18729773. Vehicle Having a Plurality of UWB Antenna Modules (Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft)
Vehicle Having a Plurality of UWB Antenna Modules
Organization Name
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Inventor(s)
Daniel Knobloch of Los Gatos CA US
Thorsten Knott of Tuntenhausen DE
Vehicle Having a Plurality of UWB Antenna Modules
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18729773 titled 'Vehicle Having a Plurality of UWB Antenna Modules
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle is disclosed herein including a plurality of antennas for communicating via ultra-wideband (UWB) and a controller for evaluating a UWB signal of a transceiver, which is received by means of the plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas include a first subset of one or more antennas and a second subset of one or more antennas. The controller is configured to determine a receiving direction of the signal in a first plane based on signal components of the signal received by means of the antennas of the first subset, and determine a receiving direction of the signal in a second plane based on signal components of the signal received by means of the antennas of the second subset, wherein the first plane is aligned perpendicularly to the second plane. The controller is further configured to determine a position of the transceiver relative to the vehicle based on the receiving direction of the signal in the first plane and based on a receiving direction of the signal in the second plane.