Apparatus, system, and method of generating radar target information

A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a radar device to:

• determine a plurality of potential targets based on radar receive (Rx) data, the radar Rx data based on radar signals of a radar antenna;
• identify one or more true targets in the plurality of potential targets by:
• identifying a first potential target and a second potential target, which are at a same angle relative to the radar antenna;
• classifying the first potential target as a first true target based on a determination that a range between the first potential target and the radar antenna is shorter than a range between the second potential target and the radar antenna;
• and
• classifying the second potential target as a second true target or as a ghost target of the first true target according to a classification criterion, which is based on the range between the second potential target and the radar antenna and the range between the first potential target and the radar antenna;
• and
• generate radar target information corresponding to the one or more true targets.

A vehicle comprising:

• a system controller configured to control one or more vehicular systems of the vehicle based on radar information;
• and
• a radar device configured to generate the radar information, the radar device comprising:
• a radar antenna comprising a plurality of Transmit (Tx) antennas to transmit Tx radar signals, and a plurality of Receive (Rx) antennas to receive Rx radar signals based on the Tx radar signals;
• and
• a processor configured to generate the radar information based on radar Rx data, the radar Rx data based on the Rx radar signals, the processor configured to:
• determine a plurality of potential targets based on the radar Rx data;
• identify one or more true targets in the plurality of potential targets by:
• identifying a first potential target and a second potential target, which are at a same angle relative to the radar antenna;
• classifying the first potential target as a first true target based on a determination that a range between the first potential target and the radar antenna is shorter than a range between the second potential target and the radar antenna;
• and
• classifying the second potential target as a second true target or as a ghost target of the first true target according to a classification criterion, which is based on the range between the second potential target and the radar antenna and the range between the first potential target and the radar antenna;
• and
• generate the radar information comprising radar target information corresponding to the one or more true targets.