US20080198062A1 - Method for Operation of a Radar Sensor - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for operation of a radar sensor in the near area for production of a detectable coverage field for the identification of people and/or stationary objects by means of an antenna.
- the coverage field is too complex to determine and to adjust.
- the position of the radar sensor for example in the wall, must be inclined or changed manually.
- Corresponding radar sensors are used, for example, on automatic doors and gates, which are used to open and close the doors and gate and at the same time prevent people being jammed in them or injured.
- the sensors can be constructed on the basis of passive infrared, active infrared, ultrasound and radar.
- Motion sensors and presence sensors are frequently also combined in one appliance. For example, a radar motion sensor is frequently used in conjunction with an active infrared presence sensor.
- the senor and evaluation electronics are frequently separated from one another in the housing, thus necessitating an additional separate holder and further connectors, etc.
- a further disadvantage is that conventional radar sensors require a large installation volume and an undesirable installation depth, and simple manual setting, or adjustment is impossible.
- infrared sensors may be provided, which can disadvantageously be influenced by stray light so that the sensors do not operate uniformly and continuously, particularly in the presence of sunlight.
- conventional radar sensors with integrated infrared presence sensors cannot be used everywhere owing to the character of the ground or floor, and different ground or floor reflection levels. The reflection behavior in the case of conventional infrared presence sensors must be entered in the sensor and must be trimmed, and this is undesirable.
- the conventional system must itself be adjusted and regulated out over each type of ground or floor. Certain types of ground or floor do not provide adequate reflection, so that it is not possible to use conventional sensors or radar sensors. Air movements can undesirably influence the process, particularly in the case of ultrasound sensors.
- the present invention is based on the object of providing a method and a radar sensor for carrying out the method, which overcome the stated disadvantages and by means of which a coverage field can be set and changed easily in a simple and cost-effective manner.
- a further aim is that it should be continuously possible to check the serviceability of the radar sensor during operation.
- a further aim is to considerably reduce the manufacturing costs, installation costs and adjustment costs.
- a radar sensor it has been found to be particularly advantageous for a radar sensor to have a plurality of slot antennas, which are provided on a base surface, in order to change the coverage field electronically.
- the dynamic radar sensor may additionally have an associated presence sensor, which is likewise provided with an electronically adjustable coverage field.
- the coverage field can be influenced by the number of corresponding slot antennas and by the arrangement of the corresponding slot antennas with respect to one another on the base surface.
- the coverage field can be adjusted for a specific type, for example by means of a remote control, which stores the values for one specific type and transmits them to the corresponding radar sensor.
- the slot antennas, the presence sensor and the evaluation electronics, possibly as well as an auxiliary antenna are used in a form integrated in a base body, with the electronics being provided, for example, on a rear face of the base body.
- the present invention also has the advantage that the size as well as the position of the coverage field that is produced, as well as the emission angle ⁇ , can be influenced by means of the selectable distance A and/or the distance B between two slot antennas which are arranged one above the other and/or two slot antennas which are arranged alongside one another. This makes it possible, in particular, to accurately detect moving objects in the dynamic field that is produced, as the coverage field.
- a presence sensor may be associated with the radar sensor, in particular the dynamic radar sensor.
- the presence sensor it is also intended to be within the scope of the present invention for the presence sensor to be used autonomously and independently of the radar sensor, in order to identify static objects in a presence field.
- the presence sensor can be aligned with a desired width and length and, in particular, by the use of one transmitter and one receiver, in particular by determining the angles of the phase-shifted received signals, to locate and determine the position and the size of the object. This is likewise intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
- the presence sensor is preferably a radar sensor, in particular an FMCW radar sensor, with an integrated independent auxiliary antenna for carrying out self-tests.
- An identifiable output signal is produced at the receiving antenna by influencing the useful field energy. This makes it possible to check the entire signal path including the antennas within the sensor system.
- the present invention has the advantage that suitable and selectable coverage fields can be produced in particular by the formation of different arrangements of slot antennas and can still be changed electronically, for example by means of a remote control.
- the slot antennas essentially form the motion sensor or dynamic sensor, with the presence sensor being used only for distance and phase measurement in order to identify a stationary obstruction.
- the position or size of the coverage field can also be adjusted electronically by means of a remote control, in which case these self-tests can be carried out by means of an integrated, independent auxiliary antenna.
