Sensors & Electronics
Electronics & Systems
Large Scale Radar Imaging Scanner (216)
Problem: Need large scale, radar scanning equipment to enable lab & field imaging of large objects & ground clutter
Project Activity Scope (from Technical
Overview Chart):
Circuits & Devices through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Built on capability to record & analyze radar holographic data
- Developed large scale (64" L x 18" H), road mobile imaging scanner for lab & field data acquisition
- Validated operation in lab tests
- Conducted lab & field measurements on customer equipment
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic field interactions with materials; RF antenna design & evaluation; RF electronics; analog & digital electronics design; holographic data interpretation method development; computer software development (system control, data acquisition, data analysis); transportable, large scale scanner design, fabrication and validation; system integration, Ultra Wideband transceiver development, high-speed Frequency Modulated/Continuous Wave (FM/CW) transceiver development, coherent burst transceiver development.
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Contact: Doug McMakin
