New imaging method for airborne circular trace stripmap SAR

Abstract

Circular trace stripmap synthetic aperture radar (SAR) (CTS-SAR) is a new operation mode presented recently. Compared with linear trace stripmap SAR and staring SAR, it is similar to them. Meanwhile, it shows some unique features. The geometry relationship and work principle of CTS-SAR are introduced and deduced. After analysing the moving characteristics of airborne platform, a novel imaging method with motion compensation for airborne CTS-SAR is proposed. The impact of motion error and the performance of this new method are analysed. Finally, the results of computer simulation and real data processing validate the analysed results and the proposed imaging method.

Keywords

• airborne radar
• radar imaging
• motion compensation
• synthetic aperture radar
• airborne circular trace stripmap sar
• circular trace stripmap synthetic aperture radar
• airborne platform
• novel imaging method
• airborne cts-sar
• geometry relationship
• work principle
• motion compensation
• motion error
• real data processing
• computer simulation