- the presence sensor as well as the radar sensor
- the radar sensor can be accommodated either individually or else in a combined form in a common radar sensor or combination sensor, and can be mounted on door frames, walls, in front of corresponding doors, gates or the like, without any corresponding mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
- any desired combinations of presence and motion sensors and/or radar sensors are possible. These are likewise intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 a shows a schematically illustrated plan view of a radar sensor according to the invention
- FIG. 1 b shows schematically illustrated side views of one possible usage position of the radar sensor shown in FIG. 1 a;
- FIGS. 2 a to 4 each show plan views of further exemplary embodiments of further radar seniors.
- FIGS. 5 a and 5 b show further exemplary embodiments of the radar sensors as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , in each case in the form of side views.
- the radar sensor R 1 comprises a base body 1 which has an outer base surface 2 that is preferably formed from metal.
- a plurality of antennas, in particular slot antennas 3 are provided in the base surface 2 , and/or are formed from the base surface 2 .
- the slot antennas 3 are preferably in the form of a dielectric from the base surface 2 , or are cut out of it as a dielectric. Any desired antennas of widely different types and configurations may be used as antennas 3 . However, it is preferable to use slot antennas 3 .
- an arrangement 4 formed from the individual slot antennas 3 is provided centrally in the base plate 2 , so that this makes it possible to generate a specific wavefront which produces a desired coverage field 5 or dynamic field D at an emission angle ⁇ , see FIG. 1 b.
- the emission angle ⁇ can be influenced to determine and localize the coverage field 5 only by means of the distances A and/or B, which may be selected or designed to be different, between the slot antennas 3 , which are provided arranged one above the other and alongside one another in the base plate 2 .
- variation of the distance A and/or B between the two slot antennas 3 allows the emission angle ⁇ to be influenced and the width and size of the coverage field 5 at a specific point to be determined.
- a radar sensor R 1 as a function of a specific installation height M H , and which can be produced specifically for any installation location. If required, the coverage field can also be finely adjusted by remote control by means of appropriate phase shifting.
- the emission angle ⁇ and the field size can be influenced and varied by electronic control of the energy levels emitted from the individual antenna elements, in particular slot antennas 3 .
- electronic adjustment capabilities can be achieved by obtaining and evaluating the phase information, that is to say evaluation of the frequency and phase, allowing electronic scanning and electronic field limiting of the coverage field. It is thus also possible to influence changing installation heights M H in the radar sensor R 1 .
- a plurality of slot antennas 3 may be provided one above the other as well as a plurality of slot antennas 3 alongside one another, preferably at the same height in the base surface 2 of the radar sensor R 1 .
- a first arrangement 6 . 1 is preferably formed from 3 slot antennas which are arranged one above the other and parallel to one another, with a second arrangement of virtually identical slot antennas 3 being formed alongside this, and at a distance from it.
- the respective adjacent slot antennas 3 in the arrangements 6 . 1 . 6 . 2 are at the same height.
- FIGS. 2 a to 2 c show a sensor R 2 in which two or four slot antennas 3 are provided, with in each case two arrangements 6 . 1 being aligned one above the other and two arrangements 6 . 2 being aligned alongside one another in the base plate 2 . Furthermore, it is likewise possible to influence the size and the emission angle ⁇ of the received field 5 .
- FIG. 3 shows a radar sensor R 3 in which two arrangements 6 . 1 , 6 . 2 are provided alongside one another, and are each composed of four slot antennas 3 arranged one above the other.
- FIG. 4 shows a radar sensor R 4 which is formed from three arrangements 6 . 1 to 6 . 3 , which are arranged alongside one another and are each formed from three slot antennas 3 arranged one above the other.
- the scope of the invention is also intended to cover, in particular, at least two arrangements 6 . 1 , 6 . 2 being formed from at least two slot antennas 3 alongside one another, in which case a plurality of arrangements 6 . 1 to 6 . 3 can be formed alongside one another, with any desired number of slot antennas 3 in the base surface 2 .
- the size of the coverage field 5 can be influenced as a function of the emission angle ⁇ , as a function of a selectable and predetermined or determinable installation height M H , as is indicated in particular in FIG. 1 b.
