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| Title: | UAV-based L-band SAR with precision flight path control |
| Authors: | Madsen, Soren N.
Hensley, Scott
Wheeler, Kevin
Sadowy, Greg
Miller, Tim
Muellerschoen, Ron
Lou, Yunling
Rosen, Paul |
| Keywords: | airborne repeat track interferometry
synthetic aperture radar
InSAR
flight control |
| Issue Date: | 8-Nov-2004 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004. |
| Citation: | Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 8-11, 2004. |
| Abstract: | NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is currently implementing a reconfigurable polarimetric L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), specifically designed to acquire airborne repeat track interferometric (RTI) SAR data, also know as differential interferometric measurements. Differential interferometry can provide key displacement measurements, important for the scientific studies of Earthquakes and volcanoes. Using precision real-time GPS and a sensor controlled flight management system, the system will be able to fly predefined paths with great precision. The radar will be designed to operate on a UAV (Unmanned Arial Vehicle) but will initially be demonstrated on a minimally piloted vehicle (MPV), such as the Proteus build by Scaled Composites. The application requires control of the flight path to within a 10 m tube to support repeat track and formation flying measurements. The design is fully polarimetric with an 80 MHz bandwidth (2 m range resolution) and 16 km range swath. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/40529 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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