Method and a sensor for determining a direction-of-arrival of impingent radiation
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01S-003/48
G01S-013/44
G01S-003/14
출원번호
US-0365251
(2012-12-13)
등록번호
US-9958527
(2018-05-01)
우선권정보
EP-11195784 (2011-12-27)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2012/075425
(2012-12-13)
국제공개번호
WO2013/087787
(2013-06-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Tuxen, Fredrik
출원인 / 주소
TRACKMAN A/S
대리인 / 주소
Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
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A sensor for determining a direction-of-arrival of radiation impingent on the sensor which has antennas positioned in a particular set-up different from a rectangle, so that information may be derived between two pairs of the antennas, positioned in corners of a rectangular grid and additional infor
A sensor for determining a direction-of-arrival of radiation impingent on the sensor which has antennas positioned in a particular set-up different from a rectangle, so that information may be derived between two pairs of the antennas, positioned in corners of a rectangular grid and additional information may be derived from an additional antenna, combined with one of the “grid” antennas forming a third pair of antennas. The additional antenna is positioned away from the corners and other pre-defined lines of the rectangle/grid. In this manner, such as from phase differences between the pairs of antennas, more information may be derived compared to antennas positioned merely at the corners of a rectangle to remove ambiguous angles of direction-of-arrival without compromising accuracy of an angular determination.
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1. A method of determining a three-dimensional direction-of-arrival of radiation impingent on a sensor having a plurality of receiving antennas each being configured to sense the radiation and output a corresponding signal, the method comprising: positioning the antennas so that: at least three of t
1. A method of determining a three-dimensional direction-of-arrival of radiation impingent on a sensor having a plurality of receiving antennas each being configured to sense the radiation and output a corresponding signal, the method comprising: positioning the antennas so that: at least three of the antennas are first receiving antennas which define corners of a parallelogram having two first and two second parallel sides,one or more of the receiving antennas is/are a second receiving antenna(s), each second antenna forming a pair of antennas with a first antenna,wherein the second antenna of each pair is positioned, in relation to the first antenna with which it is paired, more than 2% of a smallest distance between two first receiving antennas away from all axes extending through any two of the four corners of the parallelogram, any corner of the parallelogram and a centre point of any of the four sides of the parallelogram, and the centre point of any of the sides of the parallelogram and the centre points of any other side of the parallelogram; anddetermining the three-dimensional direction-of-arrival from at least: a first phase difference between signals received by a first pair of the first receiving antennas positioned on one of the first parallel sides and a distance between the antennas of the first pair of antennas,a second phase difference between signals received by a second pair of the first receiving antennas positioned on one of the second parallel sides and a distance between the antennas of the second pair of antennas, anda third phase difference between signals received by a third pair of antennas, being a pair of antennas comprising a second receiving antenna and a first antenna, and a distance between the antennas of the third pair of antennas. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the impingent radiation is at least substantially periodic. 3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of directing radiation toward a target which subsequently generates the impingent radiation by reflecting at least part of the radiation directed toward the target. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises: estimating, for each pair of receiving antennas, one or more candidate angles and subsequently,generating a set of candidate angles, each set of candidate angles comprising a candidate angle from each pair of receiving antennas,for each set of candidate angles, determining a direction and a difference angle between the direction and each candidate angle of the set,determining, for each set of candidate angles, a sum of the difference angles between the direction and each candidate angle of the set,determining a first set of candidate angles having the lowest sum andselecting the direction-of-arrival as the direction of the first set of candidate angles. 5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the positioning step comprises positioning the first antennas with a mutual distance of at least 0.6 times a wavelength of the impingent microwave radiation. 6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the determination step is performed on the basis of signals output simultaneously from the first and second receiving antennas. 7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of directing radiation toward a target which subsequently generates the impingent radiation by reflecting at least part of the radiation directed toward the target. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the second receiving antenna is positioned within the parallelogram. 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sensor has exactly 5 receiving antennas of which three are first receiving antennas. 10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sensor has exactly four receiving antennas of which three are first receiving antennas. 11. A method for tracking a trajectory of a target in flight, the target reflecting or emitting radiation, the method comprising: at least once, determining the direction-of-arrival of radiation reflected by or emitted from the target using the method of claim 1;tracking the trajectory using a radar; andcorrecting the trajectory using the direction-of-arrival determined. 12. A sensor for determining a three-dimensional direction-of-arrival of radiation impingent thereon, the sensor comprising no more than six receiving antennas each being configured to sense the radiation and output a corresponding signal, the antennas being positioned so that: at least three of the antennas are first receiving antennas defining corners of a parallelogram having two first and two second parallel sides,one or more of the receiving antennas is/are second receiving antenna(s), each second antenna forming a pair of antennas with another of the plurality of receiving antennas, where the antennas of each pair are positioned, in relation to each other, in the same relationship as an antenna positioned, in relation to one of the first receiving antennas, more than 2% of a smallest distance between two first receiving antennas away from all axes extending through any two of the four corners of the parallelogram, any or the corners of the parallelogram and a centre point of any of the four sides of the parallelogram, and the centre point of any of the sides of the parallelogram and the centre point of any other side of the parallelogram, andthe sensor further comprising a determining element configured to receive the output signals from the first receiving antennas and the second receiving antenna(s) and determine the three-dimensional direction-of-arrival from at least: a first phase difference between signals received by a first pair of the first receiving antennas positioned on one of the first parallel sides and a distance between the antennas of the first pair of antennas,a second phase difference between signals received by a second pair of the first receiving antennas positioned on one of the second parallel sides and a distance between the antennas of the second pair of antennas, anda third phase difference between signals received by a third pair of antennas, being a pair of antennas comprising a second antenna, and a distance between the antennas of the third pair of antennas. 13. A sensor according to claim 12, wherein the impingent radiation is at least substantially periodic. 14. A sensor according to claim 12, further comprising a transmitter for directing radiation toward a target which subsequently may generate the impingent radiation by reflecting at least part of the radiation directed toward the target. 15. A sensor according to claim 12, wherein the determining element is configured to: estimate, for each pair of receiving antennas, one or more candidate angles and subsequentlygenerate a plurality of sets of candidate angles, each set of candidate angles comprising a candidate angle from each pair of receiving antennas,for each set of candidate angles, determine a direction and a difference angle between the direction and each candidate angle of the set,determine, for each set of candidate angles, a sum of the difference angles between the direction and each candidate angle of the set,determine a first set of candidate angles having the lowest sum andselect the direction-of-arrival as the direction of the determined first set of candidate angles. 16. A device for tracking a trajectory of a target in flight, the target reflecting or emitting radiation, the device comprising: a sensor according to claim 12,wherein the determining element is adapted to: from the output signals from at least part of the antennas, derive a trajectory of the target, andcorrect the derived trajectory using the determined direction-of-arrival. 17. A sensor according to claim 12, wherein the first antennas are positioned with a mutual distance of at least 0.6 times a wavelength of the impingent microwave radiation. 18. A sensor according to claim 17, wherein the determining element is configured to perform the determination on the basis of signals output simultaneously by the first and second receiving antennas. 19. A sensor according to claim 12, further comprising a transmitter for directing radiation toward a target from which a portion of this radiation is reflected to the sensor. 20. A sensor according to claim 12, wherein the sensor has exactly five receiving antennas of which three are first receiving antennas. 21. A sensor according to claim 12, wherein the sensor has exactly four receiving antennas of which three are first receiving antennas. 22. A sensor according to claim 12, wherein each pair of antennas includes a first receiving antenna.
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