Partial covering radome for a radar unit
US9024804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93276
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sensor assembly that integrates a camera and a radar sensor is described herein. The sensor assembly includes a housing configured to partially enclose the camera and the radar sensor, and define a partial radome that partially intrudes into the radar beam. The partial radome is configured such that after passing through the partial radome a first phase angle of the first portion of the radar beam differs from a second phase angle of the second portion of the radar beam by an amount substantially corresponding to an integer number of three hundred sixty degrees (360°) of phase angle shift. The partial radome provides glare shield to the camera, protection to assembly, and is configured to minimally effect radar performance.
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