- the emission angle ⁇ is likewise determined via the installation height M H , which is generally predetermined, and over a selectable and determinable emission angle ⁇ based on the arrangement of the slot antennas 3 in the base surface 2 of the radar sensor R 1 , in order to produce the coverage field 5 in a desired dynamic field D at a desired distance from the sensor R 1 .
- the size of the coverage field 5 and the distance from the sensor to the coverage field 5 can be influenced in particular via the arrangement of the slot antenna 3 for a predetermined or selected installation height M H .
- At least one presence sensor 7 which is indicated in FIGS. 1 a and 1 b here and is provided in one side surface 8 , can be associated with the radar sensor R 1 to R 4 .
- the presence sensor 7 can also be produced autonomously as a single component.
- the side surfaces 8 and base surface 2 are preferably formed at an angle to one another, in particular at right angles to one another, so that the presence sensor 7 can be used to detect an additional coverage field 9 or presence field P.
- This additional coverage field 9 is used, for example, to identify a stationary obstruction, for example in the movement area of a door or a gate.
- Another important feature of the present invention is that fine setting or adjustment of the emission angle ⁇ is possible, for example for fine setting or fine adjustment, for example by means of a remote control by phase shifting the individual reflective received signals between the slot antennas 3 .
- This allows the size of and the distance of the coverage field 5 to be influenced and varied very easily by means of a remote control, thus ensuring that installation involves extremely little effort.
- the radar sensor R 1 can be configured very easily via a remote control.
- a first installed radar sensor prefferably configured, and for these parameters to be stored in the remote control in order to just transmit this data via the remote control to the subsequent, further radar sensors that need to be set.
- This is likewise intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
- each radar sensor R 1 to R 4 and/or presence sensors 7 it is also intended to be within the scope of the present invention to have the capability for each radar sensor R 1 to R 4 and/or presence sensors 7 to have at least one associated auxiliary antenna 10 , which draws energy from the existing radar sensor.
- a test supply which may be at the same frequencies as or at different frequencies from the antenna, in particular the slot antenna 3 , can be produced in particular by loading the actual field of the radar sensor R 1 to R 4 as well as that of the presence sensor 7 .
- the corresponding signals can generate the test signal permanently, so that the serviceability of the radar sensor and/or the presence sensor 7 can be checked all the time.
- the auxiliary antenna 10 may be designed to be autonomous, and can check the serviceability of the radar sensor R 1 to R 4 and/or that of the presence sensor 7 as well all the time.
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A method for close-proximity operation of a radar sensor for the generation of a usable detection field, for the recognition of people and/or stationary objects by an antenna, whereby the detection field can be altered or adjusted electronically.
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- The invention relates to a method for operation of a radar sensor in the near area for production of a detectable coverage field for the identification of people and/or stationary objects by means of an antenna.
- In the case of conventional radar sensors, which generally also have associated stationary sensors as well as infrared transmitters and sensors, the coverage field is too complex to determine and to adjust. When it is intended to change the coverage field, then the position of the radar sensor, for example in the wall, must be inclined or changed manually.
- This change in the position of the radar sensor about its position, for example with respect to a wall or with respect to a specific object, is highly complex and inaccurate.
- In particular for the determination of stationary obstructions by means of a distance and phase measurement, a coverage field cannot always be set very accurately, and this is undesirable.
- Corresponding radar sensors are used, for example, on automatic doors and gates, which are used to open and close the doors and gate and at the same time prevent people being jammed in them or injured. The sensors can be constructed on the basis of passive infrared, active infrared, ultrasound and radar. Motion sensors and presence sensors are frequently also combined in one appliance. For example, a radar motion sensor is frequently used in conjunction with an active infrared presence sensor.
- This has the disadvantage that the coverage field must be aligned and adjusted on the doors manually during installation. This means that the specialist has to climb up to the sensor, for example by means of a ladder, and must reset the inclination angle of the sensor, in order to influence the coverage field, by using a trial and error process to change the inclination, for example by means of a complex adjustment mechanism.
- In this case, the sensor and evaluation electronics are frequently separated from one another in the housing, thus necessitating an additional separate holder and further connectors, etc.
