Title :
A New Slant-Range Velocity Ambiguity Resolving Approach of Fast Moving Targets for SAR System
Author :
Zhu, Shengqi ; Liao, Guisheng ; Qu, Yi ; Liu, Xiangyang ; Zhou, Zhengguang
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Radar Signal Process., Xidian Univ., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
This paper describes an ambiguity resolving approach for slant-range velocity estimation which utilizes the wideband characteristic of the transmitted signal (multiple wavelengths). Based on the wavelength dual-wavelength radar data. Then, two effective approaches are introduced to focus the moving target no matter the Doppler ambiguity exists or not. The slant-range velocity is estimated by the number of azimuth cell displacements between the two focused images. Both imaging methods have different properties and advantages. A performance analysis is made, and deleterious factors in practice are analyzed in detail. The effectiveness of the unambiguous slant-range velocity estimation approach is demonstrated with the use of simulated and real data.
Keywords :
Doppler effect; geophysical signal processing; radar signal processing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; velocity measurement; Doppler ambiguity; SAR system; azimuth cell displacement; fast moving targets; slant range velocity ambiguity resolving; slant range velocity estimation; transmitted signal wideband characteristics; wavelength dual-wavelength radar data; Ground moving target indication; range frequency domain; slant-range velocity estimation; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); velocity ambiguity; wavelength diversity;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2009.2027698