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Microwaves and Radar Institute > January 2007

Overview – Research and Projects

Alberto Moreira

Microwaves and Radar Institute (HR)

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• Research Profile: passive and active microwave systems

– Sensor concept, design and simulation

– Technology

– Methods and techniques

– Sensor-specific applications

• Main Research Areas

– Earth Observation, Reconnaissance and Security, Traffic Monitoring

• Organization

– 4 Departments with 90 scientists, technicians and students

– Cluster with Institute of Communication and Navigation (KN)

– Center of Excellence on SAR (HR, IMF, DFD)

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• 25+ years of experience in SAR systems and applications

• Participation in 4 Shuttle Imaging Radar Missions

– MRSE (1983)

– SIR-C/X-SAR (April and October 1994)

– SRTM (2000)

• Contribution to satellite missions

– ERS-1/2, ENVISAT/ASAR, Sentinel-1

– TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X

– SAR-Lupe

– ALOS/PALSAR

• Airborne SAR system E-SAR

– P-L-C-X-band

– polarimetric and interferometric modes

SRTMSRTM

AirborneAirborne SAR SAR

TerraSAR-XTerraSAR-X

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Airborne SAR

Anechoic chamber for mono- andbi-static radar measurements

Ground-basedweather radar(PA + HR) Mechanical Lab

Far-field antennameasurement facility(KN + HR)

Facilities

Radar calibration facility

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Spaceborne SAR Systems

Manfred Zink

TSX1 Mission Manager

Stefan Buckreuß

TanDEM-XDaniel Schulze

SAR MissionsK. Papathanassiou

Radar ConceptsGerhard Krieger

SAR TechniquesMarwan Younis

Propagation and Scattering

Thomas Börner

SAR ProcessingRolf Scheiber

SAR TechnologyAndreas Reigber

Airborne SARRalf Horn

ElectronicsAnton Nottensteiner

CalibrationMarco Schwerdt

Reconnaissance and SecurityHelmut Süß

SAR AnalysisBjörn Dietrich

SAR SimulationRainer Speck

Microwave SensorsMarkus Peichl

System TechniqueThomas Neff

System EngineeringJosef Mittermayer

Infrastructure & Quality Management

Karl-Heinz Bethke

IT ServicesChristoph Dahme

Pol-InSARIrena Hajnsek

SignaturesErich Kemptner

Mechanical Workshop

Ulrich Heitzer

Logistics & Personnel

Christian Schmidt

Microwaves and Radar Institute > January 2008


Institute’s Projects and Research Programs

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New SAR concepts,airborne SAR,

Pol-InSAR, calibration

ResearchResearchProgramsPrograms

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9 %

25 %

60 %

ResourcesResourcesAllocationAllocation

TRAMRADTraffic Monitoring

with RadarTransportation

UCAVReconnaissanceand SecurityAeronautics

Space basedreconnaissance

and security

Reconnaissanceand Security

TerraSAR-X,TanDEM-X

EarthObservation

Space

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• More than 60% of the Institute’s activities are performed in the scope ofDLR projects

• Percentage has increased from ca. 38% to more than 60% (2001-2006)

• Most important projects are TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X and Space BasedReconnaissance and Security (RSE) and airborne SAR


• SRTM (NASA/JPL, DLR, ASI) X-SAR sensor: 40% of the Earth topography (DTED-2) Project leadership, system engineering, mission

operations, calibration, scientific coordination

• TerraSAR-X (DLR, EADS Astrium, Infoterra, GFZ) High Resolution German SAR satellite (X-Band) System engineering, instrument operation,

calibration, mission manager

• TanDEM-X (DLR, EADS Astrium, Infoterra, GFZ) Global Digital Elevation Models with HRTI-3 standard

Proposal lead by the Institute Phase B/C/D has been approved (launch 2009)

Project and Research Results


• SAR-LupeConstellation of SAR satellites for reconnaissanceScientific and technical consultancy for BMVg/BWB

Development of a reconnaissance mission simulatorfor system design, analysis and evaluation

• HABITAT Proposal for an ESA Earth Explorer Mission with

a L-band satellite and 3 passive micro-satellitesParticipation in mission concept and proposalSpecifications of Pol-InSAR applications

• Sentinel-1 ESA C-Band SAR Satellite (GMES) Development of calibration and verification concept Member of ESA’s Science Advisory Group



• Traffic Monitoring with Radar (TRAMRAD) Spaceborne and airborne SAR for traffic monitoring

TerraSAR-X Traffic Product and TRAMRAD projectsAirborne campaigns to simulate traffic products

• MAPSAR (DLR/INPE)Small, low cost polarimetric L-Band SAR satellitePhase A in cooperation with INPE / DLRSAR design, performance and technologyPol-InSAR applications

• ALOS/PALSAR (JAXA) L-Band full polarimetric satellite

Member of Carbon and Kyoto Science TeamPol-InSAR product development

Polarimetric calibration



• CalibrationCalibration Facility (CALIF)SRTM calibrationENVISAT/ASAR calibration in ScanSAR modeNew calibration concepts (e.g. PN Gating)

• Airborne SAR – E-SAR / F-SARMulti-Frequency, polarimetric airborne SARDemonstration of tomography and D-InSARRecent campaigns in India (ISRO), Indonesia (ESA),Svalbard (AWI), Italy (ESA) and Tunisia (ESA)

• Pol-InSARPolarimetric SAR InterferometryValidation of forest height / biomassDevelopment of coherent scatterers theorySoil moisture estimation



• Bi-Static SAR campaign (DLR/ONERA)Bi-Static campaign with E-SAR and RAMSESFirst demonstration of bistatic airborne SAR in EuropeNew processing and synchronization algorithms

• SIREV (DLR, IHE, Aerosensing, Atlas Elektronik)Sector Imaging Radar for Enhanced VisionFirst demonstration of airborne imaging radar withdigital beamforming on receiveCoherent image processing

• Digital Beamforming (EADS Astrium, DLR, IHE)Antenna beamforming is performed digitallyDevelopment of new concepts for high-resolution and

wide-swath SARSeveral advantages for future SAR systems



• Signatures2D - Radar Cross Section of Aircraft F10Monostatic and bistatic signatures of targets andclutter in both civil and military scenariosDetermination of dielectric properties of materials

• SMOS (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (L-Band radiometer) Member of ESA‘s Science Advisory Group Development of image reconstruction algorithms

• RadiometryLine-scanner and aperture synthesis radiometerSensor and algorithm development for anti-personnelmine detection, personnel screening, through-the-wallimaging, soil moisture



• The Institute has a well-established know-how and expertise in passive andactive microwave systems

• Main task: Development of new microwave sensors and missions,techniques and sensor-related applications

• Radar remote sensing from space is a key element of Germany’s spaceprogram

• The Institute works closely with the German space agency, Germanindustries, responsible ministries and ESA

• The Institute has become the driving force of the SAR Center of Excellenceat DLR

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