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    ASSIGNMENT

    UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR 

    (UAVSAR)

    Submitted by

    MUHAMMAD ARSLAN LIAQUAT

    Registration Number 

    65!"#UR$"%STE&'()'

    AN*AR +AMAL ANSARI

    ASSISTANT ,R-#ESS-R 

    DE,ARTMENT -# ELE$TRI$AL ENGINEERING

    #-UNDATI-N UNI.ERSIT/ RA*AL,IND $AM,US

    +ANUAR/ '()6

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      TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE ,AGE00000000000000000000000000000001)

    1) S/NTHATI$ A,ERTURE RADAR 5

    1.1) -.ER.IE* 5

    1.2) *-R2ING ,RIN$I,LE 5

    1.3) RADAR EQUATI-N #-R SAR 61.4) RES-LUTI-N 6

    1.5) EQUI,MENT $-NSIDERATI-N 3

    1.6) -,TI$AL ,R-$ESSING 3

    2) INTR-DU$TI-N T- UA.SAR !

    3) ,RIMAR/ -%+E$TI.E000000000000000000000000001)(

    4) $HALLENGES ))

    5) STATUS -# THE UA.SAR IM,LEMENTATI-N AND $AM,AIGN SER.I$ES )'

    6) ,UR,-SE -# DESIGNING UA.SAR )6

    7) UA.SAR INSTRUMENT )6

    8) UA.SAR MASS DISTRI%UTI-N )3

    ) %L-$2 DIAGRAM AND ITS DIS$RI,TI-N )!.1) ,-*ER SU%S/STEM '(

    .2) DIGITAL ELE$TR-NI$ SU%S/STEM '(

    .2.1) AR$4AUT-MATI$RADAR$-NTR-LLER '(

    .2.2) $TU4$-NTR-LANDTIMINGUNIT ')

    .3) ANTENNA SU%S/STEM ')

    .3.1) ANTENNA ')

    .3.2) TRANSMITTING "RE$IE.ING M-DULES ''

    .3.3) TRANSMITTING"RE$EI.ING&ANTENNA&$-NTR-LLER 4TRA$

    '

    .3.4) THE T"R M-DULE %L-$2 DIAGRAM '

    .3.5) $ALI%RATI-N '5

    1!) ,LANNED UA.SAR -N%-ARD ,R-$ESSING $A,A%ILITIES '3

    1!.1) UA.SAR SMART SENS-R $-N$E,T '7

    11) RE#EREN$E ' 

    LIST OF TABLES

    TA%LE )8 UA.SAR INSTRUMENT ,ARAMETERS )3

    TA%LE '8 UA.SAR ELE$TRI$AL ,ARAMETERS '5

    TA%LE 8 UA.SAR ME$HANI$AL ,ARAMETERS '6

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    TA%LE 8 UA.SAR EN.IR-NMENTAL ,ARAMETERS'3

    TABLE OF FI"URES

    FI"URE 1#  GE-MATER/ (# THE S/NTATHI$ A,ERTURE RADAR

    FI"URE 2#  S/NTATHI$ A,ERTURE RADAR IMAGE -# SAN DIAG-

    FI"URE 3#  -,TI$AL ,R-$ESS-R #-R S/NTATHI$ A,ERTURE RADAR

    FI"URE 4#  UA.SAR RADAR ,-D ATTA$HED T- GUL#STREAM III9 SH-*ING

    RE$TANGULAR ANTENNA RAD-ME

    FI"URE 5#  NASA UA.SAR IMAGE -# THE DEE,*ATER H-RI:-N -IL S,ILL9

    $-LLE$TED +UNE '9 '()(

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    FI"URE 6#  -.ER.IE* -# THE UA.SAR INTER#ER-GRAM -# THE MAGNITUDE 31'

    %A+A $ALI#-RNIA EARTHQUA2E -# A,RIL 9 '()( )

    FI"URE 7##ALSE&$-L-UR $-M,-SITE IMAGE -# THE ,-RT&AU&,RIN$E9 HAITI

    REGI-N9 TA2EN +AN1 '39 '()( %/ THE UA.SAR AIR%-RNE RADAR )

