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FMCW radar sensor for motor vehicles

US8922422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Klar · Magstadt, DE
Thomas Binzer · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Stefan Heilmann · Lambach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2009
Grant date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/9325
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

FMCW radar sensor for motor vehicles, having at least one antenna element and a modulation device for feeding the antenna element using a frequency-modulated transmission signal, whose frequency periodically sweeps a frequency band, characterized in that the antenna element has multiple subelements, which are positioned in a vertical column and fed serially, and the modulation device is implemented for the purpose of variably setting the frequency position of the frequency band.

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