Patent ID: 11873001
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A radio detecting and ranging (radar) controller for a vehicle, the radar controller comprising:
a radar configured to detect a passenger located inside the vehicle, and an obstacle located outside the vehicle; and
a controller configured to determine sensitivity and a detection speed corresponding to an operation mode of the radar, and to control the radar to operate at the determined sensitivity and the determined detection speed;
wherein the radar includes:
an antenna for interior detection including a plurality of transmit antennas and a plurality of receive antennas; and
an antenna for exterior detection including a plurality of transmit antennas and a plurality of receive antennas,

wherein the controller enables the antenna for interior detection when operating the radar in interior detection modes, and enables the antenna for exterior detection when operating the radar in exterior detection modes;
wherein the controller enables all transmit antennas and enables all receive antennas provided in the antenna for interior detection when operating the radar in the interior detection modes, and controls the radar to detect a position of a passenger using a full bandwidth; and
wherein the controller enables some of the transmit antennas and enables some of the receive antennas provided in the antenna for exterior detection when operating the radar in the exterior detection modes, and controls the radar to detect an obstacle using a partial bandwidth.