Former ISRO scientist’s startup to make low-altitude, high-resolution radars
Tapan Misra says SISIR Radar will make synthetic aperture radars which can can be fitted on drones and provide very clear pictures even from low altitudes.
Tapan Misra is the chairman of the startup SISIR Radar, named after Sisir K Mitra, founder of the radio physics department of Calcutta University. (File) Tapan Misra, a retired scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has founded a startup to make synthetic aperture radars (SAR) that will operate at low altitudes and can be fitted on drones to get more accurate images that can be used for military and civilian purposes.
“Initially we are developing a drone-based SAR. It will be a very high-resolution SAR which can provide very clear pictures even from low altitudes. I do not think there is anyone who is offering a drone-based SAR, because in the low atmosphere there is a lot of disturbance that interferes with the quality of the image. Usually, SARs are mounted on moving platforms like a reconnaissance aircraft or on satellites,” said Misra, who is chairman of the startup SISIR Radar, named after Sisir K Mitra, founder of the radio physics department of Calcutta University.
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