Nicole Pham Research Assistant nipha@uw.edu |
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2000-present and while at APL-UW |
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ISAR imaging of near-shore maritime vessels using a low-cost X-band radar Pham, N., D. Wesen, J. Mower, and M.S. Reynolds, "ISAR imaging of near-shore maritime vessels using a low-cost X-band radar," in Proc., IEEE SENSORS, 20-23 October, Kobe, Japan, doi:10.1109/SENSORS60989.2024.10785210 (IEEE, 2024). |
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Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) is a technique for creating images from radar data. ISAR is similar to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in that it employs relative motion between a radar and targets or scenes to form large synthetic apertures leading to fine azimuthal resolution. SAR and ISAR differ in that ISAR uses a stationary radar to image moving targets, while SAR uses radar motion to image (typically) stationary scenes. The ISAR system was designed with water traffic in mind and can be placed onshore to act as a low-cost monitoring system. The benefit of this system over an optical system is that it works in situations with poor visibility, such in fog and darkness. |