Abstract: A polarimetric radar consisting of a transmission arrangement, in which the carrier signals have a circular polarization, wherein all the transmitters of the transmission arrangement are used simultaneously and each transmitter is operated by way of a transmission signal, which is modulated by way of an individual digital phase code, a receiver arrangement, which receives the reflected signals via an antenna arrangement, wherein there are both reception antennas that are configured for left-hand circularly polarized electromagnetic waves and reception antennas that are configured for right-hand circularly polarized electromagnetic waves, wherein the use of a plurality of transmitters and receivers provides an overall arrangement, which is operated in accordance with the multiple-input multiple-output method.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for two-dimensional beam scanning for determining the position of an object in three-dimensional space are provided. An apparatus comprises a multiplicity of transmitters and receivers, which are arranged orthogonal to one another in an L-, U- or T-shaped structure. In one apparatus, the transmission signals are frequency and phase modulated in combination; and in another apparatus a single frequency carrier signal is subject to binary phase modulation. Here, this is a high-frequency encoding with a great code length, which is generated according to the pseudo-random number principle. The received signals, which include information from all transmitters, are decoded and consequently split into sub-signals, which can be assigned to a two-dimensional virtual array. According to the method of digital beamforming, the individual signals of the virtual antenna elements are formed into a plurality of highly focused beams in the horizontal and vertical direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a distance measuring device, in particular for dielectric or metallic target objects, said device comprising a sensor with a resonance chamber and a resonance structure. The resonance structure has an element consisting of a dielectric material which has a narrowing at the edge, the resonance frequency of the resonance chamber being dependent on the distance between the element and a target object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining the position of objects in two-dimensional space having a first dimension and a second dimension, the direction vector of which is orthogonal to the direction vector of the first dimension, containing at least one transmitter (I) having at least one transmitting antenna (3) and an imaging receiver circuit (2) having at least one receiving antenna array (Rx Array) with rows (6) of receiving antennas for scanning the first dimension by means of digital beam shaping, wherein the receiving antenna array has a linear array, a sparse array or an array with an enlarged aperture, and wherein the rows (6) of receiving antennas in the receiving antenna array of the receiver circuit (2) are linearly arranged in the first dimension according to a curve function or according to the contour of a two-dimensional geometric object and are spread out in the second dimension, and to a method using the apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transition from a stripline to a waveguide, wherein: the stripline, preferably a microstrip line, is located on a substrate; an upper side of the substrate has a metallised surface and the lower side of the substrate has a metal layer, preferably a high-frequency ground-potential layer; the upper side and the lower side are connected to vias; and at least part of the metallised surface on the upper side of the substrate acts as a waveguide wall.