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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2015
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Michael Schoor, Stuttgart, DE;

Goetz Kuehnle, Hemmingen, DE;

Volker Gross, Ditzingen, DE;

Benedikt Loesch, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/93 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/42 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 21/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 13/424 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3233 (2013.01); H01Q 21/29 (2013.01); H01Q 25/00 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided for detecting at least two objects, particularly using a radar system having the steps of sending out a first radio signal using a first sending device, the first sending device being situated in a horizontal plane having at least two first antenna elements, receiving the radio signal using the at least two first antenna elements, receiving the radio signal using at least two second antenna elements, which are situated in different horizontal positions each above or below corresponding first antenna elements of the horizontally situated antenna elements, calculating respectively one azimuth angle and one angle of elevation from at least two objects located in front of the first antenna elements and the second antenna elements from the first radio signal received by the first antenna elements and from the first radio signal received by the second antenna elements. Furthermore, an antenna array, a radar system, and a vehicle are provided.


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