PRF Sampling Strategies for SwarmSAR Systems

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

L. Iannini Optical and Laser Remote Sensing - CEG
A. Mancinelli Microwave Sensing, Signals & Systems - EEMCS
Paco López-Dekker Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning - CEG
P. Hoogeboom Atmospheric Remote Sensing - CEG
Y. Li Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning - CEG
Faruk Uysal Microwave Sensing, Signals & Systems - EEMCS
Alexander Yarovoy Microwave Sensing, Signals & Systems - EEMCS
Research Group
Optical and Laser Remote Sensing (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 L. Iannini, A. Mancinelli, F.J. Lopez Dekker, P. Hoogeboom, Y. Li, Faruk Uysal, Alexander Yarovoy
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898476
Multi-static geometry S-Band SAR system design Pulse repetition frequency Staggered PRF
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Research Group

Optical and Laser Remote Sensing

Abstract

The work investigates staggered and random PRF (Pulse Repetition Frequency) strategies for a close formation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites operating in a multistatic configuration. The satellites are positioned within a fraction of the along-track critical baseline, hence allowing for the application of Displaced Phase Center image formation approaches. The performance of regular and random pulse sampling schemes is in particular assessed for a single-input multiple-output (SIMO) S-Band constellation, whose feasibility is further analyzed in relation to the number of satellites and their antenna size.