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Processing of Sliding Spotlight and TOPS SAR Data Using Baseband Azimuth Scaling
This paper presents an efficient phase preserving processor for the focusing of data acquired in sliding spotlight and TOPS (Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans) imaging modes. They share in common a linear variation of the Doppler centroid along the azimuth dimension, which is due to a steering of the antenna (either mechanically or electronically) throughout the data take. Existing approaches for the azimuth processing can become inefficient due to the additional processing to overcome the folding in the focused domain. In this paper a new azimuth scaling approach is presented to perform the azimuth processing, whose kernel is exactly the same for sliding spotlight and TOPS modes. The possibility to use the proposed approach to process ScanSAR data, as well as a discussion concerning staring spotlight, are also included. Simulations with point-targets and real data acquired by TerraSAR-X in sliding spotlight and TOPS modes are used to validate the developed algorithm
ΠΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠΌΠ° Π±ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΎΡΠ° Π Π‘Π (Π°Π½Π³Π».)
Introduction.Β Range Cell Migration (RCM) is a source of image blurring in synthetic aperture radars (SAR). There are two groups of signal processing algorithms used to compensate for migration effects. The first group includes algorithms that recalculate the SAR signal from the "alongβtrack range β slant range" coordinate system into the "along-track rangeΒ βΒ cross-track range"Β coordinates using the method of interpolation. The disadvantage of these algorithms is their considerable computational cost. Algorithms of the second group do not rely on interpolation thus being more attractive in terms of practical application.Aim. To synthesize a simple algorithm for compensating for RCM without using interpolation.Materials and methods. The synthesis was performed using a simplified version of the Chirp Scaling algorithm.Results.Β A simple algorithm, which presents a modification of the Keystone Transform algorithm, was synthesized. The synthesized algorithm based on Fast Fourier Transforms and the Hadamard matrix products does not require interpolation.Conclusion. A verification of the algorithm quality via mathematical simulation confirmed its high efficiency. Implementation of the algorithm permits the number of computational operations to be reduced. The final radar imageΒ produced using the proposed algorithm is built in the true Cartesian coordinates. The algorithm can be applied for SAR imaging of moving targets. The conducted analysis showed that the algorithm yields Β theΒ image of a moving target provided that the coherent processing interval is sufficiently large. The image lies along a line, which angle of inclination is proportional to the projection of the target relative velocity on the line-of-sight. Estimation of the image parameters permits the target movement parameters to be determined.ΠΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. ΠΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠΈΡ
ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π² ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ
Ρ ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π°ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉ (Π Π‘Π). Π‘ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ Π΄Π²Π΅ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΎΠ² ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ² Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°Ρ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ° Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΡ, Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ
Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡ
ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ² ΠΈΠ· ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ "ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ β Π½Π°ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π½Π°Ρ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ"Β Π² ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ "ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ β ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ". ΠΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΎΠ² Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡ
Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ. ΠΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΡ Π²ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ.Π¦Π΅Π»Ρ.Β Π‘ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ Π±Π΅Π· ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΈ.ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ. Π‘ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π· Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΠ§Π-ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ (Chirp Scaling Algorithm).Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ. Π‘ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌ, ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ° "Π·Π°ΠΌΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ½Ρ".ΠΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π° ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π±ΡΡΡΡΡΡ
ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π€ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ. Π Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΈ.ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. ΠΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ. ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ.Π€ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌΠ°, ΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΡΡΡ Π²Β ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ. ΠΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π Π‘Π ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΡΡΠΈΡ
ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ. ΠΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π² ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π», ΡΡΠΎ Π°Π»Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ Ρ
ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΡΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°Π» ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊ. ΠΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΡΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²Π΄ΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π·ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΡΠΌΠΎΠΉ, ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ» Π½Π°ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π΅Π½ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π½Π° Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ
Factorized Geometrical Autofocus for Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is a very useful resource for the civilian remote sensing
community and for the military. This however presumes that images are focused. There are several
possible sources for defocusing effects. For airborne SAR, motion measurement errors is the main
cause. A defocused image may be compensated by way of autofocus, estimating and correcting
erroneous phase components.
Standard autofocus strategies are implemented as a separate stage after the image formation
(stand-alone autofocus), neglecting the geometrical aspect. In addition, phase errors are usually
assumed to be space invariant and confined to one dimension. The call for relaxed requirements
on inertial measurement systems contradicts these criteria, as it may introduce space variant phase
errors in two dimensions, i.e. residual space variant Range Cell Migration (RCM).
This has motivated the development of a new autofocus approach. The technique, termed the
Factorized Geometrical Autofocus (FGA) algorithm, is in principle a Fast Factorized Back-Projection
(FFBP) realization with a number of adjustable (geometry) parameters for each factorization step.
By altering the aperture in the time domain, it is possible to correct an arbitrary, inaccurate geometry. This in turn indicates that the FGA algorithm has the capacity to compensate for residual
space variant RCM.
In appended papers the performance of the algorithm is demonstrated for geometrically constrained autofocus problems. Results for simulated and real (Coherent All RAdio BAnd System II
(CARABAS II)) Ultra WideBand (UWB) data sets are presented. Resolution and Peak to SideLobe
Ratio (PSLR) values for (point/point-like) targets in FGA and reference images are similar within
a few percents and tenths of a dB.
As an example: the resolution of a trihedral
reflector in a reference image and in an FGA image
respectively, was measured to approximately 3.36 m/3.44 m in azimuth, and to 2.38 m/2.40 m in
slant range; the PSLR was in addition measured to about 6.8 dB/6.6 dB.
The advantage of a geometrical autofocus approach is clarified further by comparing the FGA
algorithm to a standard strategy, in this case the Phase Gradient Algorithm (PGA)
A review of synthetic-aperture radar image formation algorithms and implementations: a computational perspective
Designing synthetic-aperture radar image formation systems can be challenging due to the numerous options of algorithms and devices that can be used. There are many SAR image formation algorithms, such as backprojection, matched-filter, polar format, RangeβDoppler and chirp scaling algorithms. Each algorithm presents its own advantages and disadvantages considering efficiency and image quality; thus, we aim to introduce some of the most common SAR image formation algorithms and compare them based on these two aspects. Depending on the requisites of each individual system and implementation, there are many device options to choose from, for in stance, FPGAs, GPUs, CPUs, many-core CPUs, and microcontrollers. We present a review of the state of the art of SAR imaging systems implementations. We also compare such implementations in terms of power consumption, execution time, and image quality for the different algorithms used.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio