordinates, and a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1, having global coordinates.
Due to the misalignment angle ©m of 30°, the object 10 is not seen at the same position in global coordinates over the three radar cycles. Instead, the object 10 is first detected at a first detected position 11, then at a second detected position 12 and finally at a third detected position 13. According to the present disclosure, as shown in Figure 1, the radar system 2 also comprises a position detector 14 that is connected to the processing unit 4, where the position detector 14 is arranged to detect its present movement conditions, and may for example be constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS (Global Positioning System) arrangement.
The position detector 14 is thus arranged to detect the vehicle's present movements, which means that the position detector 14 is able to provide a link between the local coordinate system 15 and the global coordinate system 16, both these coordinate systems 15, 16 then being known to the processing unit 4. Coordinates may then be transformed between global coordinates and local coordinates. The position detector 14 may also be arranged to receive vehicle dynamics via a vehicle data bus, such as for example a CAN (Controller Area Network) bus. A plurality of error correction factors may be applied to each detected position 11, 12, 13 in local coordinates such that corrected detected positions are obtained. By means of the position detector 14, the processing unit 4 is enabled to then calculate the position of detected objects in the global coordinate system 16. The closer a certain error correction factor brings the misalignment angle ©m to 0° (no misalignment), the closer to each other the corrected detected positions 11, 12, 13 will appear in global coordinates.
In the example with reference to Figure 2, for a correction factor of 0°, the corrected detected positions will be the same as the detected positions 11, 12, 13. A total error value ei,3 is defined as a distance between the corrected detected positions. This means that the total error ei,3 eguals the sum of a first error value ei,2, that is defined as a distance between the first corrected detected position and the second corrected detected position, and a second error value e∑,3, that is defined as a distance between the second corrected detected position and the third corrected detected position. This is illustrated in Figure 2 where the corrected detected positions will be the same as the detected positions 11, 12, 13 when the correction factor is 0°. For a correction factor of 30°, all detected positions 11, 12, 13 would, when being transformed to corresponding corrected detected position, be rotated back to the stationary object 10 and the total error ei,3 would be 0. With the goal of minimizing the total error ei,3, a plurality of correction factors are tested, and the one that provides the lowest value for the total error ei,3 is chosen; in this example a correction factor of 30° would be chosen. Thus, while moving, the radar detector 3 detects a stationary object 10 and tracks it over several radar cycles; the three radar cycles in the example above is only an example, normally tracking takes place over many more cycles although it should be at least two radar cycles. The position of the stationary object 10 is transformed into a global coordinate system which is made possible by means of the position detector 14.
If the radar detector 3 is measuring range and angle correctly without measurement noise, the superposition of all detected positions will be in one and the same point in global coordinates .
If the radar detector 3 is measuring range and angle incorrectly, having an offset error, the superposition of all detected positions will result in a blurred cloud point in global coordinates. The larger the error, the higher is the extent of the blurred point cloud. Introducing measurement noise will introduce an added blur.
The procedure thus works in the following way:
1. Save the detected positions of a stationary tracked object during a plurality of radar cycles.
2. Test a plurality of different correction factors. For each correction factor the following steps are performed: a) Correct each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system 15 by means of the current correction factor;
b) Transform all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system 16;
c) Calculate an error/cost value of the current correction factor, for example by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles; 3. Choose the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value.
Different correction factors in local coordinates are thus tried and compared with each other in global coordinates.
The following is required for being able to perform the above.
- The radar detector moves.
- The radar detector's movement is known.
- The radar system (2) is able to classify an object as stationary or moving.
- When a stationary object is found, the radar detector (3) is able to track it over several radar cycles . With reference to Figure 3, the present disclosure also relates to a method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment ©m, where the vehicle radar system 2 is used for detecting objects outside a vehicle 1. The method comprises: 17: Detecting at least one stationary object 10 a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object 10 such that plurality of detected positions 11, 12, 13 is obtained in a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, where the stationary object 10 is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1.
18: Applying a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system (15) such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained.
19: Transforming all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system 16.
