Title
AMBER: An X-band FMCW digital beam forming synthetic aperture radar for a tactical UAV
Author
van der Graaf, M.W.
Otten, M.P.G.
Huizing, A.G.
Tan, R.G.
Caro Cuenca, M.
Ruizenaar, M.G.A.
Publication year
2013
Abstract
An X-band Digital Array Synthetic Aperture Radar for a Short Range Tactical UAV is presented. This system is demonstrated on a manned helicopter and motor glider. The Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave radar principle in combination with digital beam forming over 24 receive channels is used to meet the stringent payload requirements of Tactical UAVs with respect to Size, Weight, Power and Cost. The paper presents the concept, key parameters (15 cm resolution, 5 km maximum range, 6 kg, 7×30×40cm3 and 50W dissipation), functional capabilities and experimental results.
Subject
Physics & Electronics
RT - Radar Technology ; DSS - Distributed Sensor Systems
TS - Technical Sciences
Defence Research
Defence, Safety and Security
Affordable Multi Beam Radar
Short Range Tactical UAV
Digital beam forming
DriftLess
Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
Ground Moving Target Indication
Maritime Moving Target Indication
Synthetic Aperture Radar
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/array.2013.6731820
TNO identifier
493004
Publisher
IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, US
Source
5th IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology, ARRAY 2013, 15-18 October 2013, Waltham, MA, USA, 165-170
Document type
conference paper