Patent ID: 7538714
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A radar system installed in a vehicle, the radar system comprising: a transmitter configured to: a first measuring unit configured to measure a first physical relationship between the vehicle and the first object based on the received first echo signal; a second measuring unit configured to measure a second physical relationship between the vehicle and the second object based on the received second echo signal; a failure detector operatively connected to each of the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit and configured to detect whether a failure occurs in each of the first and second measuring units; and an alternative control unit configured to, when it is detected that a failure occurs in one of the first and second measuring units, cause the other of the first and second measuring units to serve as an alternative to the one of the first and second measuring units to thereby measure a corresponding one of the first and second physical relationships.