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Monostatic multi-beam radar sensor, as well as method

US8482454B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Binzer · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Dirk Steinbuch · Wimsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2008
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/93271
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A monostatic multi-beam radar sensor includes a group antenna and a mixer system made up of a plurality of transfer mixers connected to antenna elements of the group antenna. A first number of the transfer mixers is switched to isolation mode and a second number of the transfer mixers is switched to transfer mode in order to realize different directional characteristics for the transmit and receive operation.

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