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The DESDynI Synthetic Aperture Radar Array-Fed Reflector AntennaDESDynI is a mission being developed by NASA with radar and lidar instruments for Earth-orbit remote sensing. This paper focuses on the design of a largeaperture antenna for the radar instrument. The antenna comprises a deployable reflector antenna and an active switched array of patch elements fed by transmit/ receive modules. The antenna and radar architecture facilitates a new mode of synthetic aperture radar imaging called 'SweepSAR'. A system-level description of the antenna is provided, along with predictions of antenna performance.
Document ID
20150008522
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Chamberlain, Neil
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ghaemi, Hirad
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Giersch, Louis
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Harcke, Leif
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hodges, Richard
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hoffman, James
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Johnson, William
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jordan, Rolando
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Khayatian, Behrouz
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rosen, Paul
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sadowy, Gregory
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Shaffer, Scott
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Shen, Yuhsyen
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Veilleux, Louise
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wu, Patrick
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
May 20, 2015
Publication Date
October 12, 2010
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Phased Array Symposium 2010
Location: Boston, MA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 12, 2010
End Date: October 15, 2010
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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