阅读说明：本技术 基于频率切换的运行时间测量 (Run time measurement based on frequency switching ) 是由 朗尼·赖曼 于 2020-02-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及无线电系统中的同步、测距和其他测量,该系统能够在知道相位位置的情况下执行频率切换。本发明的目的是简化已知的方法、应用和设备,并实现更简单、更快和/或更精确的测量。该目的通过一种用于确定由第一对象(发射器)发射的具有第一相位分布的第一信号(S1)的第一频率(f1)和由第一对象(发射器)发射的具有第一其他相位分布的第一其他信号(S1w)的第一其他频率(f1w)之间的至少一个第一虚拟变频时间点(用于同步)的方法来实现,其中,所述至少一个第一虚拟变频时间点(t1)被确定为下述时间点：第一信号(S1)的内插的和/或接收的相位位置与第一其他信号(S1w)的内插的和/或接收的相位位置之间的相位关系对应于第一相位关系(phi1)的时间点,第一其它相位级数和第一相位级数之间的第一相位关系(phi1)是预定的和/或已知的和/或确定的。该方法还包括以模拟方式测定介于从第二对象发射并具有第二相位级数的第二信号(S2)的第二频率(f2)和从第二对象发射并具有第二相位级数的第二其他信号(S2w.n)的至少一个第二其他频率(f2w.n)之间的第二虚拟频率切换时间(t2.1)。(The present invention relates to synchronization, ranging and other measurements in a radio system that is capable of performing frequency switching with knowledge of the phase position. It is an object of the invention to simplify the known methods, applications and devices and to achieve simpler, faster and/or more accurate measurements. This object is achieved by a method for determining at least one first virtual frequency conversion time point (for synchronization) between a first frequency (f1) of a first signal (S1) having a first phase distribution, emitted by a first object (emitter), and a first further frequency (f1w) of a first further signal (S1w) having a first further phase distribution, emitted by the first object (emitter), wherein the at least one first virtual frequency conversion time point (t1) is determined as the following time point: the phase relationship between the interpolated and/or received phase position of the first signal (S1) and the interpolated and/or received phase position of the first further signal (S1w) corresponds to the point in time of the first phase relationship (phi1), the first phase relationship (phi1) between the first further phase progression and the first phase progression being predetermined and/or known and/or determined. The method further comprises determining in an analog manner a second virtual frequency switching time (t2.1) between a second frequency (f2) of a second signal (S2) emitted from the second object and having a second phase order and at least one second further frequency (f2w.n) of a second further signal (s2w.n) emitted from the second object and having a second phase order.)

1. A method for determining a virtual frequency conversion time point, comprising: determining at least one first virtual transposition time point between a first frequency (f1) of a first signal (S1) transmitted by a first object and having a first phase distribution and at least one first further frequency (f1w.n) of a signal (S1w.n) transmitted by the first object and having a first further phase distribution, and a second virtual transposition time point between a second frequency (f2) of a second signal (S2) transmitted by a second object and having a second further phase distribution and a second further frequency (f2w.n) of a second further signal (S2w.n) transmitted by the second object and having a second further phase distribution, wherein the at least one first further phase distribution of the at least one first further signal (Sw.n) has a first phase relationship (phi1.1) with the first phase distribution of the first signal (S1) at the first object, wherein the first phase relationship (phi) and/or the first phase relationship (phi 1.1.1) are determined and/or predetermined, wherein at least one second further phase distribution of the at least one second further signal (s2w.n) has a first second phase relation (phi2.1) with a second phase distribution of the second signal (S2) at the second object, wherein the first second phase relation (phi2.1) is predetermined and/or known and/or determined, wherein at least one first virtual point in time of frequency conversion (t1.1) is determined from the phase distribution of the first signal (S1) received at the second object and at least one phase distribution of the at least one first further signal (s1w.n) received at the second object as the following points in time: a phase relation between interpolated and/or received phase positions of the first signal and the first further signal (S1, s1w.1) corresponds to a point in time of the first phase relation (phi1.1), and wherein at least one second virtual frequency conversion time point (t2.1) is determined from a phase distribution of the second signal (S2) received at the first object and at least one phase distribution of at least one second further signal (s2w.n) received at the first object as the following point in time: the phase relation between the interpolated and/or received phase positions of the second signal and the first and second further signal (S2, s2w.1) corresponds to the point in time of the first and second phase relation (phi2.1), and wherein especially the first frequency (f1) and the at least one first further frequency (f1w.n) and the second frequency (f2) and the at least one second further frequency (f2w.n) are both above 1 MHz.

