A NEW UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

• DOI: 10.2528/pier11092604
• Publication Date: 2011-12-19T18:39:17Z
• Authors: Voon Chet Koo; Yee Kit Chan; Vetharatnam Gobi; Ming Yam Chua; Chot Hun Lim; Chee-Siong Lim; C. C. Thum; Tien Sze Lim; Zahid bin Ahmad; Khairul Annuar Ma...; Mohd Hamadi Bin S...; Chin Yang Ang; W. Q. Tan; P. N. Tan; Kuo Shen Yee; W. G. Cheaw; H. S. Boey; A. L. Choo; Bee Cheng Sew
• Keywords: Environmental Monitoring; Drone

A new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has been developed at Multimedia University, in collaboration with Agency of Remote Sensing Malaysia.The SAR operates C-band, single V -polarization, 5 m × spatial resolution.Its unique features include compact size, light weight, low power and capable performing real-time imaging.A series field measurements flight tests conducted good quality images have obtained.The system will be used for monitoring management earth resources such as paddy fields, oil palm plantation soil surface.This paper reports the design development, well some preliminary results UAVSAR.