We put out a call for tenders for support for the QUA-SAR radar project of the DLR Institute of High Frequency Technology and Radar Systems. The Taufkirchen-based company Hensoldt was awarded the contract in the bidding competition.
Radar systems of the future are multi-platform and multi-sensor networks that must be able to operate in highly dynamic environments. The best possible distribution of tasks between sensors and sensor networks will become a problem that can no longer be solved in real time using conventional computers. Quantum computers could be a solution.
In the QUA-SAR project, the DLR Institute of High Frequency Technology and Radar Systems is researching novel quantum algorithms that will increase the performance of future radar sensors and accelerate radar data processing. Hensoldt will now support the project in the development of realistic application and usage scenarios for interference suppression and resource management. To this end, it will contribute simulated and real-world data and also introduce quantum machine learning (QML) approaches that can be applied to both SAR and micro-Doppler-based classification and tracking.
Kickoff in Oberpfaffenhofen
At the first working meeting at the DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen, Hensoldt, together with the subcontractor Tensor AI Solutions and the DLR project team, presented the challenges and possible approaches for quantum computing: in quantum-optimised resource management and interference suppression, in tracking and micro-Doppler and SAR classification.
One particular challenge is the limited performance of the first quantum computers. One topic was therefore also which strategies can be used to achieve a quantum advantage on the simple hardware that will soon be available.
Quantum computing for better radar remote sensing
Quantum technologies are an innovative and dynamic field of research for radar remote sensing. Both radar hardware and radar signal processing are undergoing fundamental development. In the QUA-SAR project, we want to research and exploit the possibilities of quantum computers for solving complex processing and optimisation tasks in radar remote sensing. In the foreseeable future, quantum computing in particular will allow us to solve certain computationally intensive tasks with exponentially shorter runtimes compared to classical computers. This opens up many new solutions for demanding and highly complex radar signal processing and data evaluation.
Hensoldt
The company, based in Taufkirchen near Munich, develops complete sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a system integrator, Hensoldt offers platform-independent, networked solutions. As a technology leader, the company also drives the development of defence electronics and optronics and is continuously expanding its portfolio based on innovative approaches to data fusion, artificial intelligence and cyber security.
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