Inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging of targets with complex motions based on modified chirp rate–quadratic chirp rate distribution for cubic phase signal

Li Yanyan; Su Tao; Jibin Zheng

doi:10.1117/1.JRS.9.095036

23 December 2015 Inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging of targets with complex motions based on modified chirp rate–quadratic chirp rate distribution for cubic phase signal

Li Yanyan, Su Tao, Jibin Zheng

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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 095036 (December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.9.095036

Abstract

For targets with complex motions, the time-varying Doppler frequency deteriorates inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) images. After range alignment and phase adjustment, azimuth echoes in a range cell can be modeled as multicomponent cubic phase signals (CPSs). The chirp rate and the quadratic chirp rate of the CPS are identified as the causes of the time-varying Doppler frequency; thus, it is necessary to estimate these two parameters correctly to obtain a well-focused ISAR image. The parameter-estimation algorithm based on the modified chirp rate-quadratic chirp rate distribution (M-CRQCRD) is proposed for the CPS and applied to the ISAR imaging of targets with complex motions. The computational cost of M-CRQCRD is low, because it can be implemented by the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and the nonuniform FFT easily. Compared to two representative parameter-estimation algorithms, the M-CRQCRD can acquire a higher antinoise performance due to the introduction of an optimal lag-time. Through simulations and analyses for the synthetic radar data, the effectiveness of the M-CRQCRD and the imaging algorithm based on the M-CRQCRD are verified.

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Li Yanyan, Su Tao, and Jibin Zheng "Inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging of targets with complex motions based on modified chirp rate–quadratic chirp rate distribution for cubic phase signal," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 9(1), 095036 (23 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.9.095036

Published: 23 December 2015

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