IP Library Granted Patent US 10,481,250
Granted Patent B2
US 10,481,250 · App. 15/172,128 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Radar antenna system

Inventors: Guo-Shu Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Jeng-Da Li (Hsinchu, TW); Hsin-Lung Hsiao (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
G01S13/4463G01S13/4445G01S13/4454G01S13/4481
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Patent No.
US 10,481,250
App. No.
15/172,128
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radar antenna system comprises a plurality of transmitting sub-arrays; a plurality of receiving sub-arrays; and a transceiving control unit coupled to the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and the plurality of receiving sub-arrays, configured to control the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and the plurality of receiving sub-arrays, such that the radar antenna system selectively operates in one of an amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode and a phase-comparison mono-pulse mode.

Claims (16)

1. A method, applied in a radar antenna system comprising a plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and a plurality of receiving sub-arrays, the method comprising:

determining whether an angle of an object in relation to the radar antenna system is greater a specific value and control the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and the plurality of receiving sub-arrays, such that the radar antenna system selectively operates in one of an amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode and a phase-comparison mono-pulse mode;

when the angle is greater than the specific value, controlling the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and the plurality of receiving sub-arrays such that the radar antenna system operates in the phase-comparison mono-pulse mode;

when the angle is smaller than the specific value, controlling the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays and the plurality of receiving sub-arrays such that the radar antenna system operates in the amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a transmitting distance is a distance between a transmitting sub-array and another transmitting sub-array among the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays, a receiving distance is a distance between a receiving sub-array and another receiving sub-array among the plurality of receiving sub-arrays, the transmitting distance is a specific number times compared with the receiving distance, and the specific number is a number of the plurality of receiving sub-arrays.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving distance is substantially one half of a wavelength of a wireless signal transmitted by the radar antenna system.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein an angular scanning scope of the radar antenna system increases as the receiving distance decreases.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving distance is smaller than one half of a wavelength of a wireless signal transmitted by the radar antenna system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each transmitting sub-array comprises a transmitting phase center, the transmitting phase centers of the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays are aligned with each other; each receiving sub-array comprises a receiving phase center, the receiving phase centers of the plurality of receiving sub-arrays are aligned with each other.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the radar antenna system operates in the phase-comparison mono-pulse mode, the radar antenna system performs wireless transmission via a least a transmitting sub-array of the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays, and performs wireless reception via at least two receiving sub-arrays of the plurality of receiving sub-arrays.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the radar antenna system operates in the amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode, the radar antenna system performs wireless transmission via a least two transmitting sub-arrays of the plurality of transmitting sub-arrays, and performs wireless reception via at least two receiving sub-arrays of the plurality of receiving sub-arrays.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the radar antenna system operates in the amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode or the phase-comparison mono-pulse mode according to the angle of the object in relation to the radar antenna system.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when the radar antenna system operates in the amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode, the radar antenna system forming a plurality of beams towards different directions;

determining whether the angle is greater than the specific value and determining whether to select from the amplitude-comparison mono-pulse mode to the phase-comparison mono-pulse mode according to an energy of an object reflection signal corresponding to at least one of the plurality of beams.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
To: WNC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072255/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: HUANG, GUO-SHU; LI, JENG-DA; HSIAO, HSIN-LUNG
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038792/0134 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 104139079 A · Nov 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170149133A1 · May 25, 2017