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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Bo Li, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Chunshu Li, San Jose, CA (US);
AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A radio detection and ranging (RADAR) sensor system for vehicles, such as autonomous vehicles, includes a first RADAR sensor configured to provide first RADAR data descriptive of an environment of a vehicle having a first antenna configured to output a first RADAR beam having a first azimuthal component over a first angular range and a second RADAR sensor configured to provide second RADAR data descriptive of the environment of the vehicle, the second RADAR sensor having a second antenna configured to output a second RADAR beam having a second azimuthal component that is narrower than the first azimuthal component of the first RADAR beam, wherein the second RADAR sensor is configured to sweep the second RADAR beam over a second angular range closer to a rear of the vehicle than a front of the vehicle to obtain the second RADAR data.