A lightweight, ultra wideband polarimetric W-band radar with high resolution for environmental applications

A lightweight, ultra wideband (UWB), polarimetric millimetre wave 94 GHz radar with high resolution is described for environmental and other short range applications. UWB and random signal W-band radar technologies are combined with polarimetric and super-resolution processing techniques to provide a compact remote sensing capability that is man-portable. An all-weather capability is provided for accurate and high resolution measurement of the physical size, relative distance, bearing, altitude, direction, velocity and classification of stationary and moving objects at ranges of less than 10 km. Attributed information relating to the sensed environment such as local surface features, water depth, terrain topology and object classification is derived from remote millimetre wave radar measurements including polarization