Hughes integrated synthetic aperture radar: High performance at low cost

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:390842

Bayma, R W ^[1]

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1. Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

This paper describes the background and development of the low cost high-performance Hughes Integrated Synthetic Aperture Radar (HISAR{trademark}) which has a full range of capabilities for real-time reconnaissance, surveillance and earth resource mapping. HISAR uses advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology to make operationally effective images of near photo quality, day or night and in all weather conditions. This is achieved at low cost by maximizing the use of commercially available radar and signal-processing equipment in the fabrication. Furthermore, HISAR is designed to fit into an executive-class aircraft making it available for a wide range of users. 4 refs., 8 figs.

• OSTI ID: 390842
• Report Number(s): CONF-960613--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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35 ARMS CONTROL
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
AERIAL SURVEYING
AIRCRAFT
BACKSCATTERING
COMPLEX TERRAIN
DETECTION
GHZ RANGE
MAPPING
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE
RESOLUTION
SENSITIVITY
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
SPECIFICATIONS
SYNTHETIC-APERTURE RADAR