    FI"URE 8#,-LARIMETRI$ $-M,-SITE IMAGE -# MT1 ST1 HELENS TA2EN *ITH

    UA.SAR IN '((3 )5

    FI"URE 8 ILLUSTRATI-N -# THE -.ERALL S/STEM $-N#IGURATI-N )6

    FI"URE 1!8 $-N#IGURATI-N -# THE L&%AND RADAR ELE$TR-NI$S AND

    ANTENNA *ITHIN THE ,-D STRU$TURE )7

    FI"URE 11#ILLUSTRATES H-* THE .ARI-US ELE$TR-NI$S SU%S/STEMS -#

    UA.SAR ARE ARRANGED *ITH IN THE ,-D )!

    FI"URE 12#THE T"R M-DULE AR$HITE$TURE *ITH ,-*ER AM,LI#IERS AT T-,;

    %-TT-M SIDE8 RE$EI.ERS9 ,HASE SHI#TERS9 .-LTAGE REGULAT-RS9 AND

    $-NTR-LLER '

    FI"URE 138-,ERATI-NAL S$ENARI- -# THE UA.SAR&%ASED SMART SENS-R9

    ,HASE SHI#TERS9 .-LTAGE REGULAT-RS9 AND $-NTR-LLER '!

    FI"URE 14# HIGH LE.EL HARD*ARE AR$HITE$TURE -# THE UA.SAR SMART

    SENS-R REGULAT-RS9 AND $-NTR-LLER1 (

    FI"URE 15#HIGH LE.EL HARD*ARE AR$HITE$TURE -# THE UA.SAR SMARTSENS-R REGULAT-RS9 AND $-NTR-LLER )

    1. SYNTHATIC APERTURE RADAR 

    1.1  O$%&$'%

    S*+,%+'- /%&+0&% && 4SAR  is a i?> is used to ?reate images o< ob@e?ts9

    su?> as ands?aBes C t>ese images ?an be eit>er t=o or t>ree dimensiona reBresentations o< t>e

    ob@e?t1 SAR uses t>e motion o< t>e radar antenna oer a targeted region to Broide an is Bossibe =it> ?onentiona beam&s?anning radars1 SAR is tyBi?ay mounted on

    a moing Bat as an air?rae SAR dei?e traes oer a target in t>e

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    time taen e radar Buses to return to t>e antenna ?reates t>e arge Fsynt>eti?F antenna

    aBerture 4t>e FsieF o< t>e antenna1 As a rue o< t>umb9 t>e arger t>e aBerture is9 t>e >ig>er t>e

    image resoution =i be9 regardess o< =>et>er t>e aBerture is B>ysi?a 4a arge antenna or

    synt>eti? 4a moing antenna C t>is ao=s SAR to ?reate >ig> resoution images =it>

    ?omBaratiey sma B>ysi?a antennas1 )J

    1.2 &'* P&'*-'/% (%/%)

    #igure ) s>o=s an air?ra a ?onstant eo?ity aong a straig>t Bat>1 Its radar 

    antenna is mounted so as to radiate in t>e dire?tion BerBendi?uar to t>e dire?tion o< motion1Su?>

    a radar is no=n as a side ooing radar9 or SLR1 T>e Ks in t>e e Bosition oe radar antenna ea?> ime a Buse is transmitted1 I< t>e e?>o re?eied at ea?> Bosition is stored

    and i< t>e ast n Buses are ?ombined 4added toget>er9 t>e e is t>e distan?e traeed during t>e transmission o< tie *  Buses1 T>e

    FeementF sBa?ing o< t>e synt>esied antenna is eua to t>e distan?e traeed by t>e air?raere T

    is t>e Buse reBetition Beriod and1 e Buse&reBetition

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    1.4 R%=0+'*

    T>e resoution in t>e ?ross&range dimension o< a ?onentiona antenna is

    =>ere R is t>e range and %  is t>e beam=idt>1 T>e narro=er t>e beam=idt>9 t>e better t>e

    resoution1SAR Bermits t>e attainment o< >ig> resoution by using t>e motion o< t>e e>i?e to

    generate t>e antenna aBerture seuentiay rat>er t>an simutaneousy as =it> a ?onentiona

    array antenna1 In t>is se?tion9 t>e radar may be t>oug>t o< as ?arried by an air?rai?es1'J

