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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Bernhard Grafmueller, Markorf, DE;
Christoph Schaefer, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Bernhard Grafmueller, Markorf, DE;
Christoph Schaefer, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
Astrium GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a high-resolution synthetic aperture radar device () comprising at least one transmitting antenna (TX-TX) for producing and emitting radar pulses for scanning an object (), a receiving antenna () for receiving the radar beams () emitted and reflected by an object, wherein the receiving antenna () has several sub-apertures (RX-RX) arranged along elevation, which form a minimum of azimuth apertures, wherein the high-resolution synthetic aperture radar device is embodied such that pulse signals () are emitted at irregular time intervals.