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Fig. 5 – Back view of the Radar Sensor
Fig. 6 – Bottom view of the Radar Sensor
4.2.2
Radar Sensor Pointing Camera
The Pointing Camera is used to easily define the borders of the area to
cover with IBIS monitoring. This action is performed during the Controller
session wizard, where the user has to set manually the limits of the
scenario. The Pointing Camera provides a real-time streaming to the user
therefore giving a precise feedback on the actual radar pointing direction.
Pointing Camera is installed on the top cover of the Radar Sensor (
) and
it is automatically supplied by the Positioner. Pointing Camera connections
consist of an Ethernet wire and a power wire (12Vdc).
Fig. 7 – ArcSAR Pointing Camera
4.2.3
Antennas (Ku band)
The Ku band IBIS-ArcSAR system is provided with four IBIS-ANT7 antennas
installed at slightly different elevations operating in vertical polarization.
The combination of four antennas installed at different elevations simulates
the vertical movement of the sensor, thus allowing the DEM creation.
4.2.4
Positioner
The Positioner (
) is equipped of 2 motorizations: the tilt, which is used
to facilitate radar pointing and the azimuth, which is used to perform
ArcSAR scans (radial).