Implementation of the phase gradient algorithm
The recently introduced Phase Gradient Autofocus (PGA) algorithm is a non-parametric autofocus technique which has been shown to be quite effective for phase correction of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. This paper will show that this powerful algorithm can be executed at near real-time speeds and also be implemented in a relatively small piece of hardware. A brief review of the PGA will be presented along with an overview of some critical implementation considerations. In addition, a demonstration of the PGA algorithm running on a 7 in. {times} 10 in. printed circuit board containing a TMS320C30 digital signal processing (DSP) chip will be given. With this system, using only the 20 range bins which contain the brightest points in the image, the algorithm can correct a badly degraded 256 {times} 256 image in as little as 3 seconds. Using all range bins, the algorithm can correct the image in 9 seconds. 4 refs., 2 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6944606
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-89-2985C; CONF-900756--4; ON: DE90012160
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALGORITHMS
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CORRECTIONS
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMPLEMENTATION
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHASE SHIFT
PROCESSING
RADAR
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