Azimuth Resampling Processing for Highly Squinted Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging With Several Modes

The linear range walk yields a significant range-azimuth coupling effect in a highly squinted synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Although the linear range walk correction (LRWC) technique can effectively mitigate such coupling effect, it causes azimuth variation in the resulting signal and, as such, th...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing 2014-07, Vol.52 (7), p.4339-4352
Main Authors: Mengdao Xing, Yufeng Wu, Zhang, Yimin D., Guang-Cai Sun, Zheng Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithm design and analysis
Algorithms
Applied geophysics
Arrays
Azimuth
Azimuth resampling
Computer simulation
Couplings
Data processing
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Electronic warfare
Exact sciences and technology
Frequency domains
Frequency modulation
Imaging
Internal geophysics
Joining
linear range walk correction (LRWC)
Radar polarimetry
Resampling
squinted beam-steering SAR (BS-SAR)
squinted SAR
Synthetic aperture radar
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Summary:The linear range walk yields a significant range-azimuth coupling effect in a highly squinted synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Although the linear range walk correction (LRWC) technique can effectively mitigate such coupling effect, it causes azimuth variation in the resulting signal and, as such, the so-called "azimuth-shift invariance" property becomes invalid. In order to eliminate the azimuth variation, a new spectrum processing approach based on azimuth resampling is proposed in this paper. After performing the LRWC, the azimuth resampling is carried out in the 2-D frequency domain and transforms the signal spectrum to be equivalent to that of a broadside SAR. For squinted beamsteering SAR (BS-SAR), e.g., spotlight SAR, sliding spotlight SAR, and Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans SAR, the azimuth resampling is combined with the azimuth signal reconstruction algorithm. As a result, both the azimuth variation, which is induced by the LRWC, and the aliasing, which is caused by antenna beam steering, can be avoided. Therefore, after the azimuth resampling, the squinted SAR data can be focused by exploiting a conventional broadside SAR imaging algorithm. An analysis of the motion error for airborne SAR data processing is also provided. Simulation and real data results show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
ISSN:0196-2892
1558-0644
DOI:10.1109/TGRS.2013.2281454