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A High-Resolution Radar Combat-Surveillance System
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RadarEngineeringSynthetic Aperture RadarAerospace EngineeringIntelligence, Surveillance, ReconnaissanceAntennaLong AntennaAirborne Mapping RadarImaging RadarRadar Image ProcessingRadar ApplicationLinear ResolutionRadar Signal ProcessingSignal ProcessingRadar Imaging
An account is given of the development of the AN/UPD-1 (XPM-1) system. This airborne mapping radar, by synthesizing an extremely long antenna which expands in length in direct proportion to radar range, provides a linear resolution in the azimuth direction that is constant for all radar ranges.