Lightweight SAR GMTI radar technology development

John C. Kirk Jr.; Kai Lin; Andrew Gray; Chung Hseih; Scott Darden; Winston Kwong; Uttam Majumder; Steven Scarborough

doi:10.1117/12.2015085

31 May 2013 Lightweight SAR GMTI radar technology development

John C. Kirk Jr., Kai Lin, Andrew Gray, Chung Hseih, Scott Darden, Winston Kwong, Uttam Majumder, Steven Scarborough

Proceedings Volume 8714, Radar Sensor Technology XVII; 87140T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015085
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

A small and lightweight dual-channel radar has been developed for SAR data collections. Using standard Displaced Phase Center Antenna (DPCA) radar digital signal processing, SAR GMTI images have been obtained. The prototype radar weighs 5-lbs and has demonstrated the extraction of ground moving targets (GMTs) embedded in high-resolution SAR imagery data. Heretofore this type of capability has been reserved for much larger systems such as the JSTARS. Previously, small lightweight SARs featured only a single channel and only displayed SAR imagery. Now, with the advent of this new capability, SAR GMTI performance is now possible for small UAV class radars.

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John C. Kirk Jr., Kai Lin, Andrew Gray, Chung Hseih, Scott Darden, Winston Kwong, Uttam Majumder, and Steven Scarborough "Lightweight SAR GMTI radar technology development", Proc. SPIE 8714, Radar Sensor Technology XVII, 87140T (31 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015085

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