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Radar system in a motor vehicle

  • US 6,630,901 B1
  • Filed: 12/19/2001
  • Issued: 10/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motor vehicle radar system, comprising:

  • a structure including at least one of;

    at least one sensor-radiation transparent body for focusing a sensor beam, and at least one radome without intentional focusing in a beam path; and

    at least one arrangement including electrical printed circuit traces disposed in an area of at least one of the at least one sensor-radiation transparent body and the at least one radome, wherein;

    the at least one arrangement heats at least one of the least one sensor-radiation transparent body and the at least one radome, an electrical power is supplied to the electrical printed circuit traces, and a power control of the supplied electrical power is carried out as a function of operating states and ambient conditions, such that a surface temperature of at least one of the at least one sensor-radiation transparent body and the at least one radome does not exceed a preestablished temperature value.

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