- A further disadvantage is that conventional radar sensors require a large installation volume and an undesirable installation depth, and simple manual setting, or adjustment is impossible. In addition, infrared sensors may be provided, which can disadvantageously be influenced by stray light so that the sensors do not operate uniformly and continuously, particularly in the presence of sunlight. A further disadvantage is that conventional radar sensors with integrated infrared presence sensors cannot be used everywhere owing to the character of the ground or floor, and different ground or floor reflection levels. The reflection behavior in the case of conventional infrared presence sensors must be entered in the sensor and must be trimmed, and this is undesirable. The conventional system must itself be adjusted and regulated out over each type of ground or floor. Certain types of ground or floor do not provide adequate reflection, so that it is not possible to use conventional sensors or radar sensors. Air movements can undesirably influence the process, particularly in the case of ultrasound sensors.
- Conventional passive infrared systems have the disadvantage that they respond only to heat differences, so that safety-relevant use is not ensured.
- The present invention is based on the object of providing a method and a radar sensor for carrying out the method, which overcome the stated disadvantages and by means of which a coverage field can be set and changed easily in a simple and cost-effective manner. A further aim is that it should be continuously possible to check the serviceability of the radar sensor during operation. A further aim is to considerably reduce the manufacturing costs, installation costs and adjustment costs.
- This object is achieved by the features of
patent claim 1 and by the features of the other independent patent claims. - In the case of the present invention, it has been found to be particularly advantageous for a radar sensor to have a plurality of slot antennas, which are provided on a base surface, in order to change the coverage field electronically.
- In this case, the dynamic radar sensor may additionally have an associated presence sensor, which is likewise provided with an electronically adjustable coverage field. In this case, the coverage field can be influenced by the number of corresponding slot antennas and by the arrangement of the corresponding slot antennas with respect to one another on the base surface. In this case, the coverage field can be adjusted for a specific type, for example by means of a remote control, which stores the values for one specific type and transmits them to the corresponding radar sensor. In this case, the slot antennas, the presence sensor and the evaluation electronics, possibly as well as an auxiliary antenna, are used in a form integrated in a base body, with the electronics being provided, for example, on a rear face of the base body.
- In this case, it is also feasible to cover and compensate for widely different door types and installation situations by any desired combinations of presence and motion sensor modules using the same module systems.
- The present invention also has the advantage that the size as well as the position of the coverage field that is produced, as well as the emission angle α, can be influenced by means of the selectable distance A and/or the distance B between two slot antennas which are arranged one above the other and/or two slot antennas which are arranged alongside one another. This makes it possible, in particular, to accurately detect moving objects in the dynamic field that is produced, as the coverage field.
- It is also important that the size as well as the location of the dynamic field can be determined and aligned exactly.
- Furthermore, a presence sensor may be associated with the radar sensor, in particular the dynamic radar sensor. However, it is also intended to be within the scope of the present invention for the presence sensor to be used autonomously and independently of the radar sensor, in order to identify static objects in a presence field.
- In addition, the presence sensor can be aligned with a desired width and length and, in particular, by the use of one transmitter and one receiver, in particular by determining the angles of the phase-shifted received signals, to locate and determine the position and the size of the object. This is likewise intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
- The presence sensor is preferably a radar sensor, in particular an FMCW radar sensor, with an integrated independent auxiliary antenna for carrying out self-tests. An identifiable output signal is produced at the receiving antenna by influencing the useful field energy. This makes it possible to check the entire signal path including the antennas within the sensor system.
- The present invention has the advantage that suitable and selectable coverage fields can be produced in particular by the formation of different arrangements of slot antennas and can still be changed electronically, for example by means of a remote control. The slot antennas essentially form the motion sensor or dynamic sensor, with the presence sensor being used only for distance and phase measurement in order to identify a stationary obstruction. In this case, the position or size of the coverage field can also be adjusted electronically by means of a remote control, in which case these self-tests can be carried out by means of an integrated, independent auxiliary antenna.