2. The method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at least two first further signals are transmitted from the first object, and two first virtual points in time of frequency conversion between the first frequency (f1) and at least two first further frequencies (F1w.n) are determined, wherein a first phase relationship (phi1.n) exists between successive first signals and/or first further signals at the first object, wherein the first phase relation (phi1.n) at the first object is predetermined and/or known and/or determined, wherein two first virtual frequency conversion time points (t1.n) are determined from the phase distribution of the first signal (S1) received at the second object and the phase distribution of the at least two first further signals (S1w.n) received at the second object, each as a time point: a point in time at which a phase relationship between interpolated and/or received phase positions of two signals from the first signal and the at least two first further signals (S1, S1w.n) corresponds to a respective first phase relationship (phi1.n) between these signals at the first object, and/or

Characterized in that at least two second further signals are transmitted from the second object and at least two second virtual points in time between the second frequency (f2) and at least two second further frequencies (f2w.n) are determined, wherein a second phase relation (phi2.n) exists between consecutive second signals and/or second further signals, wherein the second phase relation (phi2.n) is predetermined and/or known and/or determined, wherein at least two second virtual points in time (t3.n) are determined from the phase distribution of the second signal (S2) received at the first object and the phase distribution of the at least two second further signals (S2w.n) received at the first object, each as the following point in time, respectively: the phase relation between the interpolated and/or received phase positions of the two signals from the second signal and the at least two second further signals (S2, S2w.n) at the second object corresponds to the point in time of the respective second phase relation (phi2.n) between these signals.

3. The method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first signal (S1) and the first further signal (S1w) are generated by a first single PLL or by two first PLLs, wherein the frequency is switched between the two PLLs, and/or in that the second signal (S1) and the second further signal (S1w) are generated by a single second PLL or by two second PLLs, wherein the frequency is switched between the two PLLs.

4. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at the first object a change and/or a switching is made between the transmission of the first signal and the transmission of the at least one first further signal, in particular at a first point of time of change, and/or in particular if a phase relationship between the first signal and the at least one first further signal, in particular a first further signal, is known; and/or wherein the change and/or switching between the transmission of the second signal and the transmission of the at least one second further signal is performed at the second object, in particular at a second point in time of change, and/or in particular knowing the phase relationship between the second signal and the at least one second further signal, in particular the first second further signal.

5. The method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the time period between the end of the first signal (S1) and the start of the first further signal (S1w.1) and/or between the end of the first further signal (S1w.1) and the start of the second first further signal (S1w.2) is at most 500 μ S, in particular at most 300 μ S, in particular at most 30 μ S, in particular at most 1 μ S, and/or in that the time period between the end of the second signal (S2) and the start of the second further signal (S1w.1) and/or between the end of the first second further signal (S2w.1) and the start of the second further signal (S2w.2) is at most five, in particular at most two periods of the first or first further signal and/or at most 500 μ S, in particular at most 300 μ S, in particular at most 30. mu.s, in particular at most 1. mu.s.

6. The method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first frequency (f1) differs from the at least one first further frequency by a first difference (df1) and/or the second frequency differs from the at least one second further frequency by a second difference (df2), wherein in particular the first difference (df1) and/or the second difference (df1) has a value of at least 0.02%, in particular at least 0.04%, of the frequency of the first signal or the first further signal and/or at least 50kHz, in particular at least 100kHz, and/or at most 5%, in particular at most 4.2%, and/or at most 120MHz, in particular at most 100MHz, of the frequency of the first signal or the first further signal and/or wherein the first difference (df1) and/or the second difference (df1) has a value of 100kHz times the first signal (S1) or the at least one second signal (df 3984) or the value of the frequency of the first signal and/or the second further signal (df 3983) -a number of samples of a first further signal (s1w.n) or-a number of samples of the first signal (S1) or the at least one first further signal (S1w) multiplied by 80MHz, and/or wherein the first difference (df1) differs from the second difference (df2) by at least 10%.

7. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a first virtual point in time of frequency conversion determined according to the method of any one of the preceding claims is used for synchronizing the second object and/or the first signal and/or the first further signal received at the second object, in particular for synchronizing with a signal transmitted by the first object, in particular the first signal (S1) and/or the first further signal (S1w.n), and/or,

wherein a phase relationship between a phase position of the first signal (S1) and a phase position of the first further signal (S1w.n) at the first object has a predetermined and/or determinable time relationship with respect to a signal transmitted by the second object, in particular the second signal or the second further signal, corresponding to a first point in time of change of the first phase relationship (phi1.n).

8. The method (distance measurement) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the phase position (s1w.n) of the first signal (S1) and/or the at least one first further signal (s1w.n) is determined at the second object (s1w.n) (receiver) at a virtual point of time of frequency conversion (t1) and this is used for ranging and/or measuring a distance variation between the first object and the second object.

9. Method for measuring signal round trip times and/or for measuring signal propagation times and/or for measuring phase round trip offsets, in particular for determining distances and/or for determining distance variations between a first object and a second object, at least the distance variations between the first object and the second object, comprising the steps of:

a) executing a reference sequence, the reference sequence comprising at least once the following steps:

i) before, during and/or after a first reference point in time (t1'), in particular at least one first reference frequency, a reference signal (BS) is transmitted from the second object to the first object,

ii) receiving a reference signal (BS) at the first object,

wherein, at the second object, the first time difference (dt1) between the virtual frequency-conversion point in time (t1) and the reference point in time (t1') determined according to any one of the preceding claims is predetermined and/or known and/or determined, and

wherein at the first object a second time difference (dt2) between a first point of change time and a reference signal (BS) received at the first object is predetermined and/or known and/or determined, wherein at the first point of change time a phase relation between a phase position of the first signal (S1) and a phase position of the first further signal (S1w.n) at the first object corresponds to a first phase relation (phi1), and a signal round trip time and/or a signal propagation time and/or a phase round trip offset between the first object and the second object is calculated from the first time difference (dt1) and the second time difference (dt 2).

10. The method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reference signal (BS), in particular a second signal (S2) before a first reference point in time (t1'), and in particular at least one, in particular at least two, preferably four second further signals (S2w.n) after the first reference point in time (t1'), wherein the second signal (S2) has a second frequency and a second phase distribution and each of the second further signals (S2w.n) has a second further frequency (f2w.n) and a second further phase distribution,

wherein the at least one second further phase distribution of the at least one second further signal (S2w.n) is related to a respective preceding and/or following second further phase distribution of the at least one second further signal (S2w.n) or to the second phase distribution of the second signal (S2), wherein the at least one second phase relation (phi2.n) is predetermined and/or known and/or determined,

wherein at least one, in particular at least two, in particular at least four second virtual frequency translating time points (t2.n) are determined from the temporal phase distribution of the second signal (S2) received at the first object and the temporal phase distribution of at least one, in particular at least two, preferably at least four second further signals (S2w.n) received at the first object as the following time points, respectively: the phase relation between the interpolated and/or received phase positions of the two signals from the second signal and the second further signal (S2, S2w.n) corresponds to the point in time of the respective second phase relation (phi2.n) between these signals,

wherein, at the first reference point in time (also the second point in time of change) (t1'), a phase relationship between the phase position of the second signal (S2) and the phase position of the at least one second further signal (S2w.n) at the second object corresponds to a second phase relationship (phi2.n) between these signals.

11. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the phase relationship at the second object between the reference signal (BS), the second signal (S2) and/or the second further signal (S2w) and the first signal (S1) and/or the phase relationship between the reference signal (BS), in particular the second signal (S2) and/or the second further signal (S2w), and the first further signal (S1w) is determined and/or predetermined, and/or wherein the phase relationship at the first object between the reference signal (BS), in particular the second signal (S2) and/or the second further signal (S2w), and the first signal (S1), and/or the reference signal (BS), in particular the second signal (S2) and/or the second further signal (S2w), and the first further signal (S1w) The phase relation between is determined and/or predetermined and in particular at least one of these phase relations is used for measuring the distance between the first object and the second object and/or for measuring a change in the distance between the first object and the second object.

12. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first further signal (S1w) is transmitted a plurality of times consecutively after the first signal (S1), and/or wherein the first signal (S1) and the first further signal (S1w) are transmitted a plurality of times consecutively, in particular without changing, in particular switching, between transmission and reception, on the first object and/or the second object during this time, and/or wherein an amplifier is not switched, switched on and/or switched off on the first object and/or the second object, and/or wherein the second further signal (S2w) is transmitted a plurality of times consecutively after the second signal (S2), and/or wherein the second signal (S2) and the second further signal (S2w) are transmitted a plurality of times consecutively, in particular without changing between transmission and reception, on the first object and/or the second object during this time, in particular switching, and/or not switching, switching on and/or switching off an amplifier on the first object and/or the second object.

13. Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in a plurality of possible first virtual frequency conversion time points, the first virtual point in time of frequency conversion (t1) is determined according to the same rule as the first point in time of change (t1') among a plurality of possible points in time of change, and/or, determining one or an intermediate one of the plurality of possible first virtual conversion time points as a first virtual conversion time point (t1), and one or the middle one of the plurality of possible first change points in time is determined as the first change point in time (t1'), and/or, wherein the one of the plurality of possible first virtual conversion points in time is determined as the first virtual conversion point in time (t1), which is located at the same position as the first change time (t1') in the signal waveforms of the first signal (S1) and the first other signal (S1 w).

14. Use of at least one first virtual variable-frequency point in time (t1) between a first frequency (f1) of a first signal (S1) emitted by the first object (emitter) and having a first phase distribution and at least one first further frequency (f1w.n) of at least one first further signal (S1w.n) emitted by the first object and having a first further phase distribution, and of a reference point in time (t 3578) between the first frequency (f1) and the at least one first further frequency (f1w.n) of the at least one first further signal (S1w.n) emitted by the first object and having a first further phase distribution, wherein a reference signal is transmitted from the second object before and/or after the reference point in time (t1'), such that the reference signal has a change, in particular a frequency change, at the reference point in time for determining the point in time, the distance, the propagation time and/or for synchronizing the two time measurements,

wherein the first phase distribution of the first signal (S1) at the first object has a first phase relation (phi1.1) with the first further phase distribution of the first further signal (S1w.n), wherein the first phase relation (phi1.1) is predetermined and/or known and/or determined, wherein at least one first virtual point in time of frequency conversion (t1) is determined from the phase distribution of the first signal (S1) received at the second object and the phase distribution of the first further signal (S1w.1) received at the second object as the following points in time: the phase relationship between the interpolated and/or received phase positions of the first signal and the first further signal (S1, s1w.1) corresponds to the point in time of the first phase relationship (phi1.1), wherein in particular the first frequency (f1) and the at least one first further frequency (f1w.n) and the second frequency (f2) and the at least one second further frequency (f2w.n) are both higher than 1 MHz.

15. A device arranged to determine at least one first virtual point in time of frequency conversion (t1) and to transmit a second signal and at least one second further signal, and arranged for synchronization, for measuring signal round trip time and/or measuring signal propagation time and/or measuring round trip offset and/or ranging and/or measuring distance variation, having at least one means for receiving a first signal (S1) and at least one first further signal and for transmitting a second signal and at least one second further signal, arranged to determine at least one virtual point in time of frequency conversion between the first frequency (f1) of the first signal (S1) and the at least one first further frequency (f1w.n) of the at least one first further signal (S1sw.n) according to any of the preceding claims.

16. A device arranged to transmit a first signal (S1) and at least one first further signal (s1w.n), in particular for synchronization, for measuring signal round trip time and/or signal propagation time and/or for measuring phase round trip offset and/or for ranging, having: at least one PLL for generating a first signal (S1) having a first frequency and at least a first further signal (S1w) having a first further frequency, wherein the device is arranged to: -using the knowledge or determination of the phase difference (phi1.n) between the first signal (S1) and the first further signal (s1w.n) to perform a switching between the generation of the first signal (S1) and the generation of the at least one first further signal (s1w.n), in particular at a point of time of variation (t1'), and wherein the device is arranged to receive the second signal (S1) and the at least one second further signal and to determine at least one virtual point of time of frequency conversion between the second frequency (f2) of the second signal (Ss) and the at least second further frequency (f2w.n) of the at least one second further signal (s2w.n) according to any of the preceding claims.

17. A system consisting of at least one device according to the two preceding claims, in particular each device being arranged for jointly carrying out a method according to any one of the preceding claims.