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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Masahira Akasu, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an FM-CW radar apparatus, while a distance and velocity of a target are measured by simultaneously transmitting an FM modulation wave along a frequency-up direction and an FM modulation wave along a frequency-down direction toward this target, physically-required radar signal measuring time thereof can be reduced by ½. The FM-CW radar apparatus is arranged by employing: a transmission unit for separately producing a first FM modulation wave along a frequency-up direction and a second FM modulation wave along a frequency-down direction to transmit both the first FM modulation wave and the second FM modulation wave at the same time; a reception unit for receiving reflection waves reflected from an object, which are caused by the first and second FM modulation waves; a beat signal detection unit for detecting a first beat signal and a second beat signal in a separate manner between the reflection waves and the first and second FM modulation waves; and an analysis apparatus for analyzing frequency components of the first and second beat signals so as to measure a distance of the object and also a velocity of the object.