Precision dynamic SAR testbed for tactical missiles

Author

Smith, Brian I. ; Garner, Wayne ; Cannon, Randal

Author_Institution

US Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2004

fDate

6-13 March 2004

Firstpage

2220

Abstract

The United States Army is currently investigating the feasibility/utility of a high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mode for the detection and subsequent engagement of targets by tactical missiles. A precision dynamic SAR testbed has been designed, constructed and installed by the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command´s (AMCOM) Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The purpose of the testbed is to allow the development and evaluation of image formation algorithms, motion compensation techniques, and autofocus algorithms in a controlled and repeatable environment.

Keywords

military radar; missiles; radar detection; radar imaging; radar tracking; synthetic aperture radar; target tracking; SAR testbed; autofocus algorithms; image formation algorithms; motion compensation techniques; synthetic aperture radar; tactical missiles; target detection; Aircraft; Costs; Doppler radar; Millimeter wave radar; Missiles; Motion compensation; Radar detection; Satellite broadcasting; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8155-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2004.1368015

Filename

1368015