Data Sheet

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INTEGRATORS INFORMATION
Installation Instruction
Mechanical enclosure
It is possible to hide the sensor behind a so called
radome (short for radar dome) to protect it from
environmental inuences or to simply integrate it in
the case of the end product. A radar sensor can
see trough different types of plastic and glass of any
colour as long as it is not metallized. This allows for a
very exible design of the housing as long as the rules
below are observed.
– Cover must not be metallic.
– No plastic coating with colors containing metallic or
carbon particles.
– Distance between cover and front of Radar sensor
≥ 6.2 mm
– Best cover material is Polycarbonat or ABS
– Best cover thickness is 3 – 4 mm
– Vibrations of the Radar antenna relatively to the
cover should be avoided, because this generates
signals that can trigger the output
– The cover material can act as a lens and focus or
disperse the transmitted waves. Use a constant
material thickness within the area used for trans-
mission to minimize the effect of the radome to the
radiated antenna pattern.
Detailed information about the calculati-
on and thickness for different cover mate-
rials can be found in the application note
“AN-03-Radome”.