    1.5 E

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    gyros?oBes1 /a= ange ?an be ?omBensated by rei?> t>e antenna Bosition is ad@usted so as to maintain a symmetri?a doBBer sBe?trum in

    =>i?> t>e antenna Bosition is ad@usted so as to maintain a symmetri?a DoBBer sBe?trum about

    ero us bot> motion ?omBensation and antenna stabiiation are ne?essary to

    a?>iee t>e resoution in>erent in an SAR1

    1.6 O/+'- /&-%=='*

    In a synt>eti? aBerture radar t>e ?o>erent e?>o signas Sn range intera must be

    stored9 =it>out oss o< B>ase9 oer t>e time intera reuired to e1 In oBti?a Bro?essing9

    t>e ee?tri?a signas at t>e radar outBut are ?onerted to oBti?a images on e =eig>ting9

    ed =it> t>e BroBer9 oBti?a enses and

    transBaren?ies1 -Bti?a Bro?essing is basi?ay t=o dimensiona so t>at Bro?essing in t>e range

    ?oordinate is Bossibe =it> t>e same aBBaratus1 T>e outBut o< t>e images on e =eig>ting9

    ed =it> t>e BroBer oBti?a enses and

    transBaren?ies1 -Bti?a Bro?essing is basi?ay t=o dimensiona so t>at Bro?essing in t>e range

    ?oordinate is Bossibe =it> t>e same aBBaratus1 T>e SAR oBti?a Bro?essor is a maB ie B>otograB>i? e terrain9 as in #ig1 beo=1 T>e SAR Brodu?es images =it>out t>e sant&

    range distortion t>at o??urs =it> t>e B>otograB>i? ?amera Brodu?es images =it>out t>e sant&

    range distortion t>at o??urs =it> t>e B>otograB>i? ?amera1 'J

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    FI"URE 2# S/NTATHI$ A,ERTURE RADAR IMAGE -# SAN DIAG-

    FI"URE 3# 

    -,TI$AL ,R-$ESS-R #-R S/NTATHI$ A,ERTURE RADAR 

    2.  INTRODUCTION UAVSAR 

    UA.SAR is a NASA L&band SAR 4Synt>eti? ABerture ?omBa?t Bod&mounted Boar metri?

    instrument

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    t>e NASA"D#R$ 4Dryden #ig>t Resear?> $enter in Ed=ards9 $A1 T>e radar =i be

    designed to be oBerabe on a UAV  4UnBioted Aeria .e>i?e but =i initiay be

    demonstrated on a on a NASA Gu =,'* &%-+*0&

    *+%** &%.

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    3.  PRIMARY OB?ECTIVE

    T>e Brimary ob@e?tie o< t>e side&ooing UA.SAR instrument is to a??uratey maB ?rusta

    de natura >aards9 su?> as o?anoes and eart>uaes1 ToBograB>i?

    inat9 in turn9 are obtained e noogy -

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    o< ?am to ig>t turbuen?e1 T>e #MS is aso ree ,,A 4,ate radar e?tor e air?rae ground target area must be simiar is is a??omBis>ed =it> an a?tiey s?anned antenna designed to suBBort ee?troni?steering o< t>e antenna beam =it> a minimum o< )P in?rements oer a range to eK?eed )5P in t>e

    t dire?tion.

