[M-SD39] Micro-satellite and its constellation in remote sensing

[MSD39-P03] Development of a Miniature Ku-band RF Transceiver for Airborne Remote Sensing

*VOON CHET KOO¹, How Hsin William Hii², Yee Kit Chan¹ (1.Multimedia University, 2.iRadar Sdn Bhd)

Keywords:Synthetic Aperture Radar, RF Circuit Design, Radar Transceiver

A new miniature Ku-band RF transceiver has been designed and developed at Multimedia University, Malaysia. This system is a compact radio frequency module operating at 17-18 GHz with built-in digitally tuned oscillator suitable for frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) operation. It is a small size, lightweight system that can be mounted on a small unmanned aerial vehicle for remote sensing applications. A series of field measurements has been conducted to verify the performance of the RF transceiver. This paper highlights the design and development of the RF transceiver, as well as its preliminary results.