Portable Handheld Imaging Radar System Technology Navy SBIR FY2004.3 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2004.3 Topic No.: N04-235 Topic Title: Portable Handheld Imaging Radar System Technology Proposal No.: N043-235-0 Firm: Sensor Concepts, Inc. 2405 Research Drive Livermore, California 94550-3851 Contact: Scott Gordon Phone: (760) 371-4888 Web Site: www.sensorconcepts.com Abstract: Handheld radar RCS imaging could be a boon to maintainers of LO aircraft, enabling flight-line validation of maintenance actions and pre-flight mission readiness assessment. To date no system has been able to fulfill this promise. We believe that Synthetic Aperture Radar offers the best technology to solve the problems of high sensitivity, wide aperture, dense along-track element spacing, and wide frequency operation in a very small, lightweight package. In 2000-2001 we prototyped a handheld SAR radar and concluded that an accurate position measurement system was the missing piece needed to create a fieldable capability. This system should operate an aircraft reference coordinates. It should guide the user in forming an aperture so that baseline geometries can be reproduced. The position data should be used to assist image formation. In Phase 1, we propose to demonstrate the feasibility of an integrated system composed of position measurement,motion compensation, and image registration that will produce high quality imagery. Benefits: We believe the capability to perform aperture measurement and robust imaging from distorted apertures could also be of benefit to surface penetrating radar which has a host of applications in environmental monitoring, security and law enforcement. Return