A heater for vehicular sensors is configured to pass sensing energy and thereby permit placement of the heater directly over the sensing area in the path of the sensed energy. In this way, direct heating of the sensing area is provided minimizing the energy necessary to prevent icing and improving deicing speed.

The invention relates to a method for producing a heatable radome, a flexible printed circuit board having a metallic structure being used. Said flexible printed circuit board is embossed and is back-molded with a thermoplastic material.

A ranging device is configured to emit a transmitted wave and detect a reflected wave from an object illuminated by the transmitted wave, thereby measuring a distance to the object. At least one of the transmitted wave and the reflected wave is transmitted through a transmission window. A heater is configured to heat the transmission window. A controller is configured to control energization of the heater in response to an outside temperature that is a temperature outside the ranging device and a speed of the vehicle.

A vehicle information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a target outside a vehicle, a communication unit configured to obtain position information of another vehicle by vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the position information obtained by the communication unit and a detection result obtained by the detection unit, whether performance degradation of the detection unit has occurred.

Object:

A plurality of problems of an electromagnetic wave transmissive cover to be installed in an electromagnetic wave irradiation direction of a sensor using an electromagnetic wave are simultaneously eliminated.

Resolution means:

An electromagnetic wave transmissive cover 1 is a member to be installed in an electromagnetic wave irradiation direction of a millimeter wave radar 100 using an electromagnetic wave, and includes a colored resin member 3, a transparent resin member 5, and a transparent heater film 7. The transparent resin member 5 is provided on an opposite side to the millimeter wave radar 100 of the colored resin member 3. The transparent heater film 7 is provided on the opposite side to the millimeter wave radar 100 of the colored resin member 3, includes a wiring pattern formed by copper plating or etching, and has electromagnetic wave transmissivity.

The invention relates to a method for producing a radome, a flexible printed circuit board having a metallic structure being used. Said flexible printed circuit board is embossed and is back-molded with a thermoplastic material and electric contact elements are connected to the flexible printed circuit board. A connector skirt is placed on the contact elements prior to back-molding.

The present disclosure relates to a radar arrangement for a vehicle comprising a design element, such as an emblem or a vehicle light, and a radar device comprising a plurality of radar device units, wherein the radar device and the design element are integrated with each other such that they form one common integral unit. The design element comprises a main body having a cavity that houses the radar device. The cavity may be filled with a filling material, and the radar device may be embedded in the filling material. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle comprising the radar arrangement. The disclosure further relates to a method of manufacturing a radar arrangement.

The radome for vehicles includes a frontal layer (1) and a rear layer (2), both made from thermoplastic material, and it also includes a heating element (3) placed on the frontal layer (1), on its face opposed to the rear layer (2). The method for manufacturing the radome includes forming the frontal layer (1) with the heating element (3) placed on a face of the frontal layer (1); placing the conductive element(s) (5) in the heating element (3) ; forming the rear layer (2); assembling the frontal and rear layers (1, 2), so that the heating element (3) is on the face of the frontal layer (1) opposite to the rear layer (2). Some embodiments provide a radome with a heating function and an outstanding appearance.

A distance measuring device includes a measuring unit, a controlling unit, and an accessory part. The measuring unit includes an applying unit that applies a transmission wave and a detector that detects a reflected wave resulting from the transmission wave. The controlling unit is configured to perform a measurement, by using the measuring unit, a distance to an object to which the transmission wave is applied. The accessory part is attached to the measuring unit and configured to operate when energized. The controlling unit is configured to control energization of the accessory part in accordance with a state of the measurement of the distance performed by using the measuring unit.

A method for operating a heating device for controlling the temperature of a radome of a radar sensor of a vehicle includes the steps of: receiving surroundings data that describe surroundings of the vehicle and/or at least one area of the radome of the vehicle, detecting a deposit of a precipitation on the radome on the basis of the surroundings data, outputting a heating signal to the heating device in order to control the temperature of the radome on the basis of the detected deposit of the precipitation. The surroundings data received are image data from at least one camera of the vehicle. The image data are used to detect the precipitation in the surroundings and/or on the area of the radome.