Radar installation and calibration systems and methods are provided. In one example, a controller of a radar system receives installation parameters associated with an installation of a radar system. A present orientation of a radar device of the radar system is determined and compared to the installation parameters to determine a deviation of the present orientation from the installation parameters. The deviation is sent to a coordinating device associated with the radar device to cause the deviation to be outputted as installation feedback through the coordinating device. Related systems and methods are also provided.

The invention is related to an automotive lighting device (10) comprising a light source (1) configured to emit light in a light direction (dl), a sensor (2) and a cover (3). The sensor (2) is configured to acquire information outside the lighting device by emitting a wave in a sensor direction (d2), the wavelength of the wave being comprised between 1 mm and 1 cm. The cover (3) comprises a first portion (31) located in the light direction and a second portion (32) located in the sensor direction, the second portion (32) comprising a sensor region (33) having a refractive index and a thickness which is comprised between 0.8 and 1.2 times an ideal thickness, the ideal thickness being equal to a natural number multiplied by the wavelength and divided by two times the refractive index.

A method comprises emitting detection radiation into a container; receiving a reflection of the emitted radiation from contents of the container; interpreting the received reflection to determine the contents of the container.

Disclosed are a composition for a radar penetration cover of a vehicle which may improve dielectric properties while maintaining excellent mechanical physical properties, and the radar penetration cover including the same. The composition for a radar penetration cover includes: an amount of about 60 to 70 wt % of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), an amount of about 10 to 20 wt % of polycarbonate (PC), and an amount of about 11.5 to 27.8 wt % of an additive including polypropylene (PP) having maleic anhydride (MAH) grafted to an end group and a glass fiber (GF), wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

A vehicle lamp module and a vehicle including the vehicle lamp module are provided. The vehicle lamp module includes a beam pattern forming part to form a beam pattern of light irradiated externally from a vehicle, a sensor part provided at one side of the beam pattern forming part to sense an external region including the beam pattern, a driving part coupled to one side of the sensor part to provide a driving force for rotating the sensor part to change the external region that the sensor part faces, and a connection part interposed between the beam pattern forming part and the sensor part to selectively connect or disconnect the beam pattern forming part and the sensor part with or from each other.

A sensor lens assembly includes a cylindrical sensor body including a lower surface, a sensor lens surface, and a side surface extending between the lower surface and an outer edge of the sensor lens surface, a sensor enclosed within the cylindrical sensor body and adjacent to the sensor lens surface, and a nozzle configured to deliver a fluid near a center point of the sensor lens surface. The sensor lens surface is concave and rotates relative to the side surface of the cylindrical sensor body such that centrifugal force causes the fluid to form a film on the sensor lens surface that acts as a barrier, cushion, and particle collecting medium on the sensor lens surface.

Disclosed are aspects of a radar system for a vehicle that includes a radar circuit for generating and processing radar signals, wherein the radar circuit includes a ground plane connector for an electrical connection with an antenna ground plane. The radar system also includes a radar antenna assembly for transmitting radar signals into a traffic space and for receiving radar signals reflected by objects present in the traffic space. The radar system further includes a component of the vehicle. The ground plane connector is electrically connected to the component of the vehicle.

The present disclosure relates to a radar apparatus including a circuit board provided inside a housing having an upper side open, and on which an RF element is mounted on an upper surface, and a cavity having an open lower side and coupled to the upper surface of the circuit board for accommodating the RF element, wherein the cavity includes a coupling portion extending downwardly in a region of a surface coupled to the circuit board, and the coupling portion is inserted into a coupling hole formed in the circuit board to contact a ground plane of the circuit board.

Methods and devices for estimating a component transmission loss are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes receiving a desired substrate criterion of a desired substrate, and receiving a desired coating criterion of a desired coating. A component includes the desired substrate and the desired coating. A coating criterion value is received, where the coating criterion value quantifies the desired coating criterion. A desired coating permittivity is estimated for the desired coating, using the coating criterion value, and an estimated component transmission loss of radar signal through the component is produced.

Apparatus are provided for a sensor platform. The sensor platform includes a sensor mount adapted to receive a sensing device, and a first articulation system that has a first rotational axis. The sensor platform includes a second articulation system that has a second rotational axis, and the second rotational axis is different than the first rotational axis. The sensor platform includes a base that supports the first articulation system, the second articulation system and the sensor mount. The first articulation system and the second articulation system are independently movable to define two degrees of freedom for positioning the sensor platform.