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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Junzoh Tsuchiya, Kobe, JP;
Kenji Oka, Kobe, JP;
Ryuichi Hashimoto, Kobe, JP;
Norihisa Nishimoto, Kobe, JP;
Kenta Shirahige, Kobe, JP;
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
An antenna apparatus includes: an antenna array that: i) includes a plurality of antennas arranged next to each other in a predetermined direction, ii) is supplied with power from a power source, and iii) transmits radio waves; and a plurality of dummy antennas that: i) are provided on opposite sides of the antenna array in the predetermined direction, ii) are supplied with power from an electric field leaked from the antennas of the antenna array, and iii) transmit radio waves. Thus, it is possible to prevent an accuracy of detecting a target from deteriorating.