    5.  STATUS OF THE UAVSAR IMPLEMENTATION AND CAMPAI"N

    SERVICES

    ') -?tober '59 '()'8 NASA"+,L resear?>ers >ae deeoBed a met>od to use a sBe?iaied

     NASA &D imaging radar to ?>ara?terie t>e oi in oi sBis9 su?> as t>e '()( %,

    DeeB=ater Horion sBi in t>e Gu< o< MeKi?o1 T>e resear?> ?an be used to imBroe

    resBonse oBerations during ara?teries an oi sBi by dete?ting ariations in t>e roug>ness o< its r t>i? 

    si?s9 ?>anges in t>e ee?tri?a ?ondu?tiity o< its sur ?omBared to surrounding er 4radar&dar area against t>e roug>er 4radar&brig>t o?ean sure radar energy t>at >its t>e smoot>er sur sensitiity and ot>er ?aBabiities enabed t>e team to seBarate

    t>i? and t>in oi e

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    Legend to #igure 58 T>e oi aBBears mu?> darer t>an t>e surrounding sea=ater in t>e greys?ae

    image1 T>is is be?ause t>e oi smoot>es t>e sea sure UA.SAR antenna1 Additiona Bro?essing o< t>e

    data by t>e UA.SAR team Brodu?ed t>e t=o inset ?oor images9 =>i?> reea t>e ariabiity oe oi sBis ?>ara?teristi?s9 i?er9 ?on?entrated emusions 4s>o=n in reds and yeo=s to

    minima oi ?ontamination 4s>o=n in greens and bues1 Dar bues ?orresBond to areas o< ?ear 

    sea=ater bordering t>e oi si?1

    '') -n ABri 9 '()(9 a ma@or eart>uae o< magnitude 31' ro?ed MeKi?os state o< %a@a

    $aie Ameri?an Sout>=est1 T>e E Mayor&$u?aBa> uae =as

    ?entered 5' m sout>&sout>east o< $aeKi?o9 $A9 in nort>ern %a@a $aie boundary bet=een t>e Nort> Ameri?an and

    ,a?ie uae9 t>e regions argest in neary )'( years9 =as aso ern $aiundreds and

    ?aused substantia damage1 T>ere >ae been t>ousands o< ao?s9 eKtending e nort>ern tiB o< t>e Gu< o< $aie U1S1 border1

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    T>e UA.SAR air?rae eart>uae region -%-+%

    ?0*% 23> 2!1!

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    ts and generated intere eart>uae region1 Ea?> UA.SAR t

    seres as a baseine e team estimates disBa?ement region9 =it> t>e goa o< determining >o= strain is Bartitioned bet=een 2!1!> $%&' +/ "% E&+, '% ; +,%

    &%'*.

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    Legend to #igure 38 T>e ?ity is denoted by t>e yeo= arro=; t>e ba? arro= Boints to t>e

    uae1

    '$) #irst engineering test ts on t>e Gu +%* ?*.

    27> 2!1! +,% UAVSAR '&&*% &&.

    F'0&% 8#P&'%+&'- -/='+% '% ; M+. S+. H%%*= +%* '+, UAVSAR '*

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    rig>t =it>in t>e ?adera1 At>oug> t>e UA.SAR data =as ?oe?ted =>en t>e Bea =as

    ?oered in sno=9 mu?> detai is isibe in t>e L&band radar imagery1 T>e o?ani? ?adera

    dominates t>e image9 =it> t>e dome isibe to t>e o=er ein t>e ?adera1 T=o

    ga?iers =it>in t>e ?adera9 to t>e uBBer rig>t o< t>e dome9 are being Bus>ed toget>er as

    t>e dome eKBands1 T>e edge o< SBirit Lae is at t>e uBBer ?enter o< t>e image and t>e tree

    ine is isibe in green1 & ReBeat Bass images o< Mt1 St1 Heens =i be used to measure

    t>e dome dee ga?ier moement1

    6.  PURPOSE OF DESI"NIN" UAVSAR

    #rom an imBementation Boint o< ie=9 t>e ob@e?ties o< t>e UA.SAR Bro@e?t are to8

    1)  DeeoB a miniaturied Boarimetri? L&band SAR e asso?iated Bro?essing agorit>ms is

    ee?troni?ay steered aong&tra? to assure t>at t>e antenna beam ?an be dire?ted indeBendenty9

    regardess o< sBeed and =ind dire?tion1 -t>er e antenna in?ude eeation

    mono Buse and Buse&to&Buse re&steering ?aBabiities t>at =i enabe some noe modes o

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    The parameters for this interfae are gi!en "elow.

