Systems and methods for controlling the operation of a vehicular radar system

A system for a vehicle comprising:

• a front end configured to detect one or more objects in an environment surrounding the vehicle with electromagnetic radiation, the front end comprising one or more antenna systems configured to emit and receive electromagnetic radiation;
• a control system configured to control operation of the one or more antenna systems of the front end, the control system comprising:
• a processor;
• a memory device storing logic configured to determine a set of waveforms to be emitted by the one or more antennas and to evaluate return signals received by the one or more antennas in response to the emitted set of waveforms, wherein the logic is trained based on observation to determine relationships between (a) information about the environment surrounding the vehicle and associated parameters determinable from evaluation of the return signals, and (b) corresponding events;
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• the logic comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• provide a first set of waveforms for emission by the one or more antenna systems of the front end;
• analyze return signals received by the one or more antennas in response to the emission of the first set of waveforms;
• generate one or more parameters associated with a first object in the environment surrounding the vehicle from the analysis of the return signals;
• determine a possible event relating to the generated one or more parameters from the analysis of the return signals;
• generate a second set of waveforms based on the generated one or more parameters associated with the first object in the environment surrounding the vehicle, wherein the second set of waveforms is different from the first set of waveforms;
• provide the second set of waveforms for emission by the one or more antenna systems of the front end;
• determine whether to collect additional information about the first object based on the one or more parameters associated with the first object, further in view of whether additional information relating to the determined possible event is prioritized over collecting additional information relating to one or more further objects, and further whether one or more characteristics of return signals received by the one or more antennas in response to the emission of the second set of waveforms indicate that such additional information cannot be obtained;
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• based on the determination whether to collect information about the first object,
• generate a third set of waveforms in response to a determination to collect additional information about the first object, wherein the third set of waveforms is different from the first set of waveforms and the second set of waveforms, or
• return to the first set of waveforms for emission by the one or more antenna systems of the front end.