Synthetic aperture design for increased SAR image rate
| Patent Number: | 7,498,968 |
| Issued: | 3/3/2009 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | High resolution SAR images of a target scene at near video rates can be produced by using overlapped, but nevertheless, full-size synthetic apertures. The SAR images, which respectively correspond to the apertures, can be analyzed in sequence to permit detection of movement in the target scene. |
| Filed: | 2/13/2007 |
| Application Number: | 11/674,264 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |