Real-Time Onboard Processing and Ground Based Monitoring of FMCW-SAR Videos

Konferenz: EUSAR 2014 - 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
03.06.2014 - 05.06.2014 in Berlin, Germany

Tagungsband: EUSAR 2014

Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Palm, Stephan (Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR, Fraunhofer Str. 20, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany; Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany)
Wahlen, Alfred; Stanko, Stephan; Pohl, Nils (Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR, Fraunhofer Str. 20, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany)
Wellig, Peter (Armasuisse, Science and Technology, Switzerland)
Stilla, Uwe (Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany)

Inhalt:
Airborne real-time SAR processing and ground based monitoring and observation of large areas by a remotely controlled radar sensor offers a variety of new and interesting applications. This is achieved through a compact and powerful radar system and a long-distance data link for the platform. In this paper we present the signal processing aspects for an efficient real-time SAR processing implementation. Further we describe the projection and transmission of the individual SAR images to a continuously flowing video signal and the used approximations in the millimeter wave domain. First results of the full operational system are demonstrated and compared to the post processed high resolution SAR images. Finally, an outlook is given on forthcoming expansions and possible scenarios.