Title :
An evaluation of performance parameters of reconfigurable SAR systems
Author :
Younis, M. ; Fischer, C. ; Wiesbeck, W.
Author_Institution :
Insitut fur Hochstfrequenztechnik und Elektron., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The rapid progression in digital hardware systems and signal processing capabilities is increasingly advantageous for the development of radar systems. The trend is to move the digital hardware towards the antenna front-end replacing, whenever possible, RF-hardware. Based on software codes these digital systems are more flexible and easier to reconfigure than RF-hardware. This paper investigates capabilities and limitations of synthetic aperture radar systems utilising digital beamforming.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; radar antennas; radar signal processing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; RF-hardware; antenna front-end; digital hardware systems; performance parameters; reconfigurable SAR systems; signal processing capabilities; software codes; synthetic aperture radar digital beamforming; Array signal processing; Azimuth; Hardware; High power amplifiers; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Radar signal processing; Receiving antennas; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025143
