@inproceedings{9c0d9b52869146928dd633c201f386ec,
title = "Examination of radar imagery from recent data collections using the spectrally agile frequency-incrementing reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar system",
abstract = "The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has recently developed the Spectrally Agile Frequency-Incrementing Reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar system during its ongoing research to provide ground vehicular standoff detection and classification of obscured and/or buried explosive hazards. The system is a stepped-frequency radar (SFR) that can be reconfigured to omit operation within specific sub-bands of its 1700 MHz operating band (300 MHz to 2000 MHz). It employs two transmit antennas and an array of 16 receive antennas; the antenna types are quad-ridged horn and Vivaldi, respectively. The system is vehicle-mounted and can be interchanged between forward-or side-looking configurations. In order to assess and evaluate the performance of the SAFIRE radar system in a realistic deployment scenario, ARL has collected SAFIRE data using militarily-relevant threats at an arid US Army test site. This paper presents an examination of radar imagery from these data collection campaigns. A discussion on the image formation techniques is presented and recently processed radar imagery is provided. A summary of the radars performance is presented and recommendations for further improvements are discussed.",
author = "Phelan, {Brian R.} and Ranney, {Kenneth I.} and Canh Ly and Saponaro, {Philip J.} and Sherbondy, {Kelly D.} and Narayanan, {Ram M.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 SPIE.; Radar Sensor Technology XXII 2018 ; Conference date: 16-04-2018 Through 18-04-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1117/12.2307302",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Armin Doerry and Ranney, {Kenneth I.}",
booktitle = "Radar Sensor Technology XXII",
address = "United States",
}