Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Coherent Change Detection (CDD)

Abstract

The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Coherent Change Detection (CCD) Initiative encompasses four phases to develop deployable systems capable of achieving SAR with real time Coherent Change Detection for tactical intelligence. The first phase, completed in FY 2008, validated utility of existing small SAR sensors for use as a CCD platform. CCD post processing was used to establish current SAR capabilities for change detection thresholds. Phase Two demonstrated real-time CCD on a manned, SAR-equipped, platform. This real time enhancement is capable of being retro fitted on existing manned SAR platforms. Phase Three has developed the engineering enhancements necessary to integrate a real time SAR CCD capability on a small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). All necessary software has been developed during Phase Three. The fourth phase (FY 2010) will extend the capability to an affordable small unmanned aircraft with a miniaturized SAR system. The goal is to develop a deployable system with a SAR sensor capable of achieving near real time CCD on a small UAV to be operated by the tactical commander and at a cost goal of $500K per SAR CCD sensor package.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0603745D8Z_3_0400_PB_2011
• Service Agency Name: Office of Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aircrafts
• Change Detection
• Detection
• Detectors
• Engineering
• Excavation
• Ground Based
• Ground Level
• Platforms
• Radar
• Radar Cross Sections
• Situational Awareness
• Synthetic Aperture Radar
• Test And Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Vehicles

Readers

• Image Processing and Computer Vision.
• Radar Systems Engineering.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs