Antenna array for a radar sensor
US11251542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/0006
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna array for a radar sensor, having an antenna designed as a group antenna and operable as a transmit antenna and having an antenna configuration operable as a receive antenna, wherein the array has, in addition to the first antenna designed as a group antenna, a second antenna operable as a transmit antenna that has a smaller aperture than the first antenna, and the first and second antenna are designed for the transmission of radar waves having polarization orthogonal to one another, and the antenna configuration operable as a receive antenna is sensitive to both directions of polarization.
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