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The synchronization method for distributed small satellite SAR

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

One of critical requirement for distributed small satellite SAR is the trigger time precision when all satellites turning on radar loads. This trigger operation is controlled by a dedicated communication tool or GPS system. In this paper a hardware platform is proposed which has integrated navigation, attitude control, and data handling system together. Based on it, a probabilistic synchronization method is proposed for SAR time precision requirement with ring architecture. To simplify design of transceiver, half-duplex communication way is used in this method. Research shows that time precision is relevant to relative frequency drift rate, satellite number, retry times, read error and round delay length. Installed with crystal oscillator short-term stability 10-11 magnitude, this platform can achieve and maintain nano-second order time error with a typical three satellites formation experiment during whole operating process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSecond International Conference on Space Information Technology
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event2nd International Conference on Space Information Technology - Wuhan, China
Duration: 10 Nov 200711 Nov 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6795
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Space Information Technology
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period10/11/0711/11/07

Keywords

  • Dedicated tool
  • Distributed small satellite sar
  • Probabilistic synchronization
  • Ring architecture
  • Time error

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