DocumentCode
1368805
Title
Agile-beam synthetic aperture radar opportunities
Author
Mrstik, V.
Author_Institution
Toyon Res. Corp., Goleta, GA, USA
Volume
34
Issue
2
fYear
1998
fDate
4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
500
Lastpage
507
Abstract
The application of agile-beam (electronically steered) antennas to synthetic aperture radars (SARs) is examined. Agile-beam antennas are shown to provide significant advantages for SAR applications in which rapid search of wide areas is desired at high resolution. The analysis provides some useful insights into the operation of SARs and dispels a number of common misconceptions about the limitations of SARs
Keywords
aperture antennas; array signal processing; radar antennas; radar imaging; radar tracking; signal resolution; synthetic aperture radar; ISAR imaging; agile-beam antennas; agile-beam synthetic aperture radar; electronically steered antennas; high resolution; large aperture antennas; multiple targets; rapid search of wide areas; spotlight imaging; stripmapping; Aperture antennas; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Power generation; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Signal to noise ratio; Synthetic aperture radar;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/7.670331
Filename
670331
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