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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Kenneth V. Puglia, Westford, MA (US);
Kenneth V. Puglia, Westford, MA (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A radar system and method for determining the range and, optionally, the azimuth of a target, while maintaining a high transmitting duty factor is provided. A waveform generator is connected to an antenna aperture by a transmit-receive switch, and the waveform is transmitted for more than half of the period of time of the sum of the transmission period and the receiving period. For a frequency-modulated continuous-wave waveform (FMCW), the receiver may be turned on for short intervals at a rate which is at least the Nyquist rate for the signal received from at target. A monopulse or frequency-scanned antenna may be used to determine azimuth as well as range.