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    0&% # I0=+&+'* ; +,% $%& ==+% -*;'0&+'*

    T% 1# UAVSAR '*=+&0%*+ /&%+%&=

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    8.  UAVSAR MASS DISTRIBUTION

    T>e UA.SAR system reuires @ust under ' * o< D$ Bo=er =>en t>e radar is transmitting

    L&band Boarimetri? RTI 4ReBeat Tra? Interis is =e

    =it>in t>e ?aBa?ity o< t>e Gue standby D$ Bo=er is on t>e order o< )5( *1 T>e a?tie

    array antenna >as a mass o< 5( g; t>e mass o< ea?> T"R modue is (15 g1 T>e remainder 

    o< t>e radar ee?troni?s in t>e Bayoad bay >as a mass o< )(( g 4aBBroKimatey '( g e R#ES 4Radio #reuen?y Ee?troni? Subsystem9 ( g e DES 4Digita Ee?troni?

    Subsystem9 and ( g e ?ombined instrument mass

    is '( g1

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    F'0&% 1!# Confguration o the L-band radar electronics and antenna

    within the pod structure

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    .  BLOC DIA"RAM AND ITS EPLANATION

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    T>e radar >as been designed to minimie t>e number o< inter t>e air?rae G&III #MS

    4#ig>t Management Subsystem and oaded into t>e ,,A 4,ate radars AR$ 4Automati? Radar $ontroer aong =it> radar ?ommand ine air?rae oera timing and ?ontro signas e radar as =e as t>e teemetry and

    data a?uisition e ARC 4Automati? Radar $ontroer is t>e main ?ontro ?omButer e radar and

    ?ontros a ma@or e radar during t1 It is designed to oBerate in a er t>roug> an Et>ernet ?onne?tion on ?re=ed Batroug> an

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    Iridium modem e AR$ tra?s t>e air?raer >ouseeeBing e

    AR$ t soandes t>e embedded G,S"INU teemetry ?oe?tion9 tra?s t>e

    air?ra9 Bere Bod1T>e UA.SAR radar ?an oBerate

    in a number o< ?omBeK modes in?uding muti&Boariation9 muti&

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    T>e antenna is designed to radiate ort>ogona inear Boariations e antenna aBerture ?omBrises 7 Bat?> antenna eements arranged as an array o<

    eements in eeation by )' eements in aimut>1 T>e eeation sBa?ing o< t>e eements

    is )( ?m and t>e aimut> sBa?ing is )'15 ?m1 T>e ?orresBonding aBerture sie is (1 m K

    )15 m9 but t>e antenna groundBane is arger 4(16 m K )135 m to a??ommodate t>e

    arious antenna ee?troni?s subassembies9 and aso to eKisting

    ,&band euiBment1 )'J

    T>e antenna eements are singe&ayer mi?rostriB Bat?>es 4 7 ?m K 7 ?m in sie on a

    o=&Bermittiity diee?tri?9 eements

    are t=o Brobes Boariation to Broide t>e reuired band=idt> oer 

    s?an1 T>e eements are ?aBabe o< radiating bot> >orionta 4H and erti?a 4.

     Boariation1 )'J1

    ''.  T&*='++'* :R%-%'$'* 0%=

    T>ere are ' T"R modues is ar?>ite?ture

    aso enabes s>ort&baseine ?ross&tra? 

    intere antenna uBBer and o=er >aes9 =>ie using t>e minimum

    number o< T"R modues1 A ban o< at Broides ' . D$

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     Bo=er at uB to 3 A Bused1 T>e T"R modues are ?oner an H&

