ACTIVE RADAR SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus, the apparatus being a radar system for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a radar antenna, operable to produce a radar beam; and
a lens assembly including an active lens, the radar beam passing through the lens assembly;
the radar beam having a field of view that is adjustable using the active lens.
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Abstract
An example radar system for a vehicle comprises a radar antenna, operable to produce a radar beam, and a lens assembly including at least one active lens, the radar beam passing through the lens assembly. The radar beam has a field of view that is adjustable using the active lens. In some examples, the active lens comprises a metamaterial, the metamaterial having an adjustable property such as an adjustable negative index, the field of view being adjustable using the adjustable property of the metamaterial.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, the apparatus being a radar system for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a radar antenna, operable to produce a radar beam; and a lens assembly including an active lens, the radar beam passing through the lens assembly; the radar beam having a field of view that is adjustable using the active lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, the apparatus being a radar system for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a radar antenna, operable to produce a radar beam; a lens assembly including an active lens, the radar beam passing through the lens assembly; and an electronic circuit operable to provide an electronic control signal to the active lens, the field of view of the beam being adjustable using the electronic control signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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