The paper deals with the performance of next generation SAR sensors, here referred to as SMART (Smart Multi Aperture Radar Techniques) equipped with digital beamforming capabilities. Apart from representing a technological jump, these sensors offer the flexibility of actually deciding on the (possibly hybrid) mode(s) of operation on-ground after the data have been acquired. The paper presents the performance of SMART system configurations and modes of operation for a digital beamforming SAR which covers a large swath with a high resolution.
['Marwan Younis', 'Federica Bordoni', 'Nicolas Gebert', 'Gerhard Krieger']
Smart Multi-Aperture Radar Techniques for Spaceborne Remote Sensing