QUALCOMM Incorporated
UE PASSIVE RF SENSING WITH CELLULAR-BASED BISTATIC/MULTISTATIC RADAR

Abstract:

Techniques are disclosed for determining the location of an object using RF sensing. More specifically, an object may be detected in a wireless data communication network using radar techniques in which one or more base stations act as a transmitter and a mobile device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) acts as a receiver in a bistatic or multi-static radar configuration. By comparing the time a line-of-sight (LOS) signal is received by the mobile device with that of an echo signal from a reflection of an RF signal from the object, a position of the object can be determined. Depending on desired functionality, this position can be determined by the UE, or by a network entity.