Synthetic aperture radar imaging using a unique approach to frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar design

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.L. Charvat ◽  
L.C. Kempel
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Fulvio Scannapieco ◽  
Alfredo Renga ◽  
Antonio Moccia

A dedicated system simulator is presented in this paper for indoor operations onboard small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) by a novel millimeter wave radar sensor. The sensor relies on the principle of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applied to a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar system. Input to the simulator are both design parameters for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which should be able to cope with the stringent requirements set by indoor operations, and information about platform navigation and observed scene. The scene generation task is described in detail. This is based on models for point target response on either a completely absorbing background or fluctuating background and ray tracing (RT) techniques. Results obtained from scene processing are finally discussed, giving further insights on expected results from high-resolution observation of an assigned control volume by this novel SAR sensor.


2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz S. Kulpa ◽  
Mateusz Malanowski ◽  
Damian Gromek ◽  
Piotr Samczyńsk ◽  
Krzysztof Kulpa ◽  
...  

Abstract In the paper experimental results of ISAR (Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar) processing obtained with highresolution radar are presented. Targets under observation were ground moving vehicles, such as cars, trucks and tractors. The experiments were performed with a FMCW (Frequency- Modulated Continuous-Wave) radar operating at 94 GHz with almost 1 GHz of bandwidth. Due to the measurement scenario more typical for SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar), than ISAR, i.e. targets moving along straight line crossing the antenna beam, algorithms usually applied for SAR processing have been used.


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