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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Stefan Heilmann, Vailhingen/Enz, DE;
Dirk Bechler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Stefan Heilmann, Vailhingen/Enz, DE;
Dirk Bechler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for detecting precipitation using a radar locating device for motor vehicles, that is designed to locate objects in the surroundings of the vehicle, in which method a locating signal (), which is an index for the received power density as a function of the distance (R), is integrated over a first distance range (INT), which is below a limit distance (R) for the detection of precipitation, wherein the locating signal () is additionally integrated over a second distance range (INT), which is above limit distance (R), and for the detection of precipitation, the integrals over the first and second distance range are compared with each other.