Receiving device of a detection device, detection device, vehicle comprising at least one detection device and method for operating at least one detection device

A detection device for detecting objects by electromagnetic signals,

• wherein the detection device comprises:
• at least one transmission device which is able to transmit electromagnetic scanning signals,
• at least one receiving device which is able to detect electromagnetic echo signals,
• wherein the electromagnetic echo signals are derived from reflected electromagnetic scanning signals, and
• at least one control and evaluation device, which is able to control the detection device and process electrical received signals,
• wherein the at least one receiving device comprises:
• at least two receiver regions of at least one receiver,
• wherein the receiver regions are able to convert electromagnetic echo signals into electrical received signals, and
• at least one diffraction element which is able to have a diffractive effect on electromagnetic echo signals,
• wherein the diffraction element is arranged in a signal path of the electromagnetic echo signals upstream of the at least two receiver regions,
• wherein the at least one diffraction element is designed to divide intensities of incident electromagnetic echo signals into at least two electromagnetic signal components which are propagating on different signal paths, and
• wherein the at least one diffraction element and the at least two receiver regions are matched to one another in such a manner that at least two different signal paths for electromagnetic signal components are allocated to different receiver regions.

A vehicle comprising at least one detection device for detecting objects by means of electromagnetic signals,

• wherein the at least one detection device comprises:
• at least one transmitting device which is able to transmit electromagnetic scanning signals,
• at least one receiving device which is able to detect electromagnetic echo signals,
• wherein the electromagnetic echo signals are derived from reflected electromagnetic scanning signals, and
• at least one control and evaluation device, which is able to be used to control the at least one detection device and process electrical received signals,
• wherein the at least one receiving device comprises:
• at least two receiver regions of at least one receiver,
• wherein the at least two receiver regions are able to convert electromagnetic echo signals into electrical received signals, and
• at least one diffraction element which is able to have a diffractive effect on electromagnetic echo signals,
• wherein the diffraction element is arranged in a signal path of the electromagnetic echo signals upstream of the at least two receiver regions,
• wherein the at least one diffraction element is designed to divide intensities of incident electromagnetic echo signals into at least two electromagnetic signal components which are propagating on different signal paths, and
• wherein the at least one diffraction element and the at least two receiver regions are matched to one another in such a manner that at least two different signal paths for electromagnetic signal components are allocated to different receiver regions.

A method for operating a detection device for detecting objects by means of electromagnetic signals,

• the method comprising:
• transmitting electromagnetic scanning signals with at least one transmitting device,
• using at least one receiving device to detect electromagnetic echo signals,
• wherein the electromagnetic echo signals are derived from reflected electromagnetic scanning signals,
• diffracting the electromagnetic echo signals with at least one diffraction element of the at least one receiving device,
• converting the diffracted electromagnetic echo signals into electrical received signals using at least two receiver regions of at least one receiver, and
• processing the electrical received signals with at least one control and evaluation device,
• wherein at least one diffraction element divides the intensity of the incident electromagnetic echo signals into at least two electromagnetic signal components, wherein the at least two electromagnetic signal components are propagating on different signal paths, and the at least two electromagnetic signal components are directed to different receiver regions.