Instrumentation for Millimeter-Wave Polarimetric Measurements of Inhomogeneous Media

Abstract

ARO Contract DAAL-03-91-G-0202 is an instrumentation grant for upgrading the University of Michigan's millimeter-wave radar systems, which operate at 35, 94, 140, and 215 GHz. The funds were used to (1) improve the data acquisition and control system, which operates all four channels, (2) convert the 35, 94 into single-antenna configurations, convert the 140 GHz into a coherent-on-receive polarimetric mode, and add a bistatic scattering capability to the 35, 94 and 140 GHz systems. Millimeter-waves, radar scattering, terrain characterization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257255

Entities

People

  • Fawwas T. Ulaby
  • Kamal Sarabandi

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Scatterometers
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • 5G