20: Calculating an error/cost value for each correction factor . 21: Choosing the correction factor that results
smallest error/cost value.
The present disclosure is not limited to the examples above, but may vary freely within the scope of the appended claims. For example, the radar system may be any type of Doppler radar system, such as for example a FMCW (Freguency Modulated Continuous Wave) system.
The microwave parts of the radar system 2 are assumed to be of a previously known design, and the radar system 2 comprises more parts than shown, for example a radar transmitter, while a radar receiver is assumed to be comprised in the radar detector 3. The radar detector 3 may comprise a receiving antenna array. The radar system 2 may furthermore comprise a number of other parts, and is for example connected to a warning and/or information device comprised in the vehicle 1 in a previously known manner.
The processing unit 4 may comprise one or more control and/or processing units.
The radar system 2 may comprise one or several radar detectors 3.
The measured angles are defined as measured against a line 7 that extends from the vehicle 1, in its forward running direction 8. These angles may of course be measured against any suitable reference line or plane.
The error/cost value of a current correction factor has been defined as added the distances between transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles. However, this is only an example of an error/cost value; many other ways to determine a suitable error/cost value are of course possible. For example, variance and mean values may be used. The error/cost value should be a representation of to which extent a value matches a certain point.
The error/cost value may be derived from an error/cost function that has a minimum that is derived, for example by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization techniques and/or curve-fitting. A slope analysis may be used for analyzing slopes of the error/cost function, where each acquired slope is used for choosing the nest slope to be analyzed, successively reaching the minimum.
The error/cost function is then defined in the global coordinate system 16, and the desired correction factor is obtained by finding the minimum of the error/cost function.
A radar cycle is normally a procedure that is repeated a plurality of times, each radar cycle providing a certain set of data.
As shown in Figure 4, a transmitted signal in an FMCW system may be in the form of a so-called chirp signal 22 that is in the form of a continuous sinusoid where an output frequency Fout varies from a first frequency f start to a second frequency fstop over the course of a ramp r, where each chirp signal 22 comprises repeating cycles of a plurality of frequency ramps r. There the magnitude of the first frequency f start falls below the magnitude of the second frequency fstoP , although other alternatives exist; for example the magnitude of the first frequency f start may exceed the magnitude of the second frequency fstoP . A radar cycle for a chirp signal 22 lasts for a certain cycle time tc, each ramp r lasts a certain ramp time tr, having a ramp period time tT. Between two consecutive ramps of the chirp signal 22 there is a delay time tD.
Other kinds of FMCW signals and FMCW signal configurations may result in other types of radar cycles, and other types of Doppler radar systems and Doppler radar signals may also result in other types of radar cycles.
Generally, the present disclosure relates to a vehicle radar system 2 arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle 1, the radar system 2 comprising a radar detector 3 and a processing unit 4, the radar detector 3 being arranged to detect at least one stationary object 10 a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object 10 such that plurality of detected positions 11, 12, 13 is obtained in a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, where the stationary object 10 is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1. The radar system 2 also comprises a position detector 14 that is arranged to detect its present movement conditions with reference to the global coordinate system 16, where the processing unit 4 is arranged to:
- apply a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system 15 such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained;
- transform all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system 16;
- calculate an error/cost value for each correction factor; and - choose the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value.
According to an example, each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles.
According to an example, each error/cost value is obtained by variance or mean value calculations .
According to an example, the processing unit 4 is arranged to define an error/cost function and to find a minimum of said error/cost function. According to an example, the processing unit 4 is arranged to find a minimum of said error/cost function by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting. According to an example, the position detector 14 is constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS, Global Positioning System, arrangement .
According to an example, the radar system 2 is able to classify an object 10 as stationary or moving in the global coordinate system 16. Generally, the present disclosure also relates to a method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment ©m, the vehicle radar system 2 being used for detecting objects outside a vehicle 1, the method comprising: 17: detecting at least one stationary object 10 a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object 10 such that plurality of detected positions 11, 12, 13 is obtained in a local coordinate system 15 that is fixed with respect to the radar detector 3, where the stationary object 10 is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system 16 that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle 1;
18: applying a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system 15 such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained;
19: transforming all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system 16;
20: calculating an error/cost value for each correction factor; and
21: choosing the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value. According to an example, each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles.
