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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Mingjian Li, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
This document describes a twin line fed dipole array antenna that may be coupled to several different types of feed networks in a space-efficient manner. The antenna makes use of a twin line feed to a plurality of dipoles that minimizes cross-polarization. The antenna may be manufactured on a printed circuit board (PCB) and has a centered feed slot that is easily coupled to several different types of waveguides or a microstrip. In some implementations, the dipole elements may have an approximately rectangular shape. In other implementations, the dipole elements may have an approximately bowtie shape, round shape, oval shape, C-shape, or L-shape. The size and placement of the dipole elements may be optimized for certain operating frequencies of the radar system to which the antenna is coupled.