Radar device
A radar transmitter transmits a radar signal through a transmitting array antenna at a predetermined transmission period, and a radar receiver receives a reflected wave signal which is the radar signal reflected by a target through a receiving array antenna. A transmitting array antenna and a receiving array antenna each include multiple subarray elements, the subarray elements in the transmitting array antenna and the receiving array antenna are linearly arranged in a first direction, each subarray element includes multiple antenna elements, the subarray element has a dimension larger than a predetermined antenna element spacing in the first direction, and an absolute value of a difference between a subarray element spacing of the transmitting array antenna and a subarray element spacing of the receiving array antenna is equal to the predetermined antenna element spacing.
1. A radar device comprising:
a transmitting array antenna;
a receiving array antenna;
a radar transmission circuitry which, in operation, transmits a radar signal through the transmitting array antenna; and
a radar reception circuitry which, in operation, receives a reflected wave signal through the receiving array antenna, wherein the reflected wave signal is the radar signal reflected by an object,
wherein,
the transmitting array antenna includes a plurality of transmitting antennas,
the receiving array antenna includes a plurality of receiving antennas,
the transmitting antennas are linearly arranged in a first direction,
the receiving antennas are linearly arranged in the first direction,
a transmitting antenna pitch of the transmitting array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength,
a receiving antenna pitch of the receiving array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength, and
an absolute value of a difference between the transmitting antenna pitch of the transmitting array antenna and the receiving antenna pitch of the receiving array antenna in the first direction is not smaller than 0.5 wavelength and not larger than 0.75 wavelength.
2. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmitting array antenna and the receiving array antenna form a virtual receiving array antenna including a plurality of virtual receiving antennas, and
a virtual receiving antenna pitch of the virtual receiving array antenna in the first direction is not smaller than 0.5 wavelength and not larger than 0.75 wavelength.
3. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the absolute value of the difference between the transmitting antenna pitch of the transmitting array antenna and the receiving antenna pitch of the receiving array antenna in the first direction is 0.5 wavelength.
4. The radar device according to claim 3 , wherein
the transmitting array antenna and the receiving array antenna form a virtual receiving array antenna including a plurality of virtual receiving antennas, and
a virtual receiving antenna pitch of the virtual receiving array antenna in the first direction is 0.5 wavelength.
5. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the transmitting antennas includes a plurality of transmitting antenna elements, and
each of the receiving antennas includes a plurality of receiving antenna elements.
6. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmitting antennas are further arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
7. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the receiving antennas are further arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
8. The radar device according to claim 1 , wherein
the wavelength is defined by a frequency of the radar signal.
9. A radar device comprising:
a first array antenna;
a second array antenna;
a radar transmission circuitry which, in operation, transmits a radar signal through one of the first array antenna and the second array antenna; and
a radar reception circuitry which, in operation, receives a reflected wave signal through another of the first array antenna and the second array antenna, wherein the reflected wave signal is the radar signal reflected by an object,
wherein,
the first array antenna includes a plurality of first antennas,
the second array antenna includes a plurality of second antennas,
the first antennas are linearly arranged in a first direction,
the second antennas are linearly arranged in the first direction,
a first antenna pitch of the first array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength,
a second antenna pitch of the second array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength, and
an absolute value of a difference between the first antenna pitch of the first array antenna and the second antenna pitch of the second array antenna in the first direction is not smaller than 0.5 wavelength and not larger than 0.75 wavelength.
10. The radar device according to claim 9 , wherein
the first array antenna and the second array antenna form a virtual receiving array antenna including a plurality of virtual receiving antennas, and
a virtual receiving antenna pitch of the virtual receiving array antenna in the first direction is not smaller than 0.5 wavelength and not larger than 0.75 wavelength.
11. The radar device according to claim 9 , wherein
the absolute value of the difference between the first antenna pitch of the first array antenna and the second antenna pitch of the second array antenna in the first direction is 0.5 wavelength.
12. The radar device according to claim 11 , wherein
the first array antenna and the second array antenna form a virtual receiving array antenna including a plurality of virtual receiving antennas, and
a virtual receiving antenna pitch of the virtual receiving array antenna in the first direction is 0.5 wavelength.
13. The radar device according to claim 9 , wherein
each of the first antennas includes a plurality of first antenna elements, and
each of the second antennas includes a plurality of second antenna elements.
14. The radar device according to claim 9 , wherein
the first antennas are further arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
15. The radar device according to claim 9 , wherein
the second antennas are further arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
16. The radar device according to claim 9 , wherein
the wavelength is defined by a frequency of the radar signal.
17. A radar device comprising:
a transmitting array antenna;
a receiving array antenna;
a radar transmission circuitry which, in operation, transmits a radar signal through the transmitting array antenna; and
a radar reception circuitry which, in operation, receives a reflected wave signal through the receiving array antenna, wherein the reflected wave signal is the radar signal reflected by an object,
wherein,
the transmitting array antenna includes a plurality of transmitting antennas,
the receiving array antenna includes a plurality of receiving antennas,
the transmitting antennas are linearly arranged in a first direction,
the receiving antennas are linearly arranged in the first direction,
a transmitting antenna pitch of the transmitting array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength,
a receiving antenna pitch of the receiving array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength, and
an absolute value of a difference between the transmitting antenna pitch of the transmitting array antenna and the receiving antenna pitch of the receiving array antenna in the first direction is a pitch that prevents generation of a grating lobe.
18. A radar device comprising:
a first array antenna;
a second array antenna;
a radar transmission circuitry which, in operation, transmits a radar signal through one of the first array antenna and the second array antenna; and
a radar reception circuitry which, in operation, receives a reflected wave signal through another of the first array antenna and the second array antenna, wherein the reflected wave signal is the radar signal reflected by an object,
wherein,
the first array antenna includes a plurality of first antennas,
the second array antenna includes a plurality of second antennas,
the first antennas are linearly arranged in a first direction,
the second antennas are linearly arranged in the first direction,
a first antenna pitch of the first array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength,
a second antenna pitch of the second array antenna in the first direction is larger than 1 wavelength, and
an absolute value of a difference between the first antenna pitch of the first array antenna and the second antenna pitch of the second array antenna in the first direction is a pitch that prevents generation of a grating lobe.