Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar - Issues Analysis and Design

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1669735· OSTI ID:1669735

Doerry, Armin W. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The physical separation of the transmitter from the receiver into perhaps separate flight vehicles (with separate flight paths) in a bistatic Synthetic Aperture radar system adds considerable complexity to an already complex system. Synchronization of waveform parameters and timing attributes become problematic, and notions of even the synthetic aperture itself take on a new level of abstractness. Consequently, a high-performance, fine-resolution, and reliable bistatic SAR system really needs to be engineered from the ground up, with tighter specifications on a number of parameters, and entirely new functionality in other areas. Nevertheless, such a bistatic SAR system appears viable.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.(GA-ASI), Poway, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1669735
• Report Number(s): SAND--2020-9992; 690997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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