Autonomous Scanning for Electromagnetic Detection – BALADE

The proposed study of a duration of 33 months joins in a context of conception of a new type of wide spectral range Radar with autonomous scanning for the furtive short-range detection. This Radar names BALADE for Autonomous Scanning for Electromagnetic Detection.
The objective of this program ASTRID is the sizing of a multi element optoelectronic Radar system for ultra fast and discreet detection, from the conception and the realization of an elementary source.
The originality of this Radar likes its speed and its autonomy of scanning obtained by a mode of radiation perfectly mastered, in its configuration of detection and in the original algorithm of imaging associated.
The transmitter consists of a laser source, of a power divider and n ultra wide band optoelectronic radiation sources whose frequency of recurrence varies from a source to the other one. Each device included in this source will be optimized before the completion and testing of an elementary source. It will follow the design of the Radar multielement transmitter BALADE.
Besides the emission system, the Radar will include a detection device appropriate to conceive. An original imaging algorithm associated to this radar with autonomous scannig should be developed.

The study will conclude with an assessment of the potential performance of the BALADE radar.

The project partners are the Departments 'Waves and Associated Systems' and 'Photonics' from the Institute XLIM (University of Limoges), lab SIAME (University of Pau) and the Technology Resource Centre CISTEME (Limoges).