High forward-looking squint image processing for air-to-air missile-borne SAR

  • Caihong Guo*
  • , Jie Chen
  • , Yumeng Sun
  • , Bing Sun
  • , Yinqing Zhou
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

The feasibility of millimeter wave (MMW) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) onboard the air-to-air missile (AAM) was theoretically investigated in this paper, with the intent of improving the accuracy of guidance and control for AAM. The burst mode was proposed as an optimum operation mode for the air-to-air missile-borne SAR system, considering the resolution requirements, the computational loads as well as the real-time processing efficiency. The ECS algorithm with the range cubic phase error correction was applied to process the high forward-looking squint data, basing on the equivalent slant-range model deduced from the simplification of missile-to-target geometry model. Formulas for geometric correction was presented to remove the serious geometry distortion in the high squint cases, in order to provide high accurate radar images for automatic target recognition (ATR) in the consequent processing. The computer simulation results of high forward-looking squint angle of 14.83 degrees were presented, which demonstrate the effectiveness of the image processing method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 CIE International Conference on Radar, ICR 2006
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)0780395824, 9780780395824
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 CIE International Conference on Radar, ICR 2006 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 16 Oct 200619 Oct 2006

Publication series

NameCIE International Conference of Radar Proceedings

Conference

Conference2006 CIE International Conference on Radar, ICR 2006
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period16/10/0619/10/06

Keywords

  • Air-to-air missile-borne SAR
  • ECS algorithm
  • High forward-looking squint
  • MMW imaging

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'High forward-looking squint image processing for air-to-air missile-borne SAR'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this