SOSTAR-X System Integration and Flight Trials

Author

Kirscht, Martin ; Boukamp, J. ; Hoffmann, Karel ; Lang-Schnee, Franz ; Weidmann, Kosmas

Author_Institution

EADS Deutschland GmbH, Friedrichshafen

fYear

2008

fDate

27-31 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

1663

Lastpage

1666

Abstract

The SOSTAR-X system is an advanced airborne ground surveillance radar system. This multi-mode radar demonstrator allows the acquisition of highly squinted and long range data in several SAR, classification and MTI modes, as well as in simultaneous SAR/MTI modes. Furthermore, tracking functionalities are included. The radar development was shared between the SOSTAR-X companies Dutch Space (NL), EADS (D), Galileo Avionica (I), Indra Sistemas (E) and Thales (F). Flight trials on a Fokker F100 aircraft were performed in 2006 and 2007. This paper presents a description of the SOSTAR-X prime item and radar sensor integration, the radar system integration and tests as well as the aircraft installation and flight trials.

Keywords

airborne radar; radar tracking; search radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR; SOSTAR-X; airborne ground surveillance radar system; multimode radar demonstrator; radar sensor integration; Aerospace electronics; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Radar tracking; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Spaceborne radar; Surveillance; Synthetic aperture radar; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2008. EuMC 2008. 38th European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-2-87487-006-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2008.4751793

Filename

4751793