MTI processing based on dual frequencies-dual apertures spaceborne SAR

Based on dual frequencies-dual apertures spaceborne SAR (synthetic aperture radar), a new SAR operation mode with four receiving channels is presented in this paper. High resolution imaging and moving target indication (MTI) are studied with this new mode. The coherent accumulation (CA) method, which combines dual channels data, is used to enhance the range resolution. With the data from all channels, the two aperture interferometric processing is executed to implement clutter cancellation. A pair of the clutter suppressed data are employed to implement double carrier frequency conjugated processing (DCFCP), then MTI processing is completed, followed by moving target imaging. The simulation results show the validity of the signal processing method and the feasibility of this new SAR mode.