18975205. Dielectric Waveguide Radar Signal Distribution (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED)
Dielectric Waveguide Radar Signal Distribution
Organization Name
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor(s)
Baher S. Haroun of Allen TX US
Dielectric Waveguide Radar Signal Distribution
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18975205 titled 'Dielectric Waveguide Radar Signal Distribution
Original Abstract Submitted
Radar systems are provided for transmitting radar signals using one or more flexible dielectric waveguides (DWGs), each having a core member surrounded by a cladding, in which the core and cladding have different dielectric constants. A single radar circuit may be used to generate radar signals that are distributed, via the DWGs, to multiple launch structures placed at various locations on a vehicle. In an example, a launch structure, coupled to a port of the radar circuit, has an outer surface that is configured to couple to an inner surface of a body part of an external structure to emit a radar signal through the outer surface in a path that extends through the body part, in which the body part is non-transparent to light and does not have an opening in the path of the radar signal.
