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Radar apparatus

US9097796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2011
Grant dateAug 4, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S13/931
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A radar apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a signal processor. The transmitter outputs a radar wave. The receiver includes a plurality of receiving antennas and a plurality of receiving devices. Each of the receiving devices mixes a reception signal from the corresponding receiving antenna with a local signal and outputs a beat signal. The signal processor samples the beat signal while selecting one of the receiving devices in order with a selecting period that is less than a half of a sampling period. The signal processor samples the beat signal with the sampling period and derives position information of a target by pair matching of peaks of a rising-modulation signal and a falling-modulation signal of the beat signal.

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