Title :
Acquisition of sensing data on a reconfigurable platform
Author :
Ramanathan, Arunachalam ; Tessier, Russell ; McLaughlin, David ; Carswell, James ; Frasier, Steven
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
Recent developments in wireless networking and re-configurable computing are making real-time processing of remotely sensed data and real-time information dissemination feasible. In this paper we describe the development of a single card reconfigurable hardware system that allows for both real-time acquisition and processing of radar polarimetric data. The proposed approach was developed after examining the architecture and implementation of several current data acquisition systems. Upon project completion it will be possible to support the acquisition, processing, bulk hard-disk data storage and Ethernet transfer of radar polarimetric data. This work will be particularly useful in supporting real-time operation due to speed improvements gained from reconfigurable devices
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; image processing equipment; radar equipment; radar signal processing; remote sensing by radar; signal processing equipment; terrain mapping; data acquisition; geophysical measurement technique; image processing; land surface; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; re-configurable computing; real-time processing; reconfigurable device; reconfigurable platform; remote sensing; single card reconfigurable hardware; terrain mapping; wireless networking; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Data acquisition; Ethernet networks; Hardware; Memory; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Real time systems; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976109
