Method and system for precise position estimation for vehicle over UWB

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11827178-B2
Application number	US-201917290731-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	Oct 31, 2018
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

The present invention is to perform position estimation in relation to a vehicle and a key module by using an ultra-wideband (UWB) and, specifically, relates to a method and system for precise position estimation for a vehicle, whereby position can be estimated, with effects minimized that result from the type of the vehicle and the quality of exterior metal of the vehicle. The method for precise position estimation for a vehicle over a UWB comprises the steps of: receiving, by an LIN transceiver, a position estimation-related signal delivered from an internal part of a vehicle, and transmitting the signal to a UWB transceiver to start the position estimation; the control unit measuring a predetermined number of times reception signal delays occurring in relation to a UWB tag, while turning on or off the switch of each of M antennas at predetermined time intervals; determining antennas at which the value of a corresponding reception signal delay measured the predetermined number of times is lower than a preset threshold; measuring the distances between the determined antennas and the distances between each of the antennas and the UWB tag; determining position angles with respect to the UWB tag by using a two-way ranging (TWR) positioning method on the basis of the distances between the antennas and the distances between each of the antennas and the UWB tag; measuring the distances between the UWB tag and UWB anchors measured using a triangulation method according to the M anchors and UWB tag; and estimating the position of the UWB tag on the basis of the position angles with respect to the UWB tag and the distances between the N UWB anchors and the UWB tag.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle Ultra Wide Band (UWB) precision position estimation system comprising
a UWB tag installed in a key module; and
N UWB anchors installed in a vehicle,
wherein a UWB anchor including
a Local Interconnection Network (LIN) transceiver to receive a signal related to position estimation from an inside of the vehicle,
a UWB transceiver that receives the signal related to position estimation transmitted from the LIN transceiver and performs position estimation with the UWB tag,
M antennas connected to the UWB transceiver and spaced apart at regular intervals so that there is no mutual interference, a switch for performing on/off of M antennas at a predetermined time difference,
a controller for performing the switch ON/OFF with the predetermined time difference, measuring a delay of received signal from the UWB tag with certain number of times, determining antennas in which the measured delay of received signal with the certain number of times is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, determining a UWB tag position angle based on distances between the determined antennas and distances between each antenna and UWB tag using Two-Way Ranging (TWR) position estimating, measuring the distance between UWB anchor and UWB tag measured using a triangulation method for N UWB anchors installed in the vehicle and UWB tag, and controlling said each device to estimate the UWB tag position based on the measured position angle and distance, and

power supply for supplying power.

2. The vehicle UWB precision position estimation system of claim 1 , wherein the M antennas are directional or omni-directional.

3. The vehicle UWB precision position estimation system of claim 1 , wherein the M antennas are installed in different directions by adjusting the angle.

4. The vehicle UWB precision position estimation system of claim 1 , if the M antennas are directional antennas, the controller determines the directivity of the antennas by transmitting a reference signal from the UWB anchor to the UWB tag and recognizing a direction of the UWB tag.

5. A method of vehicle Ultra Wide Band (UWB) precision position estimation, comprising:
wherein a system includes a UWB tag installed in a key module and N UWB anchors installed in a vehicle, and a UWB anchor includes a Local Interconnection Network (LN) transceiver to receive a signal related to position estimation from an inside of the vehicle, a UWB transceiver that receives the signal related to position estimation transmitted from the LIN transceiver, M antennas connected to the UWB transceiver and spaced apart at regular intervals so that there is no mutual interference, a switch for operating of the M antennas, and a controller for controlling above devices,
receiving a position estimation related signal from the vehicle interior to the LIN transceiver and transmitting the signal to the UWB transceiver to start position estimation;
measuring, in the controller, a delay of a received signal with the UWB tag with certain number of times while performing ON/OFF of each switch for the M antennas at a certain time difference;
determining antennas in which the received signal delay measured with certain number of times is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value;
measuring a distance between the determined antennas and a distance between each antenna and the UWB tag;
determining a position angle from the UWB tag using Two-Way Ranging (TWR) position estimating based on the distance between the antennas and the distance between each antenna and the UWB tag;
measuring a distance between the UWB anchor and the UWB tag measured using a triangulation method for N UWB anchors and UWB tags; and
estimating a position of the UWB tag based on the position angle from the UWB tag and the distance between the N UWB anchors and UWB tags.

6. The method of the vehicle UWB precision position estimation of claim 5 , wherein the M antennas are directional or omni-directional.

7. The method of the vehicle UWB precision position estimation of claim 5 , wherein the M antennas is installed in different directions by adjusting the angle.

8. The method of a vehicle UWB precision position estimation of claim 5 , if the M antennas are directional antennas, the controller determines the directivity of the antennas by transmitting a reference signal from the UWB anchor to the UWB tag and recognizing a direction of the UWB tag.

Assignees

• Amotech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Baek Hyungil
• Ryu Kyunghyun
• Park Jaeil
• Lee Chanwoo
• Do Hanju

Classifications

• B60R25/245 Primary

  where the antenna reception area plays a role · CPC title

• G01S5/0205

  Details · CPC title

• B60R2325/10

  Communication protocols, communication systems of vehicle anti-theft devices · CPC title

• H02B1/26

  Casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor · CPC title

• G01S13/878

  Combination of several spaced transmitters or receivers of known location for determining the position of a transponder or a reflector (G01S13/874 takes precedence) · CPC title