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Apparatus for estimating arrival-angle and apparatus for beam-forming

US10389421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2016
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A90/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for estimating an arrival-angle of a reception signal and a beam-forming apparatus in a radio wave receiver, such as radar. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for accurately estimating an arrival-angle of a reception signal, or an apparatus for performing the beam-forming of a reception signal by using a multi-reception array antenna, by using a reference value that is obtained by calculating the degree of distortion of the magnitude and phase of a signal for each reception angle.

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