FPGA-based chirp generator for high resolution UAV SAR

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 99, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-88

  Chua, M Y ^a   Koo, V C ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA); UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CHIRP RATES; CHIRP SIGNALS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DIRECT DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION SAR;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 72649097674     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09100301     Document Type: Article

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