公开(公告)号：US20170343667A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15253471

申请日：2016-08-31

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： David C. Vacanti ,  Nigel Wang

IPC分类号： G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/44 ,  G01S13/95 ,  G01S13/02

CPC分类号： G01S13/9303 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S7/032 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/4463 ,  G01S13/4472 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S13/953 ,  G01S2013/0254 ,  H01Q1/2291 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/3233 ,  H01Q1/525 ,  H01Q3/38 ,  H01Q21/28

摘要： A radar system to detect and track objects in three dimensions. The radar system including antennae, transmit, receive and processing electronics is all in a small, lightweight, low-cost, highly integrated package. The radar system uses a wide azimuth, narrow elevation radar pattern to detect objects and a Wi-Fi radio to communicate to one or more receiving and display units. One application may include mounting the radar system in an existing radome on an aircraft to detect and avoid objects during ground operations. Objects may include other moving aircraft, ground vehicles, buildings or other structures that may be in the area. The system may transmit information to both pilot and ground crew.

公开(公告)号：US11668817B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16818567

申请日：2020-03-13

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： David C. Vacanti ,  Nigel Wang

IPC分类号： G01S13/933 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  G01S7/03 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  G01S13/44 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/95 ,  G01S13/02

CPC分类号： G01S13/933 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S7/032 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/4463 ,  G01S13/4472 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S13/953 ,  H01Q1/287 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q1/525 ,  H01Q21/0043 ,  G01S2013/0254

摘要： A radar system to detect and track objects in three dimensions. The radar system including antennae, transmit, receive and processing electronics is all in a small, lightweight, low-cost, highly integrated package. The radar system uses a wide azimuth, narrow elevation radar pattern to detect objects and a Wi-Fi radio to communicate to one or more receiving and display units. One application may include mounting the radar system in an existing radome on an aircraft to detect and avoid objects during ground operations. Objects may include other moving aircraft, ground vehicles, buildings or other structures that may be in the area. The system may transmit information to both pilot and ground crew.

公开(公告)号：US10903581B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16453902

申请日：2019-06-26

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： Weihong Zhao ,  Nigel Wang ,  Rajesh Chivukula

IPC分类号： H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q13/22

摘要： This disclosure is directed to techniques to improve the mechanical reliability and strength of slot array antennae created using printed circuit board (PCB) technology. In some examples, a multi-layer PCB may have a limit on the length and width dimensions. Therefore, a larger slot array antenna may require two or more PCBs to create the full size of the antenna. This disclosure describes techniques to securely connect the two or more PCBs to withstand environments where the slot array antenna may be placed under mechanical stress, such as vibration. A PCB based antenna may define the walls of radiating waveguides with vias between the layers of the PCB. Mechanical fasteners may pass through some of the existing vias to secure the PCB to a support structure, such as a feeding waveguide, as well as to secure one PCB to other PCBs.

公开(公告)号：US20170346169A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15253494

申请日：2016-08-31

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： Nigel Wang ,  David C. Vacanti

IPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  G08G5/04

CPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  G01S13/4463 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S2013/0254 ,  G08G5/04 ,  H01P5/107 ,  H01P5/12 ,  H01Q1/287 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q1/525 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q13/18 ,  H01Q13/22 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q21/0043 ,  H01Q23/00

摘要： An integrated slot waveguide antenna array for a radar system. The antenna array may include substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) elements, transmit, receive and processing electronics in a lightweight, low-cost, highly integrated package. The combination of antenna layout, specific dimensions of SIW features, including vias, terminal edges and slot placement may allow an efficient transmit and receive radar pattern as well as consistent, reliable and low cost manufacturing.

公开(公告)号：US20200271777A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16818567

申请日：2020-03-13

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： David C. Vacanti ,  Nigel Wang

IPC分类号： G01S13/933 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  G01S7/03 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  G01S13/44 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/95

摘要： A radar system to detect and track objects in three dimensions. The radar system including antennae, transmit, receive and processing electronics is all in a small, lightweight, low-cost, highly integrated package. The radar system uses a wide azimuth, narrow elevation radar pattern to detect objects and a Wi-Fi radio to communicate to one or more receiving and display units. One application may include mounting the radar system in an existing radome on an aircraft to detect and avoid objects during ground operations. Objects may include other moving aircraft, ground vehicles, buildings or other structures that may be in the area. The system may transmit information to both pilot and ground crew.

公开(公告)号：US10186787B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15695910

申请日：2017-09-05

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： Nigel Wang ,  David C. Vacanti

IPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q21/06

摘要： A slot antenna with the low-cost, light weight features of an SIW antenna combined with the efficiency of a metallic antenna. The antenna of this disclosure may use printed circuit board manufacturing (PCB) processes to form the radiating portion to create slots and waveguide features with accurate dimensions and accurate positions. Like a metallic antenna, radio frequency (RF) energy passes through air in the radiating waveguides instead of a substrate, which means low insertion loss and high efficiency. Examples of the antenna of this disclosure may include a metallic coupling waveguide to carry the RF energy from the RF generating components of the radar system to the radiated branch waveguides. The metallic coupling waveguide may be configured to provide structural support to the PCB radiating portion as well as backwards compatibility to retrofit existing radar systems with the antenna assembly of this disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10050336B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15253494

申请日：2016-08-31

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： Nigel Wang ,  David C. Vacanti

IPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  G08G5/04 ,  H01Q13/22 ,  H01Q13/18 ,  H01Q21/00

摘要： An integrated slot waveguide antenna array for a radar system. The antenna array may include substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) elements, transmit, receive and processing electronics in a lightweight, low-cost, highly integrated package. The combination of antenna layout, specific dimensions of SIW features, including vias, terminal edges and slot placement may allow an efficient transmit and receive radar pattern as well as consistent, reliable and low cost manufacturing.