Bistatic radar imaging of an airfield in forward direction
Konferenz: EUSAR 2012 - 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
23.04.2012 - 26.04.2012 in Nuremberg, Germany
Tagungsband: EUSAR 2012
Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
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Autoren:
Walterscheid, Ingo; Brenner, Andreas R.; Klare, Jens (Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany)
Inhalt:
The acquisition of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data in a bi- or multistatic mode offers many new capabilities for a broad spectrum of remote sensing applications, for instance, imaging in forward direction, resolution enhancement, advanced interferometric techniques with the possibility of precise DEM generation or moving target indication. This paper gives a short introduction to forward-looking radar imaging, explains the problems of monostatic SAR to image in forward direction and presents experimental results. The experiments have been conducted to demonstrate the suitability of forward-looking SAR for an improvement of aircrafts’ landing safety in conditions of low visibility.