Autofocus algorithm for curvilinear SAR imaging

E. Bleszynski; M. Bleszynski; T. Jaroszewicz

doi:10.1117/12.919752

2 May 2012 Autofocus algorithm for curvilinear SAR imaging

E. Bleszynski, M. Bleszynski, T. Jaroszewicz

Proceedings Volume 8394, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XIX; 83940A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919752
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

We describe an approach to autofocusing for large apertures on curved SAR trajectories. It is a phase-gradient type method in which phase corrections compensating trajectory perturbations are estimated not directly from the image itself, but rather on the basis of partial" SAR data { functions of the slow and fast times { recon- structed (by an appropriate forward-projection procedure) from windowed scene patches, of sizes comparable to distances between distinct targets or localized features of the scene. The resulting partial data" can be shown to contain the same information on the phase perturbations as that in the original data, provided the frequencies of the perturbations do not exceed a quantity proportional to the patch size. The algorithm uses as input a sequence of conventional scene images based on moderate-size subapertures constituting the full aperture for which the phase corrections are to be determined. The subaperture images are formed with pixel sizes comparable to the range resolution which, for the optimal subaperture size, should be also approximately equal the cross-range resolution. The method does not restrict the size or shape of the synthetic aperture and can be incorporated in the data collection process in persistent sensing scenarios. The algorithm has been tested on the publicly available set of GOTCHA data, intentionally corrupted by random-walk-type trajectory uctuations (a possible model of errors caused by imprecise inertial navigation system readings) of maximum frequencies compatible with the selected patch size. It was able to eciently remove image corruption for apertures of sizes up to 360 degrees.

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E. Bleszynski, M. Bleszynski, and T. Jaroszewicz "Autofocus algorithm for curvilinear SAR imaging", Proc. SPIE 8394, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XIX, 83940A (2 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919752

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Synthetic aperture radar

Data modeling

Reconstruction algorithms

Detection and tracking algorithms

Image segmentation

Image processing algorithms and systems

Data centers

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