A device (100) and a method therein for coordinating the operation of a
radar unit (110) and a
wireless communication unit (120) included in the device (100) are disclosed. The device (100) and the method enable the
radar unit (110) to detect interference and thereby mitigate interference or reduce the risk of being interfered with and causing interference. The
radar unit (110) obtains information about interference conditions within a frequency range corresponding to a frequency range used for radar
pulse transmission. The information about the interference conditions may be obtained from the
wireless communication unit (120) included in the device (100) or determined by the radar unit itself, for example using a listen-before-talk process. By making the radar unit (110) aware of the communication of the
wireless communication unit (120), the radar unit (110) may determine when to perform radar transmissions for measurement. In this way, the risk of interference between the wireless communication unit (120) and the radar unit (110) is reduced. Further, taking the interference conditions into account when determining the measurement result improves the accuracy of the measurement, thereby achieving more reliable radar measurements. By modifying any one of the
signal strength, transmission direction and frequency range of the radar pulse based on the obtained interference situation, interference from the radar unit (110) to another communication unit (120) can be reduced and the measurement accuracy can be further improved. In addition, the communication performance of the wireless communication unit (120) can be improved because the radar unit will not transmit when the wireless communication unit (120) is active. Individual measurement results (such as distance) can be weighted differently by factors depending on the RSSI level. The device (100) can be any kind of device including a radar sensor and a wireless communication unit, such as a vehicle, a
smart phone, a modem, a
laptop, a
tablet computer, a wearable device, an
Internet of Things (IoT) device, an electronic health device (such as a wireless heart or respiratory monitor), etc.