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    United States: (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0242535 A1

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    This patent application describes an electronic scanning radar apparatus and methods for estimating the direction of arrival of received waves. The apparatus includes an antenna array, a signal processing unit that generates beat signals from transmitted and received waves, and resolves the beat signals into frequencies. It also includes an azimuth detecting unit that calculates the direction of arrival of received waves based on complex data from the beat signals. The azimuth detecting unit extends the complex data to increase the data points, and then calculates the direction of arrival based on the extended complex data. This allows for more accurate estimation of the received wave direction.

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    This patent application describes an electronic scanning radar apparatus and methods for estimating the direction of arrival of received waves. The apparatus includes an antenna array, a signal processing unit that generates beat signals from transmitted and received waves, and resolves the beat signals into frequencies. It also includes an azimuth detecting unit that calculates the direction of arrival of received waves based on complex data from the beat signals. The azimuth detecting unit extends the complex data to increase the data points, and then calculates the direction of arrival based on the extended complex data. This allows for more accurate estimation of the received wave direction.

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    This patent application describes an electronic scanning radar apparatus and methods for estimating the direction of arrival of received waves. The apparatus includes an antenna array, a signal processing unit that generates beat signals from transmitted and received waves, and resolves the beat signals into frequencies. It also includes an azimuth detecting unit that calculates the direction of arrival of received waves based on complex data from the beat signals. The azimuth detecting unit extends the complex data to increase the data points, and then calculates the direction of arrival based on the extended complex data. This allows for more accurate estimation of the received wave direction.

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    United States: (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0242535 A1

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    This patent application describes an electronic scanning radar apparatus and methods for estimating the direction of arrival of received waves. The apparatus includes an antenna array, a signal processing unit that generates beat signals from transmitted and received waves, and resolves the beat signals into frequencies. It also includes an azimuth detecting unit that calculates the direction of arrival of received waves based on complex data from the beat signals. The azimuth detecting unit extends the complex data to increase the data points, and then calculates the direction of arrival based on the extended complex data. This allows for more accurate estimation of the received wave direction.

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    US 20120242535A1

    (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0242535 A1
    KANAMOTO
    (54) ELECTRONIC SCANNING RADAR APPARATUS, RECEIVED WAVE DIRECTION ESTIMATING METHOD, AND RECEIVED
    WAVE DIRECTION ESTIMATING PROGRAM
    (52)

    (43) Pub. Date:

    Sep. 27, 2012

    US. Cl. ...................................................... .. 342/158

    (57)

    ABSTRACT

    (75) Inventor:

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    (JP)
    (73) Assignee: Honda elesys Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi (JP)

    (21) App1.No.:
    (22) Filed:

    13/333,405
    Dec. 21, 2011

    An electronic scanning radar apparatus mounted on a moving object includes a receiving unit including a plurality of anten nas receiving a received Wave arriving from a target having re?ected a transmitted Wave, a beat signal generating unit generating a beat signal from the transmitted Wave and the received Wave, a frequency resolving unit resolving the beat

    signal inbeat frequencies and to calculate complex data based

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