Radar device and security monitoring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9891313-B2
Application number	US-201514707798-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2015
Priority date	May 8, 2015
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A radar device for detecting an OUD (Object Under Detection) includes a signal source, a first antenna, a second antenna, a mixer, and a 90-degree coupler. The signal source is configured to generate an incident signal. The first antenna is configured to transmit the incident signal to the OUD. The second antenna is configured to receive a reflective signal from the OUD. The mixer is configured to generate a baseband signal according to the incident signal and the reflective signal. The second antenna is coupled through the 90-degree coupler to the mixer, or the signal source is coupled through the 90-degree coupler to the first antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radar device for detecting an OUD (Object Under Detection), comprising:
a signal source, generating an incident signal;
a first antenna, transmitting the incident signal to the OUD;
a second antenna, receiving a reflective signal from the OUD;
a mixer, generating a baseband signal according to the incident signal and the reflective signal; and
a 90-degree coupler, wherein the second antenna is coupled through the 90-degree coupler to the mixer, or wherein the signal source is coupled through the 90-degree coupler to the first antenna,
wherein the second antenna is different and separate from the first antenna.

2. The radar device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radar device is a Doppler radar, and the baseband signal comprises a speed information of the OUD.

3. The radar device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the 90-degree coupler has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, wherein the signals input to the first input terminal or the second input terminal are divided into two portions and are respectively output from the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and wherein a signal phase difference between the first output terminal and the second output terminal is 90 degrees.

4. The radar device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first input terminal of the 90-degree coupler is coupled to the second antenna, the second input terminal of the 90-degree coupler is coupled through a matching resistor to a ground voltage, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the 90-degree coupler are coupled to the mixer.

5. The radar device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the 90-degree coupler are coupled to the second antenna, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the 90-degree coupler are coupled to the mixer.

6. The radar device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first input terminal of the 90-degree coupler is coupled to the signal source, the second input terminal of the 90-degree coupler is coupled through a matching resistor to a ground voltage, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the 90-degree coupler are coupled to the first antenna.

7. The radar device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the 90-degree coupler are coupled to the signal source, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the 90-degree coupler are coupled to the first antenna.

8. A radar device for detecting an OUD (Object Under Detection), comprising:
a signal source, generating an incident signal;
a first antenna, transmitting the incident signal to the OUD;
a second antenna, receiving a reflective signal from the OUD; and
a mixer, generating a baseband signal according to the incident signal and the reflective signal;
wherein the first antenna is a circular polarization antenna and the second antenna is a linear polarization antenna, or wherein the first antenna is a linear polarization antenna and the second antenna is a circular polarization antenna, and
wherein the second antenna is different and separate from the first antenna.

9. The radar device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the radar device is a Doppler radar, and the baseband signal comprises a speed information of the OUD.

10. The radar device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein signals transmitted or received by the circular polarization antenna have orthogonal polarization directions and phase differences of 90 degrees.

11. The radar device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein signals transmitted or received by the linear polarization antenna have orthogonal polarization directions and phase differences of 0 degrees.

12. A security monitoring system for protecting a user, comprising:
a radar device, detecting a state of the user, and generating a baseband signal;
a signal processor, analyzing the baseband signal, and generating a control signal;
a reactive element; and
a controller, operating the reactive element according to the control signal;
wherein the radar device comprises:
a signal source, generating an incident signal;
a first antenna, transmitting the incident signal to the user;
a second antenna, receiving a reflective signal from the user; and
a mixer, generating the baseband signal according to the incident signal and the reflective signal,
wherein the first antenna is a circular polarization antenna and the second antenna is a linear polarization antenna, or wherein the first antenna is a linear polarization antenna and the second antenna is a circular polarization antenna.

13. The security monitoring system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the reactive element is a wheel motor.

14. The security monitoring system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein when it is detected that a moving speed of the user decreases, the controller decreases a rotational speed of the wheel motor, and wherein when it is detected that the moving speed of the user increases, the controller increases the rotational speed of the wheel motor, wherein the user moves with assistance of the wheel motor.

15. The security monitoring system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the reactive element is an inflatable cushion.

16. The security monitoring system as claimed in claim 15 , wherein when it is detected that the user has fallen, the controller controls the inflatable cushion to be filled with air immediately, so as to support the user.

17. The security monitoring system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the reactive element is an alarm element.

18. The security monitoring system as claimed in claim 17 , wherein when it is detected that the user has fallen, the controller controls the alarm element to generate flashing lights and sound.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Pu Ta Chun
• Wu Chun Yih
• Kuo Yen Liang

Classifications

• G01S13/88 Primary

  Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications (electromagnetic prospecting or detecting of objects, e.g. near-field detection, G01V3/00) · CPC title

• G01S7/025

  involving the transmission of linearly polarised waves · CPC title

• G01S7/026

  involving the transmission of elliptically or circularly polarised waves · CPC title

• G01S13/58

  Velocity or trajectory determination systems; Sense-of-movement determination systems · CPC title