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Improved Ship and Small Boat Classification Using Hybrid Synthetic Aperture…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N112-119-0563 		Solicitation Year:
2011 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N112-119 		Solicitation Number:
2011.2
Small Business Information
RDRTEC, INC.
3737 Atwell St. Suite 208 Dallas, TX -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Improved Ship and Small Boat Classification Using Hybrid Synthetic Aperture Radar - Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR-ISAR) Imaging
Agency: DOD
Contract: N68335-11-C-0513
Award Amount: $79,947.00
 

Abstract:

This effort is to develop techniques to provide improved ship and small boat classification using hybrid synthetic aperture radar inverse synthetic aperture radar (SAR-ISAR) imaging. Both ISAR and SAR exploit target viewing angle diversity to form the cross range dimension of the image. The defined difference is the mechanism of the obtaining that diversity. SAR obtains the azimuth angle diversity of stationary targets by using the radar platform motion. The image plan of SAR is know and horizontal (plan view) because the motion is know very precisely and images can be formed over a long time and thus a large angle. ISAR primarily uses the moving platform's motion (yaw, pitch and roll) to obtain the angle diversity. The ISAR image plane is not readily known. In ISAR there is indeed azimuth angle diversity due to radar platform motion that has not yet been exploited due to the challenges of compensating for the periodic and unknown ship and small boat motions.

Principal Investigator:

Sidney Theis
President
(214) 213-5579
sidtheis@rdrtec.com

Business Contact:

Sidney Theis
President
(214) 213-5579
sidtheis@rdrtec.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

RDRTec Inc.
3737 Atwell St. Suite 208 Dallas, TX -

EIN/Tax ID: 432105126
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No