Overview Research and Projects

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1 Overview Research and Projects Alberto Moreira Microwaves and Radar Institute (HR)

2 Microwaves and Radar Institute Research Profile: passive and active microwave systems Sensor concept, design and simulation Technology Methods and techniques Sensor-specific applications Main Research Areas Earth Observation, Reconnaissance and Security, Traffic Monitoring Organization 4 Departments with 90 scientists, technicians and students Cluster with Institute of Communication and Navigation (KN) Center of Excellence on SAR (HR, IMF, DFD) VU 2 > Alberto Moreira

3 Microwaves and Radar Institute 25+ years of experience in SAR systems and applications Participation in 4 Shuttle Imaging Radar Missions MRSE (1983) SIR-C/X-SAR (April and October 1994) SRTM (2000) SRTM Contribution to satellite missions ERS-1/2, ENVISAT/ASAR, Sentinel-1 TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X SAR-Lupe ALOS/PALSAR TerraSAR-X Airborne SAR system E-SAR P-L-C-X-band polarimetric and interferometric modes Airborne SAR VU 3 > Alberto Moreira

4 Facilities Radar calibration facility Airborne SAR Anechoic chamber for mono- and bi-static radar measurements Ground-based weather radar (PA + HR) Far-field antenna measurement facility (KN + HR) Mechanical Lab VU 4 > Alberto Moreira

5 Microwaves and Radar Institute Alberto Moreira SAR Technology Andreas Reigber Radar Concepts Gerhard Krieger Spaceborne SAR Systems Manfred Zink Reconnaissance and Security Helmut Süß Infrastructure & Quality Management Karl-Heinz Bethke Airborne SAR Ralf Horn SAR Techniques Marwan Younis System Engineering Josef Mittermayer SAR Analysis Björn Dietrich Logistics & Personnel Christian Schmidt Electronics Anton Nottensteiner SAR Missions K. Papathanassiou TSX1 Mission Manager Stefan Buckreuß SAR Simulation Rainer Speck IT Services Christoph Dahme SAR Processing Rolf Scheiber Propagation and Scattering Thomas Börner Pol-InSAR Irena Hajnsek TanDEM-X Daniel Schulze Calibration Marco Schwerdt Microwave Sensors Markus Peichl System Technique Thomas Neff Mechanical Workshop Ulrich Heitzer Signatures Erich Kemptner Microwaves and Radar Institute > January 2008

6 Institute s Projects and Research Programs DLR s Programmatic Area Main Research Theme at the Institute Projects Research Programs Resources Allocation Space Earth Observation Reconnaissance and Security TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X Space based reconnaissance and security New SAR concepts, airborne SAR, Pol-InSAR, calibration - 60 % 25 % Aeronautics Reconnaissance and Security UCAV Signatures 9 % Transportation Traffic Monitoring with Radar TRAMRAD - 6 % More than 60% of the Institute s activities are performed in the scope of DLR projects Percentage has increased from ca. 38% to more than 60% ( ) Most important projects are TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X and Space Based Reconnaissance and Security (RSE) and airborne SAR VU 6 > Alberto Moreira

7 Project and Research Results SRTM (NASA/JPL, DLR, ASI) X-SAR sensor: 40% of the Earth topography (DTED-2) Project leadership, system engineering, mission operations, calibration, scientific coordination TerraSAR-X (DLR, EADS Astrium, Infoterra, GFZ) High Resolution German SAR satellite (X-Band) System engineering, instrument operation, calibration, mission manager TanDEM-X (DLR, EADS Astrium, Infoterra, GFZ) Global Digital Elevation Models with HRTI-3 standard Proposal lead by the Institute Phase B/C/D has been approved (launch 2009) VU 7 > Alberto Moreira

8 Project and Research Results SAR-Lupe Constellation of SAR satellites for reconnaissance Scientific and technical consultancy for BMVg/BWB Development of a reconnaissance mission simulator for system design, analysis and evaluation HABITAT Proposal for an ESA Earth Explorer Mission with a L-band satellite and 3 passive micro-satellites Participation in mission concept and proposal Specifications of Pol-InSAR applications Sentinel-1 ESA C-Band SAR Satellite (GMES) Development of calibration and verification concept Member of ESA s Science Advisory Group VU 8 > Alberto Moreira

9 Project and Research Results Traffic Monitoring with Radar (TRAMRAD) Spaceborne and airborne SAR for traffic monitoring TerraSAR-X Traffic Product and TRAMRAD projects Airborne campaigns to simulate traffic products MAPSAR (DLR/INPE) Small, low cost polarimetric L-Band SAR satellite Phase A in cooperation with INPE / DLR SAR design, performance and technology Pol-InSAR applications ALOS/PALSAR (JAXA) L-Band full polarimetric satellite Member of Carbon and Kyoto Science Team Pol-InSAR product development Polarimetric calibration VU 9 > Alberto Moreira

10 Project and Research Results Calibration Calibration Facility (CALIF) SRTM calibration ENVISAT/ASAR calibration in ScanSAR mode New calibration concepts (e.g. PN Gating) Airborne SAR E-SAR / F-SAR Multi-Frequency, polarimetric airborne SAR Demonstration of tomography and D-InSAR Recent campaigns in India (ISRO), Indonesia (ESA), Svalbard (AWI), Italy (ESA) and Tunisia (ESA) Pol-InSAR Polarimetric SAR Interferometry Validation of forest height / biomass Development of coherent scatterers theory Soil moisture estimation VU 10 > Alberto Moreira

11 Project and Research Results Bi-Static SAR campaign (DLR/ONERA) Bi-Static campaign with E-SAR and RAMSES First demonstration of bistatic airborne SAR in Europe New processing and synchronization algorithms SIREV (DLR, IHE, Aerosensing, Atlas Elektronik) Sector Imaging Radar for Enhanced Vision First demonstration of airborne imaging radar with digital beamforming on receive Coherent image processing Digital Beamforming (EADS Astrium, DLR, IHE) Antenna beamforming is performed digitally Development of new concepts for high-resolution and wide-swath SAR Several advantages for future SAR systems VU 11 > Alberto Moreira

12 Project and Research Results Signatures 2D - Radar Cross Section of Aircraft F10 Monostatic and bistatic signatures of targets and clutter in both civil and military scenarios Determination of dielectric properties of materials SMOS (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (L-Band radiometer) Member of ESA s Science Advisory Group Development of image reconstruction algorithms Radiometry Line-scanner and aperture synthesis radiometer Sensor and algorithm development for anti-personnel mine detection, personnel screening, through-the-wall imaging, soil moisture VU 12 > Alberto Moreira

13 Summary The Institute has a well-established know-how and expertise in passive and active microwave systems Main task: Development of new microwave sensors and missions, techniques and sensor-related applications Radar remote sensing from space is a key element of Germany s space program The Institute works closely with the German space agency, German industries, responsible ministries and ESA The Institute has become the driving force of the SAR Center of Excellence at DLR VU 13 > Alberto Moreira