Vehicle radar system with blind spot detection
US10042050B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9315
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle radar system for monitoring a blind spot of a vehicle includes a radar transmitter mounted on the vehicle and a transmitting antenna coupled to the radar transmitter. The transmitting antenna transmits radiation in a pattern into a region adjacent to the vehicle, the pattern comprising a first radiation lobe and a second radiation lobe. A null region of the pattern between the first lobe and the second lobe is directed into the region approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the longitudinal axis running between a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the vehicle and running along a line of travel of the vehicle.
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