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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for determining distance (R) and radial velocity (v) of an object in relation to a measurement location, in which method radar signals are emitted and after reflection on the object are received again at the measurement location, wherein the emitted radar signals are subdivided within a measuring cycle into numerous segments (10) in which the frequency of the radar signals is gradually changed from an initial value (f_A, f_B) to the end value and each received reflected signal is subjected across one segment (10) to a first evaluation to detect frequency peaks and additionally a subsequent second evaluation of the signals for the frequency peaks of all segments (10) of the measuring cycle is carried out to determine a Doppler frequency component as a measure of the radial velocity (v). According to said method, an ambiguity in the determination of the relative velocity (v) is eliminated by subdividing the segments (10) into at least two groups (A, B), the initial value (f_A, f_B) of which and/or end value of the changing frequency are different, by subjecting the segments (11, 12) of each group (A, B) separately to the second evaluation and by determining a phase difference of the signals occurring during the second evaluation of the segments (11, 12) of each group (A, B) and corresponding to each other, thereby removing ambiguities in the determined velocity.

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