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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Frank Gottwald, Weissach, DE;
Tore Toennesen, Reutlingen, DE;
Dirk Steinbuch, Wimsheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/28 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatusfor detecting and evaluating objects in the vicinity of a vehicle, having transmitting and receiving means for electromagnetic radiation in the Gigahertz range, includes at least one antenna protected by a radome. The radomeis designed as lens-shaped in such a way that beam focusing and/or beam pivoting of the broadcast electromagnetic radiation is made possible.