Radar system with an active lens for adjustable field of view
US7724180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93277
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example radar system for a vehicle comprises a radar antenna, operable to produce a radar beam, and a lens assembly including at least one active lens, the radar beam passing through the lens assembly. The radar beam has a field of view that is adjustable using the active lens. In some examples, the active lens comprises a metamaterial, the metamaterial having an adjustable property such as an adjustable negative index, the field of view being adjustable using the adjustable property of the metamaterial.
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