Abstract: The microwave sensor produces an electrical output signal according to a position or displacement of a movable mechanical part (2), especially a valve needle in an injector valve for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine. This position or displacement sensor includes a cavity resonator (40,70) provided with walls bounding a cavity (4,7) dimensioned for microwaves of a predetermined frequency and an antenna (8,14) for reception of the microwaves in the cavity. The end (3) of the movable mechanical part (2) protrudes into the cavity. A hybrid evaluating circuit (9) is connected with the antenna, which detects changes in the microwave radiation fed into and coupled out of the cavity, e.g. phase relationships, which depend on the position of the mechanical part (2), so that small position changes in very tight spaces are accurately determined.

Abstract: In order for it to be possible to manufacture a transition with a cost-effective stamping or diecasting or cold-molding process or with a plastic injection-molding process with subsequent metal plating, at least one ridge situated in the waveguide, which reduces the waveguide cross section in the direction of the stripline, has a cross section which tapers conically in the direction of the stripline.

Abstract: In a lens arrangement for collimating radar waves for distance sensors, in particular for motor vehicles, several sublenses are arranged integrally next to one another. A lobe enlargement necessary for angular analysis is thereby achieved. The range is only slightly reduced as compared to a lens having a surface area of the same size.

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (1) with radar-absorbent properties, in particular for a radar sensor in a motor vehicle, with electrically conductive particles whose dimensions are adapted to the frequency of the radar beams to be absorbed. The housing (1) comprises a material that as its basic component contains plastic, either unreinforced or reinforced with glass fibers, selectively mineral-filled, and contains as an additive steel fibers (2) in a mixture such that the specific conductivity .sigma. of the housing adheres to a predetermined value.

Abstract: A microwave antenna arrangement, made up of a focusing element and at least one feeder element, in which arrangement, to attain a small size, at least one component support is arranged in a spatial area between the focusing element and the at least one feeder element, electronic or electrical components being located on the component support. The component support has a cut-out to allow passage of the electronic waves. The component support and the electronic or electrical components are provided for processing signals other than those received or emitted by the at least one feeder element.

Abstract: A multi-beam automobile radar system includes at least one antenna that forms a total of at least two antenna lobes. At least one of these antenna lobes serves to transmit and receive radar signals. At least one other antenna lobe serves only to receive radar signals. An advantage of the automobile radar system is that with one antenna lobe which serves only for receiving radar signals, it is possible to eliminate duplexers, for example, in the form of double rat race arrangements.

Abstract: A portion of the superconductor in a planar resonator made from that superconductor can be switched into the normally conducting state so that its effective lateral dimensions are changed. The special advantage of this planar resonator is that a switchable filter can be constructed very economically based on its planar resonator structure. Since no perturbing bodies are necessary in the field, the invention points the way to a switchable filter with reduced high frequency losses.

Abstract: The superconductor bandpass filter for electromagnetic signals includes a substrate (5); striplines (1) made of a type II superconductive material arranged on the substrate and a tuning device (2) for tuning the superconductor bandpass filter consisting of a device for changing a magnetic penetration depth .lambda.(T) of the striplines (1), so as to change the effective length, effective width and effective spacing of the striplines and thus to change the center frequency and/or the bandwidth. The device for changing the magnetic penetration depth .lambda.(T) of the striplines (1) advantageously includes a device for exerting a mechanical force or stress on the striplines and/or a device for varying a magnetic field applied to the striplines.

Abstract: The planar superconducting resonator includes a substrate (1), a symmetrically shaped stripline (2) applied to the substrate (1) in which two orthogonal electromagnetic modes are excitable and including a symmetry perturbation for coupling the two orthogonal electromagnetic modes, an additional stripline (5) arranged on the substrate in the vicinity of the symmetry perturbation, a Josephson junction (3) arranged between the symmetry perturbation and the additional stripline (5) and a device for generating and controlling a magnetic field at the Josephson junction (3) so that the degree of coupling between the two orthogonal electromagnetic modes is varied. The Josephson junction (3) is formed by a non-superconducting layer (4) arranged between the symmetry perturbation and the additional stripline (5).