3-D Range Stacking Algorithm for Forward-Looking SAR 3-D Imaging

Author

Tan, Weixian ; Hong, Wen ; Wang, Yanping ; Wu, YiRong

Author_Institution

Nat. Key Lab. of Microwave Imaging Technol., Beijing

Volume

3

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

In this paper, a three-dimensional (3-D) F-SAR imaging algorithm is introduced for Forwarding-looking SAR (F-SAR) data processing. The algorithm is the extension of the two-dimensional (2-D) range stacking algorithm (RSA) and allows the accurate image reconstruction without any interpolation and geometric correction. Then the spatial-varying and spatial-shift properties of the 3-D spread point function (PSF) of Forwarding-looking SAR are revealed with the analytical expression. Finally, the simulation experiment is performed to demonstrate the validity of the 3-D RSA.

Keywords

geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; image reconstruction; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; 2D range stacking algorithm; 3D range stacking algorithm; 3D spread point function; F-SAR imaging algorithm; aircrafts movement; data processing; forward-looking SAR 3D imaging; image reconstruction; linear antenna array; spatial-shift properties; synthetic aperture radar; Aircraft; Azimuth; Chirp; Directive antennas; Geometry; Linear antenna arrays; Microwave imaging; Receiving antennas; Spatial resolution; Stacking; Forwarding-looking SAR (F-SAR); Range stacking algorithm (RSA); spatial-shift; spatial-varying; spread point function (PSF);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779575

Filename

4779575