Method for vehicle location estimation using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing

• Main Author: Shan, Tiejun
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.11.2020
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; TESTING; TRANSMISSION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A method for vehicle location estimation using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is provided with an OFDM device that consists of a wireless terminal and a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna. A pilot uplink signal is transmitted towards from the wireless terminal towards the intended target which is within an operational range of the MIMO antenna. Upon contacting the intended target and a plurality of target-surrounding objects, a plurality of return signals is generated to be received by the wireless terminal. A plurality of echo signals that was reflected from the plurality of target-surrounding objects is separated so that a time delay between the pilot uplink signal and the plurality of echo signals can be determined. The time delay along with a direction of arrival determined through the MIMO antenna are used to derive a location approximation for the intended target.