     Buse or a .&Buse9 and to re?eie bot> an H&Buse and .&Buse simutaneousy1 T>e

     Bea Bo=er o< t>e T"R modues is )(( *9 and t>e maKimum duty ?y?e is 5V1 T>e

    aerage and Bea R# Bo=ers radiated by t>e antenna are ! * and )176 *9

    resBe?tiey 4assuming osses o< )1)d%1 T>e T"R modues are ?ooed by means o< an

    air du?t t>at runs aong t>e engt> o< t>e antenna1 T>e air eo?ity in t>e du?t is

    ?ontroed to maintain a reatiey o= t>erma gradient a?ross t>e T"R modues 1)'J

    %eamase s>ie

    T"R modues9 and by means o< a net=or o< Brinted ?ir?uit manie T"R modue

    endor9 Reme? Dee B>ase s>ie

    ?ommon Borts o< t>e )'&=ays are ?onne?ted to a s=it?>ing net=or t>at routes re?eie9

    transmit9 and ?aibrations signas to and e R# ee?troni?s9 as reuired by t>e

    radar oBerating mode )'J1

    '''.  T&*='++'* :R%-%'$'* *+%** -*+&%&(TRAC)

    The T#R modules and antenna swith networ$ are ontrolled through a digital

    interfae alled the T#R antenna ontroller (TRA%). The TRA% reei!es

    ommand and timing information from flight software and a hardware interfae

    alled the entral timing unit (%T&), and in turn feeds 'S serial data to the

    T#R modules through twisted-pair a"les *+.

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    '$.  T,% T:R 0% - '&

    T>e T"R modue bo? diagram is s>o=n in #ig1 )'1 T>e modue ?omBrises t=o sides1

    T>e toB side is BoBuated =it> t>e Bo=er amBie transmit ?>ain9 Boariation

    s=it?>9 ?aibration ?ouBer9 and ?ir?uators1 T>e bottom side >as re?eier sub&

    assembies 4?omBrising LNA9 attenuator and B>ase s>ie transmit B>ase s>ies9 and otage reguators1

    )J

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    $.  C'&+'*

    In order to at is s?anned to t>e BroBer dire?tion9 it is ne?essary to

    ?aibrate t>e T"R modues and asso?iated beamis ?aibration

     Bro?edure is essentiay a Bro?ess o< euaiing t>e B>ase and amBitude o< ea?> R#

     Bat> to and e array to as to at is symmetri? about t>e aimut> and

    eeation dire?tions1 In re?eie mode9 amBitude is trimmed to =it>in (15 d% using a 5&

     bit digita attenuator )J1

    $onsiderabe simBie ?aibration Bro?ess is obtained as a resut o< t>e

    a??ura?y9 inearity9 isoation9 and Bredi?tabe temBerature deBenden?e o< t>e

     beam t>ese simBi /,=% =,';+%&=> $+% &%0+&=> * -*+&%&

    T% 2# UAVSAR %%-+&'- /&%+%&=

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      MECHNICAL PARAMETERS

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    T% 3# UAVSAR %-,*'- /&%+%&=

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      ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS

    1!.  PLANNED UAVSAR ONBOARD PROCESSIN" CAPABILITIES

    A e UA.SAR system ?as imaging radar t>at ?ombines t>e uniue

    ?aBabiities o< t>e imaging radar =it> >ig> t>roug>But onboard Bro?essing te?>noogy

    and onboard automated resBonse ?aBabiity based on sBe?ims1 T>is

    smart sensor deeoBment eerages onoogies in rea&time

    onboard synt>eti? aBerture radar 4SAR Bro?essor and onboard automated resBonse

    soms Breiousy deeoBed

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    T>e ?>aenges are t>e radars >ig> ra= data rate9 reuiring arge onboard data storage

    and >ig> do=nin ?aBabiity9 and o= data aten?y9 reuiring deiery o< Beris>abe

    ine e do=nin data

    rate1 Hig> e do=nin data rate by >undreds o< orders o< magnitude1 In

     Barti?uar9 t>e onboard Bro?essing ?aBabiity =i ?ontribute to seera radar&based

    mission ?on?eBts aards and t>e goba ?arbon ?y?e1 #orest urri?ane&indu?ed damages on ?oasta ands?aBes and e

    t=o most imBortant disturban?es o< natura e?osystems and t>reats to >uman >abitats1

    T>e ?>ange dete?tion ?on?eBt under deeoBment is based on t>e NASAs AIST&('

