J4 ›› 2014, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (1): 38-44+74.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2014.01.008

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Analysis of the characteristics of squint circular scanning SAR and its imaging method

LIAO Yi1;YANG Zemin1;XING Mengdao1;BAO Zheng1;BAO Min2   

  1. (1. National Key Lab. of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China;
    2. School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China)
  • Received:2012-10-20 Online:2014-02-20 Published:2014-04-02
  • Contact: LIAO Yi E-mail:fjsdfzly@126.com

Abstract:

Circular scanning SAR(CSSAR) is a new mode for fast large area SAR imaging by increasing the azimuth scanning speed. The squint CSSAR possesses the advantages that the side-looking CSSAR does not have due to its unique observing direction. However, the available signal characteristic analysis and imaging method for side-looking CSSAR become questionable when applied to the squint CSSAR. This paper establishes the echo range model and analyzes several parameters such as azimuth scanning speed, Doppler characteristics and azimuth resolution according to the moving feature of squint CSSAR. Furthermore, the internal relationship between the squint CSSAR and the classical stripmap mode is revealed. The range approximation model as well as the corresponding imaging method is analyzed. Computer simulation results validate the conclusions and the imaging method.

Key words: synthetic aperture radar, squint circular scanning, Doppler parameter, two-dimensional spectrum