Miniaturized radar sensors supporting next generation UAVs

In this paper integrated radar modules are presented which are suitable for collision avoidance and imaging for small UAVs. A short introduction to electronic beam steering is given and different approaches for angle resolving imaging are shown. Two sensors, a mono-static 80 GHz radar sensor and a polarization resolving bistatic 94 GHz radar module are presented which can be valuable elements of sensor-suites for modern UAV based imaging and surveillance and autonomous operation.