    4Adan?ed Innoogy Bro@e?t to Broide innoatie on&orbit

    and ground ?aBabiities e ?ommuni?ation9 Bro?essing9 and management oe e

    -bsering&) mission9 oBerationa as o< '((7 and Broiding automated disturban?e

    dete?tion and a monitoring ?aBabiity

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     Bro?essor =i aso eKe?ute ?aibration routines and s?ien?e agorit>ms aBBroBriate

    e sBe?ie resuts are ogged1 I< ?>ange due tosBe?ie onboard automated resBonse soe Brogression o< t>e disturban?e1

    T>e ne= obseration Ban is routed to t>e sBa?e?ra

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    T>e >ard=are e BrototyBe autonomous system is a seassis =it> singe board ?omButers and #,GA 4#ied ,rogrammabe Gate Array

     Bro?essor boards9 >ig>&sBeed seria interine

    Enironment&based ?>ange dete?tion on&board Bro?essor 4$D-, ?onsists o< t=o

    ?ustom #,GA boards =it> t=o WiinK .irteK II&,ro #,GAs ea?> and arge >ig>&

    sBeed SRAM 4Stati? Random A??ess Memory to Beried ra= data are

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    #,GA Bro?essor1 T>e BreBro?essor generates t>e B>ase ?orre?tion e Bresum modue resamBes t>e Buses to a user&

    sBe?ie number o< Buses to

     Bro?ess in t>e aong tra? 4aimut> dire?tion =>ie redu?ing t>e noise on ea?>

    radar Buse1

    Motion ?omBensation is t>e Bro?ess =>ere t>e radar signa data are resamBed

    e a?tua Bat> o< t>e antenna to an ideaied Bat> ?aed t>e re1

    T>is Bro?ess is ne?essary to aign t>e B>ase ?enters o< t=o data ?>annes to t>e

    same re to ensure maKimum ?orreation1 Aimut> Bro?essing e image in t>e aong tra? dire?tion1 Radiometri? and B>ase ?aibrations arene?essary to generate Boarimetri? or intere Bost&Bro?essor geoo?ates t>e t=o SAR images =it> inemeris data and generates aBBi?ation&sBe?i as t>e

     biomass and e s?ien?e data Brodu?ts are routed ia Et>ernet to a

    aBtoB or UA.SARs R-*

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    11.  REFERENCES

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    ' Merri I1 Soni9 INTR-DU$TI-N T- RADAR S/STEMS9M$GRA*&HILL

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    S1 Hensey9 21 *>eeer9 G1 Sado=y9 $1 +ones9 S1 S>aao9 21 .ines9 21 Nis>imoto9 +1 ,rater9 %1 $arri?o9 N1 $>amberain9 +1 S>imada9 M1

    Simard9 %1 $>aBman9 R1 Mueers?>oen9 $1 Le9 T1 Mi?>e9 G1 Hamiton9 D1 Robison9 G1

     Neumann9 R1 Meyer9 ,1 Smit>9 +1 Granger9 ,1 Rosen9 D1 #o=er9 R1 Smit>9 T>e UA.SAR 

    Instrument8 Des?riBtion and Test ,ans9 NST$'((3 4NASA S?ien?e and Te?>noogy

    $ona9 '((6 IEEE $on

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    7 N1 $>amberain9 M1 :a=adi9 G1 Sado=y9 E1 -aes9 21 %ro=n9 R1 Hodges9 T>e UA.SAR 

    ,>ased Array ABerture9 ,ro?eedings o< t>e '((6 IEEE"AIAA AerosBa?e $on &))9 '((69 URL8 >ttB8""trs&

    ne=1@B1nasa1go"dsBa?e"bitstream"'()"75")"(5&7671Bdamberain9 G1 Sado=y9 T>e UA.SAR Transmit " Re?eie Modue9 ,ro?eedings o< t>e

    '((7 IEEE AerosBa?e $on )&79 '((7

    )( NASA Radar Images S>o= Ho= MeKi?o Quae De9 NASA9 +une ''9 '()(9

    URL8 >ttB8""===1nasa1go"toBi?s"eart>"noogy $on