论文信息 - Formation-Flying SAR Receivers in Far-From-Transmitter Geometry: Signal Model and Processing Scheme

Formation-Flying SAR Receivers in Far-From-Transmitter Geometry: Signal Model and Processing Scheme

The paper focuses on the concept of a formation-flying synthetic aperture radar (FF-SAR) bistatic system composed of a set of compact, low-weight satellite receivers in close formation (within 1 km) placed in the same low-Earth orbit at large distance (about 100 km) from a transmitter. Each receiver is conceived to fit a 12-unit CubeSat. A signal model adapted to the proposed formation geometry is also presented, and a corresponding processing scheme to achieve range swath widening and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvement is illustrated and discussed.

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