Joint Along Track Interferometry and Space-Time Adaptive Processing for target detection and geolocation

This paper presents a new adaptive radar signal processing technique for target detection and geolocation using radar data from platforms capable of performing simultaneous Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Along-Track Interferometry (ATI). Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) and ATI processing methodologies are combined in parallel to simultaneously image, detect and identify the geolocation of moving targets over clutter using data obtained from a single set of measurements. Proposed method allows use of a common data source and interconnected methods to fully exploit the information content of the measured data for improved target detection and geolocation.