IMPROVED ALGORITHM FOR STRIPMAP SAR IMAGING

摘要

This paper proposes a calibrated method for quasi-broadside side-looking mode SAR imaging with small squint angle and an improved method named as phase alignment algorithm of subaperture reference signal. The calibrated method adopts subaperture spotlighting algorithm of broadside mode to image the real data of quasi-broadside mode SAR, then based on the obtained image the small squint angle is estimated and the calibrated subaperture spotlighting algorithm of squint mode is employed to obtain the final image. The calibrated method can calibrate the abnormal region and obtain the correct image. The phase alignment algorithm of subaperture reference signal adjusts phases of respective subaperture reference signals in order to make them be in phase and constructs a new spotlighting window function for SAR imaging. Theoretical analysis shows that with the same sample data, the improved method can increase SAR imaging area in azimuth dimension. The methods are verified by the results of computer simulation.