Design and development of X-band FMCW based lab model of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for applications in engineering education

Hands-on experience and instructions are required in the fields of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Radars for fully understanding and developing complex radar systems. Unfortunately, Engineering institutions especially in developing countries cannot afford expensive Radar trainers required for imparting necessary skills to students. In this work a low cost X-band FMCW based lab model of SAR is developed using COTS hardware. This lab model can be utilized by students for understanding working of SAR and can also be used as part of their research activities.