Vehicle radar system with blind spot detection
First Claim
1. A vehicle radar system for monitoring a blind spot of a vehicle, comprising:
- a radar transmitter mounted on the vehicle, the vehicle having a longitudinal axis running between a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the vehicle and running along a line of travel of the vehicle; and
a transmitting antenna array coupled to the radar transmitter, the radar transmitter and transmitting antenna array transmitting radiation in a pattern into a region adjacent to the vehicle, the pattern comprising a first radiation lobe, a second radiation lobe, and a null region between the first and second radiation lobes, the null region pointing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle radar system for monitoring a blind spot of a vehicle includes a radar transmitter mounted on the vehicle and a transmitting antenna coupled to the radar transmitter. The transmitting antenna transmits radiation in a pattern into a region adjacent to the vehicle, the pattern comprising a first radiation lobe and a second radiation lobe. A null region of the pattern between the first lobe and the second lobe is directed into the region approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the longitudinal axis running between a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the vehicle and running along a line of travel of the vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle radar system for monitoring a blind spot of a vehicle, comprising:
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a radar transmitter mounted on the vehicle, the vehicle having a longitudinal axis running between a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the vehicle and running along a line of travel of the vehicle; and a transmitting antenna array coupled to the radar transmitter, the radar transmitter and transmitting antenna array transmitting radiation in a pattern into a region adjacent to the vehicle, the pattern comprising a first radiation lobe, a second radiation lobe, and a null region between the first and second radiation lobes, the null region pointing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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