Method for wall detection and localization

A system that performs wall detection and localization to determine a position of a device relative to acoustically reflective surfaces. The device emits an audible sound including a frequency modulated signal and captures reflections of the audible sound. The frequency modulated signal enables the...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kristjansson, Trausti Thor, Russell, Spencer, Pruthi, Tarun, Wang, Anran, Abdollahzadeh Milani, Ali, Kamath Koteshwara, Krishna
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES DEAF-AID SETS DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS MEASURING PHYSICS PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system that performs wall detection and localization to determine a position of a device relative to acoustically reflective surfaces. The device emits an audible sound including a frequency modulated signal and captures reflections of the audible sound. The frequency modulated signal enables the device to determine an amplitude of the reflections at different time-of-arrivals, which corresponds to a direction of the reflection. The device then performs beamforming to generate a 2D intensity map that represents an intensity of the reflections at each spatial location around the device. The device detects wall(s) in proximity to the device by identifying peak intensities represented in the 2D intensity map. In some examples, instead of performing beamforming, the device can perform directional wall detection by physically rotating the device and emitting the audible sound in multiple directions. The device may perform ultrasonic wall detection using ultrasonic sound frequencies.