Estimation of Flight Path Deviations for SAR Radar Installed on UAV

Abstract

The paper presents a method of calculation of position deviations from a theoretical, nominally rectilinear trajectory for a SAR imaging system installed on board of UAV. The UAV on-board system consists of a radar sensor, an antenna system, a SAR processor and a navigation system. The main task of the navigation part is to determine the vector of differences between the theoretical and the measured trajectories of UAV center of gravity. The paper includes chosen results of experiments obtained during ground and flight tests.

Keywords

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
• Synthetic Aperture Radar
• Inertial Measurement Unit
• Global Navigation Satellite System