The invention discloses a high-
gain low-sidelobe
millimeter wave radar antenna, and belongs to the technical field of vehicle-mounted
millimeter wave radars and antennas. The antenna comprises an RO3003
dielectric substrate, a
metal grounding plate and a series-feed
microstrip patch array arranged on the upper surface of the substrate. The array adopts an equal-width patch design, the
current distribution on the surface of each
radiation patch is effectively regulated and controlled by arranging a slot with a specific depth at the joint of the patch and the
microstrip feeder line, and the unequal-
amplitude distribution of strong current of the middle patch and
weak current of the patches at the two ends is realized, so that the
side lobe level of the antenna is remarkably inhibited. The 1 * 8 array antenna is compact in structure, the peak
gain of the finally realized 1 * 8 array antenna near 78.5 GHz reaches 15dB, the first
side lobe level is suppressed below-20dB, all
side lobe levels are below-18dB, and the 1 * 8 array antenna is particularly suitable for a vehicle-mounted
millimeter wave radar system with high requirements on the detection distance and the anti-interference capability.