Apparatus and method for determination of a direction to an object

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7764221
APP PUB NO 20080150790A1
SERIAL NO

11666832

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An apparatus includes a plurality of sensor modules that are disposed at spacings with respect to one another, each sensor module having a local oscillator device. The oscillator device generates an oscillator signal that is passed on to a transmit/receive device, and the oscillator signal is radiated. The transmit/receive device is set up such that it can receive signals reflected from the object. A phase detection device is coupled at one input to the oscillator device and at a second input to the transmit/receive device. Based on the oscillator signal and the received reflected signals, the phase detection device determines a phase signal. A control and signal-processing device determines, based on the spacings of the sensor modules with respect to one another and the phase signals, a direction of the object with respect to the sensor module.

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  • ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Irion, Hans Winnenden, DE 10 298
Menzel, Wolfgang Ulm, DE 3 266
Steinhauer, Matthias Steinheim, DE 13 37
Voigtlaender, Klaus Wangen, DE 42 821

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