- These two sensor types, that is to say the presence sensor as well as the radar sensor, can be accommodated either individually or else in a combined form in a common radar sensor or combination sensor, and can be mounted on door frames, walls, in front of corresponding doors, gates or the like, without any corresponding mechanical adjustment mechanisms. In this case, any desired combinations of presence and motion sensors and/or radar sensors are possible. These are likewise intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
- Further advantages, features and details of the present invention will become evident from the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments and from the drawing, in which:
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FIG. 1 a shows a schematically illustrated plan view of a radar sensor according to the invention; -
FIG. 1 b shows schematically illustrated side views of one possible usage position of the radar sensor shown inFIG. 1 a; -
FIGS. 2 a to 4 each show plan views of further exemplary embodiments of further radar seniors; and -
FIGS. 5 a and 5 b show further exemplary embodiments of the radar sensors as shown inFIGS. 2 to 4 , in each case in the form of side views. - As can be seen from
FIG. 1 a, the radar sensor R1 according to the invention comprises abase body 1 which has anouter base surface 2 that is preferably formed from metal. A plurality of antennas, inparticular slot antennas 3, are provided in thebase surface 2, and/or are formed from thebase surface 2. Theslot antennas 3 are preferably in the form of a dielectric from thebase surface 2, or are cut out of it as a dielectric. Any desired antennas of widely different types and configurations may be used asantennas 3. However, it is preferable to useslot antennas 3. - One important feature of the present invention is that an
arrangement 4 formed from theindividual slot antennas 3 is provided centrally in thebase plate 2, so that this makes it possible to generate a specific wavefront which produces a desiredcoverage field 5 or dynamic field D at an emission angle α, seeFIG. 1 b. The emission angle α can be influenced to determine and localize thecoverage field 5 only by means of the distances A and/or B, which may be selected or designed to be different, between theslot antennas 3, which are provided arranged one above the other and alongside one another in thebase plate 2. In particular, variation of the distance A and/or B between the twoslot antennas 3 allows the emission angle α to be influenced and the width and size of thecoverage field 5 at a specific point to be determined. In this way, it is possible to produce a radar sensor R1 as a function of a specific installation height MH, and which can be produced specifically for any installation location. If required, the coverage field can also be finely adjusted by remote control by means of appropriate phase shifting. - It is also important that the emission angle α and the field size can be influenced and varied by electronic control of the energy levels emitted from the individual antenna elements, in
particular slot antennas 3. Furthermore, electronic adjustment capabilities can be achieved by obtaining and evaluating the phase information, that is to say evaluation of the frequency and phase, allowing electronic scanning and electronic field limiting of the coverage field. It is thus also possible to influence changing installation heights MH in the radar sensor R1. - In this case, a plurality of
slot antennas 3 may be provided one above the other as well as a plurality ofslot antennas 3 alongside one another, preferably at the same height in thebase surface 2 of the radar sensor R1. - A first arrangement 6.1 is preferably formed from 3 slot antennas which are arranged one above the other and parallel to one another, with a second arrangement of virtually
identical slot antennas 3 being formed alongside this, and at a distance from it. In this case, the respectiveadjacent slot antennas 3 in the arrangements 6.1. 6.2 are at the same height. - This allows the first arrangement 6.1 and the second arrangement 6.2 of
slot antennas 3 to produce appropriate wave fronts, which are superimposed, in order to produce a coverage field. - If other fields or angles are desired, then other arrangements 6.1, 6.2 of
slot antennas 3 with respect to one another are feasible at different distances A and/or B. -
FIGS. 2 a to 2 c show a sensor R2 in which two or fourslot antennas 3 are provided, with in each case two arrangements 6.1 being aligned one above the other and two arrangements 6.2 being aligned alongside one another in thebase plate 2. Furthermore, it is likewise possible to influence the size and the emission angle α of the receivedfield 5. -
FIG. 3 shows a radar sensor R3 in which two arrangements 6.1, 6.2 are provided alongside one another, and are each composed of fourslot antennas 3 arranged one above the other. -
FIG. 4 shows a radar sensor R4 which is formed from three arrangements 6.1 to 6.3, which are arranged alongside one another and are each formed from threeslot antennas 3 arranged one above the other. - However, the scope of the invention is also intended to cover, in particular, at least two arrangements 6.1, 6.2 being formed from at least two
slot antennas 3 alongside one another, in which case a plurality of arrangements 6.1 to 6.3 can be formed alongside one another, with any desired number ofslot antennas 3 in thebase surface 2. - Another important feature of the present invention is that the size of the
coverage field 5 can be influenced as a function of the emission angle α, as a function of a selectable and predetermined or determinable installation height MH, as is indicated in particular inFIG. 1 b. - Furthermore, in consequence, the emission angle α is likewise determined via the installation height MH, which is generally predetermined, and over a selectable and determinable emission angle α based on the arrangement of the
slot antennas 3 in thebase surface 2 of the radar sensor R1, in order to produce thecoverage field 5 in a desired dynamic field D at a desired distance from the sensor R1. - In this case, by way of example in the case of the present invention, the size of the
coverage field 5 and the distance from the sensor to thecoverage field 5 can be influenced in particular via the arrangement of theslot antenna 3 for a predetermined or selected installation height MH. - Furthermore, at least one
presence sensor 7, which is indicated inFIGS. 1 a and 1 b here and is provided in oneside surface 8, can be associated with the radar sensor R1 to R4. Thepresence sensor 7 can also be produced autonomously as a single component. The side surfaces 8 andbase surface 2 are preferably formed at an angle to one another, in particular at right angles to one another, so that thepresence sensor 7 can be used to detect an additional coverage field 9 or presence field P. This additional coverage field 9 is used, for example, to identify a stationary obstruction, for example in the movement area of a door or a gate. - Another important feature of the present invention is that fine setting or adjustment of the emission angle α is possible, for example for fine setting or fine adjustment, for example by means of a remote control by phase shifting the individual reflective received signals between the
slot antennas 3. This allows the size of and the distance of thecoverage field 5 to be influenced and varied very easily by means of a remote control, thus ensuring that installation involves extremely little effort. - In particular, the radar sensor R1 can be configured very easily via a remote control.
