Title :
Smart Multi-Aperture Radar Techniques for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
Author :
Younis, Marwan ; Bordoni, Federica ; Gebert, Nicolas ; Krieger, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Microwaves & Radar Inst., German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Wessling
Abstract :
The paper deals with the performance of next generation SAR sensors, here referred to as SMART (Smart Multi Aperture Radar Techniques) equipped with digital beamforming capabilities. Apart from representing a technological jump, these sensors offer the flexibility of actually deciding on the (possibly hybrid) mode(s) of operation on-ground after the data have been acquired. The paper presents the performance of SMART system configurations and modes of operation for a digital beamforming SAR which covers a large swath with a high resolution.
Keywords :
radar antennas; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; SMART system performance; Smart Multi-Aperture Radar Techniques; digital beamforming capabilities; spaceborne remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar sensors; Array signal processing; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Instruments; Intelligent sensors; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779337
