A radar apparatus includes transmitting means, receiving means, target detection means, and a cover member. The cover member is positioned opposite at least one of the transmitting means and the receiving means, such as to cover at least one of the transmitting means and the receiving means. The cover member is provided with a first face which is positioned opposite at least one of the transmitting means and the receiving means, and a second face which is on an opposite side from the first face and is not parallel to the first face.

An antenna device comprising: one or more substrates; a first radiating element disposed on a first region of a surface of the one or more substrates that face a cover covering the antenna device: a second radiating element disposed on a second region of the surface of the one or more substrates that face the cover; a first reflecting plate that reflects an electromagnetic wave from the first radiating element; and a second reflecting plate that reflects an electromagnetic wave from the second radiating element, wherein the first reflecting plate and the second reflecting plate take different positions in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the one or more substrates that face the cover, and the first region and the second region are regions that do not overlap each other on the surface of the one or more substrates that face the cover.

An antenna apparatus includes a first antenna array that includes at least one antenna unit, and a first antenna unit in the at least one antenna unit includes a first patch subunit and a first feeder subunit. The first feeder subunit includes a first feeder and a second feeder. A first included angle θ between the first patch subunit and the first feeder satisfies 0<θ<90°. A second included angle β between the first feeder and the second feeder satisfies 0<β<180°.

A radio wave reflection reducing sheet provided with a laminate having a first primary surface and a second primary surface is disclosed. The laminate has: a first resin foam layer having a thickness from 0.05 to 3.00 mm and a density from 0.10 to 0.85 g/cm.sup.3, and a second resin foam layer having a thickness from 0.05 to 3.00 mm and a density from 0.20 to 0.90 g/cm.sup.3. The density of the second resin foam layer is greater than the density of the first resin foam layer. The first resin foam layer and the second resin foam layer are disposed in this order from the first primary surface side.

Embodiments of this application provide an antenna and a preparation method thereof, a millimeter-wave sensor, and a terminal. Gaps exist between a plurality of coupling stubs and a microstrip feeder.

A method for operating a radar system for a vehicle in order to detect at least one target object in the surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the following steps are carried out: providing a first, a second, and at least one third transmit signal, transmitting the provided transmit signals, wherein the transmit signals are transmitted successively via a transmit antenna of the radar system, in each case with partial signals transmitted at time intervals, and the intervals of the partial signals differ for different transmit signals.

This application provides a lens antenna, a detection apparatus, and a communications apparatus. The lens antenna includes a feed source, a radio frequency switch, at least two narrow beam radiation units, and a wide beam radiation unit. The feed source may selectively feed any narrow beam radiation unit or the wide beam radiation unit by using the radio frequency switch.

The narrow beam radiation unit or the wide beam radiation unit may be connected to the feed source by switching of the radio frequency switch. A first radiation region of the wide beam radiation unit covers a second radiation region of each narrow beam radiation unit. The wide beam radiation unit includes a plurality of radiation sub-units, and the plurality of radiation sub-units are connected to the radio frequency switch by using a power splitter. In this way, radiation of the plurality of radiation sub-units forms a wide beam.

A method for forming 3D image data representative of the subsurface of infrastructure located in the vicinity of a moving vehicle. The method includes: rotating a directional antenna, mounted to the moving vehicle, about an antenna rotation axis; performing, using the directional antenna whilst it is rotated about the antenna rotation axis, a plurality of collection cycles in which the directional antenna emits RF energy and receives reflected RF energy; collecting, during each of the plurality of collection cycles performed by the directional antenna.

A GNSS antenna 26 and an inertial measurement unit 25 are placed at a longitudinal center of a unit base 55 mountable onto a work vehicle. A wireless communication unit 27 is placed at the longitudinal one end side of the unit base 55. A wireless communication antenna 28 of the wireless communication unit 27 is placed in a front part of the unit base 55, which is located on the front side of a vehicle body when the unit base 55 is mounted on the work vehicle. The GNSS antenna 26 is provided above the inertial measurement unit 25.

Disclosed is a radar for a vehicle configured to detect objects around a vehicle using an antenna, and the radar includes a substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) in which a plurality of bent slots is formed, at least one processor electrically connected to the substrate-integrated waveguide, and a differential line electrically connecting the substrate-integrated waveguide to the at least one processor.