Sandia National Laboratories upgrades Mercury computer for advanced radar researchChelmsford 07 June 2001 Sandia National Laboratories will upgrade its computer center with Mercury's latest RACE++ multicomputers. Mercury's high-performance systems, which incorporate "G4" PowerPC processors, will be used to implement advanced algorithms for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems.
Synthetic aperture radar capability enables military systems to
collect images of a large geographic area at high resolutions. Many
times the imagery must be acquired in inclement weather or during the
night. Mercury's RACE++ systems can process the vast amounts of
complex signal data that are generated in the SAR process, within the
small confines of an airborne platform.
Sandia National Laboratories, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
has established itself as a world leader in real-time synthetic
aperture radar imaging processing algorithms and innovative
applications for SAR systems. Their image formation and
motion-compensation algorithms provide SAR images for growing
applications and will help agencies such as the U.S. Departments of
Defense and Energy accomplish expanding missions including military
reconnaissance, surveillance, and verification of compliance with
non-proliferation treaties.
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