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

Claim 6:
7. A radar control method for a vehicle, the radar control method comprising:
determining, by a controller, sensitivity and a detection speed corresponding to an operation mode of a radar; and
operating, by the controller, the radar 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 operating of the radar includes:
enabling the antenna for interior detection when operating the radar in an interior detection mode; and
enabling the antenna for exterior detection when operating the radar in an exterior detection mode;

wherein the enabling of the antenna for interior detection includes:
enabling all transmit antennas and enabling all receive antennas provided in the antenna for interior detection; and
controlling the radar to detect a passenger using a full bandwidth;

wherein the enabling of the antenna for exterior detection includes:
enabling some of the transmit antennas and enabling some of the receive antennas provided in the antenna for exterior detection; and
controlling the radar to detect an obstacle using a partial bandwidth.