- By way of example, it is feasible for a first installed radar sensor to be configured, and for these parameters to be stored in the remote control in order to just transmit this data via the remote control to the subsequent, further radar sensors that need to be set. This is likewise intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
- As is indicated by way of example in
FIG. 4 , it is also intended to be within the scope of the present invention to have the capability for each radar sensor R1 to R4 and/orpresence sensors 7 to have at least one associatedauxiliary antenna 10, which draws energy from the existing radar sensor. This allows the radar sensor R1 to R4 and/or thepresence sensor 7 to be tested for serviceability by drawing energy. A test supply, which may be at the same frequencies as or at different frequencies from the antenna, in particular theslot antenna 3, can be produced in particular by loading the actual field of the radar sensor R1 to R4 as well as that of thepresence sensor 7. The corresponding signals can generate the test signal permanently, so that the serviceability of the radar sensor and/or thepresence sensor 7 can be checked all the time. Theauxiliary antenna 10 may be designed to be autonomous, and can check the serviceability of the radar sensor R1 to R4 and/or that of thepresence sensor 7 as well all the time. -
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Claims (30)
1. A method for operation of a radar sensor in the near area for production of a detectable coverage field (5) for the identification of people and/or stationary objects by means of an antenna, wherein the coverage field (5) can be electronically varied or adjusted.
2. A method for operation of a radar sensor in the near area for production of a detectable coverage field (5) for the identification of people and/or stationary objects by means of an antenna, wherein a presence sensor (7) is equipped with an FMCW radar for distance measurement, and/or a radar sensor (R1 to R4) is equipped with at least one independent auxiliary antenna (10) for carrying out a self-test.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 , wherein an evaluation process is carried out by evaluation of the frequency and phase of the individual reflected antenna signals.
4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein an emission angle α of the coverage field (5) is set, and in particular is finely set or is adjusted, via the phase shift of the antenna signals, in which case the sensor, in particular a radar sensor, is arranged at right angles on any desired base, such as a wall or a door frame.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the coverage field (5) is set or aligned to cover an area or as a function of position, via the emission angle α as a function of an installation height (MH), and/or the coverage field (5) is aligned such that it is inclined downwards and, if required, is varied by fine adjustment.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radar sensor (R) is provided with a presence sensor (7).
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein energy for a test supply is taken from the radar sensor (R1 to R4) and/or from the presence sensor (7) by means of an autonomous auxiliary antenna (10), and the serviceability of the radar sensor (R1 to R4) and/or of the presence sensor (7) is checked in this way.
8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein signals which can be evaluated and are used to evaluate the serviceability of the radar sensor (R) and/or of the presence sensor (7) are determined by drawing energy by means of the auxiliary antenna (10) or by loading the actual coverage field (5, 9) of the radar sensor (R) and/or of the presence sensor (7) at different frequencies or at the same frequencies.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the direction, location and size or area of a coverage field (9) can be influenced via a phase shift, which can be set by means of a remote control, or evaluation of the frequency and phase between the output signal and the input signal.
