Drone Deployed Synthetic Aperture Radar (66GHz)
aiRadar has developed two radars that are very different, and each absolutely unique. Yet they share common software, hardware and firmware technologies.
SAR image from MMI-100 (left), compared to optical image of same scene (right). SAR imagery can see through smoke, fog and at night.
The MMI DroneSAR has multiple-baseline elevation interferometry, and multi-baseline along track interferometry for Moving Target Indication (MTI).
We use our proprietary Time Domain Back Projection (TDBP) processor to produce high-resolution images. The Multi-Aperture InSAR mode is capable of 5 cm resolution and Digital Surface Model (DSM) generation.
This radar also shares the Cognitive Adaptive interface, since the hardware, firmware and software are common to the AESA cUAS radar. The DroneSAR, weighing in at less than 3.5kg, is capable of being deployed on drones of less than 25kg. Airadar Inc. has developed micro-navigation to deal with the turbulent flight of Class 1 drones and an InSAR processor.