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- Title
Efficient Raw Signal Generation Based on Equivalent Scatterer and Subaperture Processing for SAR with Arbitrary Motion.
- Authors
Hongtu XIE; Daoxiang AN; Xiaotao HUANG; Zhimin ZHOU
- Abstract
An efficient SAR raw signal generation method based on equivalent scatterer and subaperture processing is proposed in this paper. It considers the radar's motion track, which can obtain the precise raw signal for the real SAR. First, the imaging geometry with arbitrary motion is established, and then the scene is divided into several equidistant rings. Based on the equivalent scatterer model, the approximate expression of the SAR system transfer function is derived, thus each pulse's raw signal can be generated by the convolution of the transmitted signal and system transfer function, performed by the fast Fourier transform (FFT). To further improve the simulation efficiency, the subaperture and polar subscene processing is used. The system transfer function of pulses for the same subaperture is calculated simultaneously by the weighted sum of all subscenes' equivalent backscattering coefficient in the same equidistant ring, performed by the nonuniform FFT (NUFFT). The method only involves the FFT, NUFFT and complex multiplication operations, which means the easier implementation and higher efficiency. Simulation results are given to prove the validity of this method.
- Subjects
SIGNAL processing; SIGNAL generators; SYNTHETIC aperture radar; COMPUTER simulation; ENERGY consumption
- Publication
Radioengineering, 2014, Vol 23, p1169
- ISSN
1210-2512
- Publication type
Article