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DISTRONIC radar sensor group - GF30.30-P-0005-04GZ

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Fig 1: Identifying DISTRONIC Radar Sensor Range
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Detection range of radar sensor (schematic) 

With a low radar beam divergence 9° (sharp focussing), the radar sensor covers a very narrow area in front of the vehicle. For this reason, it is only used above a speed of 30 km/h (at greater safe distances).

Its detection range measures up to 150 m.

The radar sensor, which functions according to the "Pulse Doppler Principle", can measure the distance and the speed of individual objects (vehicles) independently of each other.