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SurSAR - Surveillance Synthetic Aperture Radar

Array's Surveillance Synthetic Aperture Radar (SurSAR) system is a real-time, high-resolution, coherent X-band SAR imaging system for military and commercial applications. It combines a proven U.S. SAR built to military standards with an image processor to produce detailed images of both stationary and moving targets at long ranges. The SurSAR can retain these images for subsequent in-flight evaluation or post-processing on the ground.

The SurSAR system is derived from UPD-8/9 SAR systems that were primarily used by the US Air Force and Marine Corps RF-4s. The radar is a full mil-specification system refurbished to ensure long-term reliable operation. The refurbishment process includes, but is not limited to a new waveform generator, a new front end low-noise amplifier, and a transmitter overhaul. Each Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) is inspected and checked, including each printed circuit board and associated hardware, before final test and certification. A warranty is provided.

The SurSAR Processor design is based on Array's revolutionary ScalableGSP. The ScalableGSP is a parallel processor that can be used in any computationally intensive radar imaging system. The ScalableGSP ensures lower acquisition lifecycle costs. It also frees the customer from having to rely on a single vendor for replacement of obsolete computing hardware.

Suitable candidate aircraft examples for the SurSAR system include:

• Lear 35
• Convair 580
• Piper Navajo
• Piper Chieftain
• Beach King Air
• Boeing 707
• Dash 7/8

The SurSAR has the following features:

Refurbished Mil-Spec Radar: This radar combines the reliability of a proven high performance radar with the maintainability of modern components through a thorough refurbishment process, with long term logistics support.

On-Board Scalable Generic Signal Processor (ScalableGSP): The ScalableGSP provides real-time or near real-time high- quality, digital imagery for analysis on board the aircraft.

Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Processor: Using COTS minimizes non-recurring engineering costs to provide a flexible, low cost system that is easy and inexpensive to maintain compared to alternative systems that use custom hardware.

Open Source Operating System: Using the open source operating system Linux and standard open source libraries such as Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Vector Signal Image Processing Library (VSIPL) enhances portability of code across various hardware platforms and frees the user from having to rely on a proprietary vendor for replacement of obsolete hardware.

The display incorporates easy-to-use single operator touch screen control. Options include:

• filters: speckle reduction, contrast enhancement, etc.
• moving map display with selectable resolutions
• split-screen display modes with zoom
• easy file creation options and event markers
• playback for analysis of stored data