On board processor development for NASA's spaceborne imaging radar with VLSI system-on-chip technology

This paper reports a preliminary study result of an on-board spaceborne SAR processor. It consists of a processing requirement analysis, functional specifications, and implementation with VLSI system-on-chip technology. Finally, a minimum version of this VLSI on-board processor designed for performance evaluation and for partial demonstration is illustrated.

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