Publications of Rainer Sommer

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. Stephan Palm, Rainer Sommer, Daniel Janssen, Axel Tessmann, and Uwe Stilla. Airborne Circular W-Band SAR for Multiple Aspect Urban Site Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(9):6996-7016, September 2019. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Stephan Palm, Rainer Sommer, and Uwe Stilla. Mobile Radar Mapping --- Subcentimeter SAR Imaging of Roads. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(11):6734-6746, November 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Azimuth Focusing, FMCW, Back Projection, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, FFBP, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, CW radar, digital elevation models, FM radar, geophysical image processing, Global Positioning System, image reconstruction, image resolution, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, mobile radar mapping-subcentimeter SAR imaging, ultrahigh-resolution synthetic aperture radar data, related theoretical background, imaging method, backprojection techniques, potential errors, correct geometry, imaging quality, point target simulations, suitable digital elevation model, illuminated scene, conventional roads, mobile mapping scenarios, SAR images, output data, reference targets, GPS-INS data, conventional 3-D Point Cloud Software, geometric distortions, subcentimeter SAR imaging, active frequency-modulated continuous wave radar system, frequency 300.0 GHz, Synthetic aperture radar, Sensors, Radar imaging, Roads, Laser radar, Geometry, Millimeter wave radar, radar resolution, radar signal processing, road vehicle radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. Stephan Palm, Rainer Sommer, A. Hommes, Nils Pohl, and Uwe Stilla. Mobile Mapping by FMCW Synthetic Aperture Radar Operating at 300 GHZ. In Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLI-B1, volume XLI-B1, pages 81-87, June 2016. Copernicus GmbH. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Miranda, Miranda 300, FMCW, FMCW SAR, Mobile Radar Mapping, Car-borne SAR, Street Mapping, Ultra-High Resolution SAR, Subcentimeter Resolution. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. H. Essen, W. Johannes, S. Stanko, R. Sommer, A. Wahlen, and J. Wilcke. High resolution W-band UAV SAR. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 5033-5036, July 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, W-Band, SUMATRA, Airborne SAR, UAV, Fraunhofer, geophysical equipment, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, FM-CW principle, MIRANDA, SAR imaging, W-band UAV SAR, average transmit power, fibre optic gyroscope, frequency 94 GHz, high quality SAR processing, miniaturised millimetre wave radar, ordinary analogue data link, quick-look processing, real-time SAR-focusing algorithm, synthetic aperture radar, unmanned helicopter, Bandwidth, Chirp, Radar antennas, Real-time systems, Sensors, Synthetic aperture radar, High Resolution, Synthetic Aperture Radar, UAV, mm- waves. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. H. Essen, S. Stanko, R. Sommer, W. Johannes, A. Wahlen, J. Wilcke, and S. Hantscher. Millimetre wave SAR for UAV operation. In Proc. Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, pages 963-966, December 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, W-Band, SUMATRA, Airborne SAR, UAV, Fraunhofer, CW radar, FM radar, Global Positioning System, airborne radar, autonomous aerial vehicles, high electron mobility transistors, millimetre wave amplifiers, millimetre wave field effect transistors, millimetre wave radar, synthetic aperture radar, Fraunhofer spin-off, UAV operation, W-band, advanced front-end technique, environmental monitoring, frequency 94 GHz, highly miniaturized FM-CW radar, low noise HEMT amplifiers, military reconnaissance, millimetre wave SAR system, millimetre wave technology, miniaturized radars, off-the-shelf GPS, sensor package, small airborne sensing aircraft, synthetic aperture radar, transmission equipment, Aircraft, Bandwidth, Chirp, Radar imaging, Sensors, Synthetic aperture radar, FM-CW waveform, UAV, millimetre waves, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Stephan Stanko, Winfried Johannes, Rainer Sommer, Alfred Wahlen, Jörn. Wilcke, Helmut Essen, Axel Tessmann, and Ingmar Kallfass. SAR with MIRANDA - millimeterwave radar using analog and new digital approach. In Proc. European Radar Conference, pages 214-217, October 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, FMCW, Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave, Ka-Band, W-Band, Airborne SAR, millimetre wave radar, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, IMU, MIRANDA, SAR, SAR-processing, UAV, analog approach, digital approach, frequency generation module, image scenes, inertial measurement unit, microlight, millimeterwave radar, synthetic aperture radar system, unmanned aerial vehicles, Chirp, Radar antennas, Radar imaging, Radar measurements, Synthetic aperture radar, Wavelength measurement. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. H. Essen, M. Bräutigam, R. Sommer, A. Wahlen, W. Johannes, J. Wilcke, M. Schlechtweg, and A. Tessmann. SUMATRA, a W-band SAR for UAV application. In 2009 International Radar Conference Surveillance for a Safer World (RADAR 2009), pages 1-4, October 2009. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, W-Band, SUMATRA, Airborne SAR, UAV, Fraunhofer, airborne radar, aircraft, millimetre wave radar, remotely operated vehicles, synthetic aperture radar, HEMT amplifiers, IF amplifiers, LNA, SUMATRA-94, UAV application, data transmission equipment, frequency 94 GHz, miniaturized GPS, mixer, remotely piloted aircraft, synthetic aperture unmanned millimeterwave airborne test radar, w-band SAR, Airborne radar, Aircraft, Data communication, Global Positioning System, HEMTs, Hardware, Low-noise amplifiers, Power system modeling, Remote sensing, Unmanned aerial vehicles, HEMTAmplifiers, Millimeterwaves, SAR, UAV. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

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