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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2021
Man Truck & Bus SE, Munich, DE;
Fabian Kuttenreich, Munich, DE;
Susann Hofmann, Munich, DE;
MAN Truck & Bus SE, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a radar reflector () for reflecting radar radiation (), comprising at least one reflection element () rotatable about a central axis () of the radar reflector () and an adjusting device () for changing and/or parameterizing a characteristic of a radar echo () of the radar reflector (). At least one of the following parameters can be changed by means of the adjusting device (): the angular velocity ω of rotational motion of the at least one reflection element () about the central axis (); an effective reflection area of the at least one reflection element (); and a fastening position p of the at least one reflection element () relative to the central axis (). The invention also relates to a system for controlling automated operation of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one radar reflector of this type, and to a motor vehicle (), which has a radar sensor () and is designed to automatedly carry out a predefined sequence of driving maneuvers in accordance with a sensed characteristic of the radar echo of the radar reflector.