10. A method for operation of a radar sensor in the near area for production of a detectable coverage field (5) for the identification of people and/or stationary objects by means of an antenna, wherein stationary objects can be located and determined on the basis of their size and location by means of a presence sensor (7) using an FMCW radar for distance measurement in a coverage field (9), by determination of phase shifts and delay times of the reflected signals.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the size, the position and the height of the field or of the stationary object in the coverage field can be determined by determination of the delay times and by evaluation of the frequency and phase of the reflected signals.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the distance to the object is measured in the stationary coverage field (9) by means of the different or changing delay times, and/or by evaluation of the frequency and phase of the reflected signals.
13. A radar sensor for production of a detectable coverage field (5, 9) for identification of people and/or static objects in the near area by means of an antenna (3), wherein the antenna (3) is in the form of a plurality of end-fire antennas, in particular slot antennas (3) or patch antennas.
14. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a plurality of slot antennas (3) are arranged one above the other and/or alongside one another.
15. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the slot antennas (3) are arranged on a base surface (2).
16. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the arrangement of the slot antennas (3), comprising a plurality of slot antennas (3) which are arranged alongside one another and one above the other, are arranged on the base surface (2), and an emission angle α can be varied, can be set and/or can be adjusted over a distance A and/or B, which can be selected or can be changed in advance, between the individual slot antennas (3), if required also by phase-shifted driving of the individual antennas (3) with respect to one another.
17. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the location and a size of the coverage field (5), in particular of the dynamic field (D), can be determined and varied by means of different driving of arrangements (4) of the slot antennas (3) and/or of the individual slot antennas (3) on the base surface (2), if required as a function of an installation height (MH).
18. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 17 , wherein an additional presence sensor (7) in the form of a radar sensor, in particular an FMCW radar sensor, is provided in one side surface (8).
19. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the side surface (8) is at right angles or at an oblique angle to the base surface (2).
20. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 13 , wherein at least one auxiliary antenna (10) is provided in the radar sensor (R1 to R4) and/or in the presence sensor (7), is loaded by drawing energy from the coverage field (5 and/or 9) of the radar sensor (R1 to R4) and/or of the presence sensor (7), thus allowing the serviceability of the radar sensor (R1 to R4) and/or of the presence sensor (7) to be tested.
21. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the auxiliary antenna (10) is in the form of an autonomous auxiliary antenna (10) and is associated with the radar sensor (R1 to R4) and/or with the presence sensor (7) for serviceability checking purposes, and can be operated at the same or at different frequencies.
22. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 21 , wherein electronics are arranged in the area of a rear face, which is opposite the base surface (2).
23. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the stationary sensor is used as a presence sensor (7) in the radar sensor (R1 to R4), or is inserted into it.
24. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a first arrangement (6.1) composed of slot antennas (3) is formed from at least two slot antennas (3) which are arranged one above the other, and a second arrangement (6.2) of slot antennas (3) is likewise formed from at least two slot antennas (3) which are arranged one above the other, and the first arrangement (6.1) and the second arrangement (6.2) of slot antennas (3) are at a distance from one another, alongside one another.
25. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 24 , wherein the signals of the first arrangement (6.1) of slot antennas (3) have superimposed on them the signals of the second arrangement (6.2) of slot antennas (3) in reflective wave fronts on two or more planes.
26. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 25 , wherein electronics, the slot antennas (3) and at least one presence sensor (7) are combined in the form of a unit to form a radar sensor in a base body (1).
27. A radar sensor for production of a detectable coverage field (5, 9) for identification of people and/or static objects in the near area by means of an antenna (3), wherein the antenna (3) is associated with at least one transmitter and one receiver, and the size, the position and/or the height of an object can be determined within the preselected coverage field (9) by determination of different delay times and/or phase shifts of the received signals, with the transmitter or transmitters and receiver or receivers being locally at a distance from one another.
28. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 27 , wherein the position and illumination of a selectable coverage field (9) can be determined by means of corresponding angles and by means of any resultant phase shift between the transmitter or transmitters and the receiver or receivers.
29. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 28 , in that wherein the distance to, the location of and the height of any desired stationary object in the coverage field (9) can be measured by means of at least one transmitter and one receiver.
30. The radar sensor as claimed in claim 29 , wherein, if required, the limits of the length and width of the coverage field (3) can also be adjusted and set.
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