According to an example, each error/cost value is obtained by variance or mean value calculations .
According to an example, the method comprises defining an error/cost function and finding a minimum of said error/cost function .
According to an example, the method comprises finding a minimum of said error/cost function by using interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting . According to an example, all corrected detected positions are transformed into the global coordinate system 16 by using one or more accelerometers, one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS, Global Positioning System, arrangement.
According to an example, the method comprises classifying an object 10 as stationary or moving in the global coordinate system 16.

Claims

1. A vehicle radar system (2) arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle (1), the radar system (2) comprising a radar detector (3) and a processing unit (4), the radar detector (3) being arranged to detect at least one stationary object (10) a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object (10) such that plurality of detected positions (11, 12, 13) is obtained in a local coordinate system (15) that is fixed with respect to the radar detector (3), where the stationary object (10) is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system (16) that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle (1), characterized in that the radar system (2) also comprises a position detector (14) that is arranged to detect its present movement conditions with reference to the global coordinate system (16), where the processing unit (4) is arranged to:
- apply a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system (15) such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained;
- transform all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system (16) ;
- calculate an error/cost value for each correction factor; and
- choose the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value.
2. A vehicle radar system according to claim 1, characterized in that each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles.
3. A vehicle radar system according to claim 1, characterized in that each error/cost value is obtained by variance or mean value calculations .
4. A vehicle radar system according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the processing unit (4) is arranged to define an error/cost function and to find a minimum of said error/cost function.
5. A vehicle radar system according to claim 4, characterized in that the processing unit (4) is arranged to find a minimum of said error/cost function by means of interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization technigues and/or curve-fitting.
6. A vehicle radar system according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the position detector (14) is constituted by one or more accelerometers , one or more vehicle dynamics acguisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS, Global Positioning System, arrangement .
7. A vehicle radar system according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the radar system (2) is able to classify an object (10) as stationary or moving in the global coordinate system (16) .
8. A method for estimating a vehicle radar system misalignment (0m) , the vehicle radar system (2) being used for detecting objects outside a vehicle (1), the method comprising :
(17) detecting at least one stationary object (10) a plurality of times when moving in relation to the stationary object (10) such that plurality of detected positions (11, 12, 13) is obtained in a local coordinate system (15) that is fixed with respect to the radar detector (3), where the stationary object (10) is stationary with respect to a global coordinate system (16) that is fixed with respect to the environment outside the vehicle (1);
characterized in that the method further comprises :
(18) applying a plurality of correction factors on each detected position of the stationary object in the local coordinate system (15) such that a plurality of corrected detected positions is obtained;
(19) transforming all corrected detected positions into the global coordinate system (16);
(20) calculating an error/cost value for each correction factor; and
(21) choosing the correction factor that results in the smallest error/cost value.
9. A method according to claim 8, characterized in that each error/cost value is obtained by adding the distances between the transformed and corrected detected positions of successive radar cycles.
10. A method according to claim 8, characterized in that each error/cost value is obtained by variance or mean value calculations.
11. A method according to any one of the claims 8-10, characterized in that the method comprises defining an error/cost function and finding a minimum of said error/cost function.
12. A method according to claim 11, characterized in that the method comprises finding a minimum of said error/cost function by using interpolation, slope analysis, non-linear optimization techniques and/or curve-fitting.
13. A method according to any one of the claims 8-12, characterized in that all corrected detected positions are transformed into the global coordinate system (16) by using one or more accelerometers, one or more vehicle dynamics acquisition arrangements, one or more cameras, one or more gyrometers or a GPS, Global Positioning System, arrangement.
14. A method according to any one of the claims 8-13, characterized in that the method comprises classifying an object (10) as stationary or moving in the global coordinate system (16) .
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