Serial Patch Array Antenna for an FMCW Radar Housed in a White Cane

<div>Receiving antenna geometry (a); <svg height="12.0184pt" id="M51" style="vertical-align:-3.382501pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 13.1833 12.0184" width="13.1833pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M593 650H142L136 622C219 616 224 611 209 531L130 120C114 39 108 34 23 28L17 0H501C518 32 557 130 568 158L540 169C519 132 495 93 469 70C439 43 409 35 332 35C272 35 241 37 225 50C211 61 211 89 222 149L253 320H350C441 320 443 312 441 239H471L510 434H481C455 366 448 358 360 358H260L303 572C311 613 312 615 348 615H431C509 615 522 603 532 581C544 555 546 531 545 491L574 493C583 555 592 631 593 650Z" id="g113-70"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="616" vert-adv-y="616"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.943,3.132)"><path d="M481 445L456 468C426 437 403 427 388 427C372 427 356 428 302 438C256 447 221 451 187 451C159 451 130 428 105 384C93 363 80 340 65 305L96 290C122 342 149 381 193 381C216 381 267 377 294 374S346 372 365 376L75 105C37 70 24 35 24 16C24 2 30 -5 35 -8C42 -8 46 -6 48 -2C58 14 75 35 90 41C102 46 116 46 147 32C200 8 267 -21 298 -21C347 -21 390 12 448 126L420 151C369 77 338 56 311 56C287 56 249 68 212 81C180 92 149 100 127 98C212 172 353 308 413 372L481 445Z" id="g50-123"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="505" vert-adv-y="505"></glyph.data></g></svg> field distribution (b) and <svg height="12.0184pt" id="M52" style="vertical-align:-3.382501pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 15.3233 12.0184" width="15.3233pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M828 650H570L564 622C646 614 650 609 634 524L604 366H253L281 524C296 608 308 615 382 622L388 650H132L126 622C211 615 214 609 198 524L121 122C106 42 102 35 23 28L17 0H276L282 28C196 35 191 40 206 122L243 324H597L559 123C544 42 537 35 452 28L446 0H710L716 28C632 35 628 43 643 122L719 524C735 610 741 615 822 622L828 650Z" id="g113-73"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="840" vert-adv-y="840"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,10.075,3.132)"><path d="M481 445L456 468C426 437 403 427 388 427C372 427 356 428 302 438C256 447 221 451 187 451C159 451 130 428 105 384C93 363 80 340 65 305L96 290C122 342 149 381 193 381C216 381 267 377 294 374S346 372 365 376L75 105C37 70 24 35 24 16C24 2 30 -5 35 -8C42 -8 46 -6 48 -2C58 14 75 35 90 41C102 46 116 46 147 32C200 8 267 -21 298 -21C347 -21 390 12 448 126L420 151C369 77 338 56 311 56C287 56 249 68 212 81C180 92 149 100 127 98C212 172 353 308 413 372L481 445Z" id="g50-123"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="505" vert-adv-y="505"></glyph.data></g></svg> field distribution (c) on the patch plane; sagittal (d) and azimuthal (e) radiation patterns.</div>

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

Serial Patch Array Antenna for an FMCW Radar Housed in a White Cane

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