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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Propotype Radar Tests Under Way at Moriarty
By Mike Taylor, A Technologist With Sandia Labs' Synthetic Aperture Radar Applications Department, Works At The Moriarty Municipal Airport Testing A Synthetic Aperture Radar System'S Capabilities. Sandia National Laboratories Is Using The Airport For The Tests.
Mountain View Telegraph
MORIARTY — Sandia National Laboratories on behalf of a corporate customer is working at the Moriarty Municipal Airport for the next few weeks testing a state-of-the-art synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system capability.
SAR systems provide the capability of environmental monitoring, earth-resource mapping and military systems, which require broad-area imaging at high resolutions.
Sandia has contracted with a customer to investigate an upgraded radar system and is testing in Moriarty because of too much interference at Kirtland Air Force Base. Specific customer details were not released due to confidentiality.
“They basically have a '70s-model radar,” said Dale Dubbert, of Sandia's technical staff. “It's old technology that is very specific and limited in what it can do. They want a next-generation system.”
Sandia will be testing the prototype system this week and next week, Dubbert said. The customer will evaluate the system for any problems, and Sandia will offer solutions at a later phase in the project.
This SAR system capability provides high resolution imagery, regardless of inclement weather or time of day, Dubbert said.
The MITRE Corp. is also on hand in Moriarty doing an independent study using the signals from the Sandia radar. MITRE manages four federally funded research and development centers working with departments including Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, IRS, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security. They will be finishing the data collection phase of their study this week, Dubbert said.
Sandia has a long history in the development of the components and technologies applicable to synthetic aperture radar.
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