Imaging synthetic aperture radar
Abstract
A linear-FM SAR imaging radar method and apparatus to produce a real-time image by first arranging the returned signals into a plurality of subaperture arrays, the columns of each subaperture array having samples of dechirped baseband pulses, and further including a processing of each subaperture array to obtain coarse-resolution in azimuth, then fine-resolution in range, and lastly, to combine the processed subapertures to obtain the final fine-resolution in azimuth. Greater efficiency is achieved because both the transmitted signal and a local oscillator signal mixed with the returned signal can be varied on a pulse-to-pulse basis as a function of radar motion. Moreover, a novel circuit can adjust the sampling location and the A/D sample rate of the combined dechirped baseband signal which greatly reduces processing time and hardware. The processing steps include implementing a window function, stabilizing either a central reference point and/or all other points of a subaperture with respect to doppler frequency and/or range as a function of radar motion, sorting and compressing the signals using a standard fourier transforms. The stabilization of each processing part is accomplished with vector multiplication using waveforms generated as a function of radar motion wherein these waveforms may be synthesized in integratedmore »
- Inventors:
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- Tijeras, NM
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870851
- Patent Number(s):
- 5608404
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- imaging; synthetic; aperture; radar; linear-fm; method; apparatus; produce; real-time; image; arranging; returned; signals; plurality; subaperture; arrays; columns; array; samples; dechirped; baseband; pulses; including; processing; obtain; coarse-resolution; azimuth; fine-resolution; range; lastly; combine; processed; subapertures; final; efficiency; achieved; transmitted; signal; local; oscillator; mixed; varied; pulse-to-pulse; basis; function; motion; moreover; novel; circuit; adjust; sampling; location; sample; rate; combined; greatly; reduces; time; hardware; steps; implementing; window; stabilizing; central; reference; respect; doppler; frequency; sorting; compressing; standard; fourier; transforms; stabilization; accomplished; vector; multiplication; waveforms; generated; synthesized; integrated; circuits; migration; simple; particularly; useful; feature; correcting; spatially; varying; phase; errors; prior; application; autofocus; process; radar motion; greatly reduces; aperture radar; phase error; processing time; particularly useful; integrated circuits; integrated circuit; fourier transform; processing steps; synthetic aperture; local oscillator; varying phase; processing step; phase errors; oscillator signal; transmitted signal; doppler frequency; returned signal; subaperture array; greatly reduce; fourier transforms; imaging radar; aperture arrays; /342/
Citation Formats
Burns, Bryan L, and Cordaro, J Thomas. Imaging synthetic aperture radar. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Burns, Bryan L, & Cordaro, J Thomas. Imaging synthetic aperture radar. United States.
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@article{osti_870851,
title = {Imaging synthetic aperture radar},
author = {Burns, Bryan L and Cordaro, J Thomas},
abstractNote = {A linear-FM SAR imaging radar method and apparatus to produce a real-time image by first arranging the returned signals into a plurality of subaperture arrays, the columns of each subaperture array having samples of dechirped baseband pulses, and further including a processing of each subaperture array to obtain coarse-resolution in azimuth, then fine-resolution in range, and lastly, to combine the processed subapertures to obtain the final fine-resolution in azimuth. Greater efficiency is achieved because both the transmitted signal and a local oscillator signal mixed with the returned signal can be varied on a pulse-to-pulse basis as a function of radar motion. Moreover, a novel circuit can adjust the sampling location and the A/D sample rate of the combined dechirped baseband signal which greatly reduces processing time and hardware. The processing steps include implementing a window function, stabilizing either a central reference point and/or all other points of a subaperture with respect to doppler frequency and/or range as a function of radar motion, sorting and compressing the signals using a standard fourier transforms. The stabilization of each processing part is accomplished with vector multiplication using waveforms generated as a function of radar motion wherein these waveforms may be synthesized in integrated circuits. Stabilization of range migration as a function of doppler frequency by simple vector multiplication is a particularly useful feature of the invention; as is stabilization of azimuth migration by correcting for spatially varying phase errors prior to the application of an autofocus process.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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