Radar apparatus and an antenna apparatus
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to radar and antenna technique, and more particularly, to a radar apparatus and an antenna apparatus having antenna configuration of arranging a plurality of array antennas capable of concentrating antenna gain on a direction for sensing.
1. A radar apparatus comprising:
an antenna unit having: a long range transmission antenna unit with a plurality of long range transmission array antennas; a short range transmission antenna unit with one or more short range transmission array antenna; and a reception antenna unit with a plurality of reception array antennas; and
a signal transmission and reception unit for transmitting a signal through at least one of the long range transmission antenna unit and the short range transmission antenna unit, and receiving an echo signal of the transmitted signal reflected off surroundings through the reception antenna unit,
wherein the long range transmission array antenna arranged in the middle of the plurality of long range transmission array antennas has the longest length and lengths of the other long range transmission array antennas decrease from the middle toward both sides,
wherein the number of the plurality of the long range transmission array antennas is proportional to a sensing distance of a reference long sensing range, the number of the one or more short range transmission antenna is proportional to a sensing distance of a reference short sensing range, and the number of the plurality of long range transmission array antennas is larger than the number of the one or more short range array antenna.
2. The radar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the long range transmission antenna unit, the short range transmission antenna unit, the reception antenna unit and the signal transmission and reception unit are mounted on one side of a printed circuit board.
3. The radar apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a length of a first area on which the long range transmission antenna unit is to be mounted is longer than lengths of a second area on which the short range transmission antenna unit is to be mounted, a third area on which the reception antenna unit is to be mounted and a fourth area on which the signal transmission and reception unit is to be mounted.
4. The radar apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a protective member coupled to the top side of the printed circuit board to cover the signal transmission and reception unit for protecting the signal transmission and reception unit mounted on the printed circuit board.
5. The radar apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the protective member has a size to cover only the fourth area of the printed circuit board on which the signal transmission and reception unit is mounted.
6. The radar apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a power divider for controlling power to be supplied to each of the plurality of the long range transmission array antennas and the one or more short range transmission array antenna.
7. A radar apparatus comprising:
an antenna unit having: a long range transmission antenna unit with a plurality of long range transmission array antennas; a short range transmission antenna unit with one or more short range transmission array antenna; and a reception antenna unit with a plurality of reception array antennas; and
a signal transmission and reception unit for transmitting signal through at least one of the long range transmission antenna unit and the short range transmission antenna unit, and receiving echo signal of the transmitted signal reflected off surroundings through the reception antenna unit,
wherein the long range transmission array antenna arranged in the middle of the plurality of long range transmission array antennas is the longest and the other long range transmission array antennas become shorter from the middle toward both sides,
wherein the number of the plurality of the long range transmission array antennas is determined to be inversely proportional to a sensing angle of a predetermined long sensing range, the number of the one or more short range transmission antenna is determined to be inversely proportional to a sensing angle of a predetermined short sensing range, and the number of the plurality of long range transmission array antenna is larger than the number of the one or more short range array antenna.
8. The radar apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the long range transmission antenna unit, the short range transmission antenna unit, the reception antenna unit and the signal transmission and reception unit are mounted on one side of a printed circuit board.
9. The radar apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a length of a first area on which the long range transmission antenna unit is to be mounted is longer than lengths of a second area on which the short range transmission antenna unit is to be mounted, a third area on which the reception antenna unit is to be mounted and a fourth area on which the signal transmission and reception unit is to be mounted.
10. The radar apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a protective member coupled to the top side of the printed circuit board to cover the signal transmission and reception unit for protecting the signal transmission and reception unit mounted on the printed circuit board.
11. The radar apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the protective member has a size to cover only the fourth area of the printed circuit board on which the signal transmission and reception unit is mounted.
12. The radar apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a power divider for controlling power to be supplied to each of the plurality of the long range transmission array antennas and the one or more short range transmission array antenna.