Charge-coupled device data processor for an airborne imaging radar system
Abstract
Processing of raw analog echo data from synthetic aperture radar receiver into images on board an airborne radar platform is discussed. Processing is made feasible by utilizing charge-coupled devices (CCD). CCD circuits are utilized to perform input sampling, presumming, range correlation and azimuth correlation in the analog domain. These radar data processing functions are implemented for single-look or multiple-look imaging radar systems.
- Publication:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Report
- Pub Date:
- August 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977nasa.reptT....A
- Keywords:
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- Data Processing;
- Radar Data;
- Radar Echoes;
- Analog Data;
- Charge Coupled Devices;
- Patents;
- Communications and Radar