A sensing apparatus for monitoring a substance contained in a storage building, the apparatus comprising: a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a roof of the storage building; a sensing assembly mounted to the mounting bracket, the sensing assembly including: a sensor for measuring a parameter of the substance in the storage building when the sensor is in a measuring orientation; and a housing for housing the sensor, the housing being pivotably connected to the mounting bracket and being freely pivotable relative to the mounting bracket about a pivot axis, the housing being orientable in an operative position in which the sensor is in the measuring orientation to allow the sensor to measure the parameter of the substance, the sensing assembly having a center of mass located below the pivot axis such that the housing is urged towards the operative orientation by gravity.

RADAR or other sensor assemblies/modules, particularly those for vehicles, along with related manufacturing/assembly methods. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a housing and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may comprise a first side and a second side opposite the first side and may further comprise one or more integrated circuits positioned on the first side of the printed circuit board. One or more antennas may be operably coupled with the integrated circuit. A flexible radome, such as a thermoplastic wrapper, may enclose the assembly and may provide the means for binding the printed circuit board to the housing.

A device is provided for attachment to an opening of a vehicle and for covering an emitter and/or a receiver of electromagnetic waves (W), in particular radar waves. The device is arranged in the vehicle behind the opening, and includes a covering plate which, when attached to the opening, completely covers the opening. The covering plate is composed of a material that is at least partially transparent to electromagnetic waves. The covering plate is the only plate that covers completely the opening.

A reflector for reflecting electromagnetic waves from a rotating electromagnetic wave source comprises a reflective screen shaped as a hollow truncated cone having a top at the truncated end and a base, where the radius of the top is smaller than the radius of the base. The hollow truncated cone comprises a plurality of trapezoid shaped segments, where the screen has a reflective material on the trapezoid shaped segments inside the hollow cone.

A radome for on-board radar devices 1 is provided with heater wires 3 wired in parallel so as to be separated from each other in a plane direction of an electromagnetic-wave-transmitting base member. A line pitch d of the heater wires 3 arranged in parallel in an electromagnetic-wave transmission region R of the base member is set to 0.2 to 2.5 times a wavelength of electromagnetic waves of the radar of an on-board radar device. A surface occupancy rate of the heater wires 3 arranged in parallel in the electromagnetic-wave transmission region R of the base member is set to be greater than 10% to 35%. The present invention provides a radome for on-board radar devices with which it is possible to obtain an electromagnetic-wave transmission property required of a radome, and to melt snow satisfactorily with a high heater performance.

Low-cost devices and methods for measuring radar transmission and/or reflectance of coated articles, as well as methods for forming coatings on articles are provided. An exemplary low-cost radar transmission and reflection measurement device includes a radar transmitter that emits a radar signal, a radar target to which the radar signal is directed, and a radar receiver that receives the radar signal. Further, the exemplary low-cost device includes a sample holder located between the radar transmitter and the radar target and between the radar target and the radar receiver. The sample holder receives a sample including a coating. The low-cost device also includes a controller connected to the radar transmitter and radar receiver. The controller measures a radar signal loss due to the coating.

To suppress reduction in detection accuracy of a sensor. A vehicle resin member (20) includes: a resin member (30) having an opening (32) that passes from a first surface (30A) on the outside of a vehicle to a second surface (30B) on the inside of the vehicle; a transmission member (42) exposed on the first surface (30A) through the opening (32); and a sensor (44) provided in a first direction from the first surface (30A) toward the second surface (30B) with respect to the transmission member (42). The vehicle resin member (20) is attached to a window member of the vehicle such that the opening (32) does not overlap the window member and is positioned out of reach of a wiper provided to the window member.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for radar detection. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a system for radar detection. The system may comprise a plurality of radar sensors, a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of radar sensors, and an enclosure configured to house the processor and the plurality of radar sensors. In some embodiments, the plurality of radar sensors may be configured to provide a surround view of a surrounding environment external to the enclosure.

This in-vehicle radar device includes: a conductive heat sink; a first cover covering a first-direction side of the heat sink; a second cover covering a second-direction side of the heat sink and connected to the first cover; a first circuit board including a first board, a first electronic component, a first ground pattern, and an antenna portion, stored between the heat sink and the first cover, and contacting with the heat sink; a conductive inner cover contacting with the first cover and the first circuit board; and an elastic member pressing the heat sink, the first circuit board, and the inner cover to the first cover. The first ground pattern contacts with and is electrically connected to one or both of the heat sink and the inner cover. A distance between the antenna portion and the first cover is equal to a thickness of the inner cover.

A radar sensor for a vehicle may include: a cover configured to transmit electromagnetic waves; a measurement unit disposed at a position facing the cover, and configured to generate the electromagnetic waves to sense an object; a housing having an internal space in which the measurement unit is disposed, and including an open entrance at which the cover is installed; a shield case coupled to the measurement unit, and configured to block the electromagnetic waves generated by the measurement unit such that the electromagnetic waves are discharged to the entrance; and one or more heat conductors disposed between the measurement unit and the shield case and between the shield case and the housing, and configured to conduct heat, generated by the measurement unit, from the shield case to the housing such that the heat is discharged to the outside of the housing.