Diversity employment into target plus clutter SAR imaging using MIMO configuration

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) configurations in radar systems provide architectural and performance advantage over conventional monostatic and bistatic systems due to the implicit diversity characteristics of any MIMO system. Various authors are individually addressed either of these diversities. This work aims at parameterizing all the three, spatial, frequency and waveform diversities and hence designing a new MIMO SAR system for high resolution achievement. This system is designed taking into account both target and clutter, as clutter background pollutes the images substantially. The parameterizations and hence the constraints obtained on the system architecture and transmit signal properties ensure high resolution and better performance over conventional SAR imaging systems.