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Radar apparatus

US8482457B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2009
Grant dateJul 9, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S7/023
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a radar apparatus capable of accurately calculating the presence direction of an object. The radar apparatus radiates an electromagnetic wave, receives a reflected wave caused by the electromagnetic wave reflected from the object, and detects the presence direction of the object. The radar apparatus includes: an electromagnetic wave radiating section configured to radiate the electromagnetic wave; a reflected wave reception section configured to receive the reflected wave and detect information about the received reflected wave; and a reflected wave type estimation section configured to determine which the type of the received reflected wave received by the reflected wave reception section is, a single reflected wave which is just reflected from an object, or a composite reflected wave which is composed of a plurality of reflected waves, reflected from different objects, that have interfered with each other, based on the information about the received reflected wave.

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