Interferometric radars are widely used for static and dynamic monitoring of large structures such as bridges, culverts, wind turbine towers, chimneys, masonry towers, stay cables, buildings, and monuments. Most of these radars operate in Ku-band (17 GHz). Nevertheless, a higher operative frequency could allow the design of smaller, lighter, and faster equipment. In this paper, a fast MIMO-GBSAR (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar) operating in W-band (77 GHz) has been proposed. The radar can complete a scan in less than 8 s. Furthermore, as its overall dimension is smaller than 230 mm, it can be easily fixed to the head of a camera tripod, which makes its deployment in the field very easy, even by a single operator. The performance of this radar was tested in a controlled environment and in a realistic case study.

W-Band MIMO GB-SAR for Bridge Testing/Monitoring / Miccinesi, Lapo; Consumi, Tommaso; Beni, Alessandra; Pieraccini, Massimiliano. - In: ELECTRONICS. - ISSN 2079-9292. - ELETTRONICO. - 10:(2021), pp. 2261-2277. [10.3390/electronics10182261]

W-Band MIMO GB-SAR for Bridge Testing/Monitoring

Miccinesi, Lapo;Consumi, Tommaso;Beni, Alessandra;Pieraccini, Massimiliano
2021

Abstract

Interferometric radars are widely used for static and dynamic monitoring of large structures such as bridges, culverts, wind turbine towers, chimneys, masonry towers, stay cables, buildings, and monuments. Most of these radars operate in Ku-band (17 GHz). Nevertheless, a higher operative frequency could allow the design of smaller, lighter, and faster equipment. In this paper, a fast MIMO-GBSAR (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar) operating in W-band (77 GHz) has been proposed. The radar can complete a scan in less than 8 s. Furthermore, as its overall dimension is smaller than 230 mm, it can be easily fixed to the head of a camera tripod, which makes its deployment in the field very easy, even by a single operator. The performance of this radar was tested in a controlled environment and in a realistic case study.
2021
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2261
2277
Miccinesi, Lapo; Consumi, Tommaso; Beni, Alessandra; Pieraccini, Massimiliano
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