Title :
FLoSAR: A new concept for Synthetic Aperture Radar
Author :
Franceschetti, Giorgio ; Iodice, Antonio ; Riccio, Daniele
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. Elettron. e delle Telecomun., Univ. di Napoli "Federico II", Naples
Abstract :
The main idea that motivates this study is to improve the resolution of a radar mounted on an airplane, looking in the forward direction: this can be obtained by forming a synthetic array along the airplane line of flight. We term this new concept as ldquoForward-Looking Synthetic Aperture Radarrdquo (FLoSAR). We present a feasibility study that analyses the system geometry, evaluates the achievable resolution and the required pulse repetition frequency, and we discuss ambiguity problems.
Keywords :
radar resolution; synthetic aperture radar; FLoSAR; forward-looking synthetic aperture radar; pulse repetition frequency; radar resolution; synthetic aperture radar; synthetic array; Airborne radar; Airplanes; Frequency; Geometry; Gratings; Phased arrays; Pixel; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry; Telecommunications; Arrays; Synthetic Aperture Radar;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720720
