Synthetic Aperture Radar Simulation Study

Abstract

This study develops the theory of the doppler effect and synthetic aperture radar. The similarity between SAR and a lens is made clear. The characteristics of SAR, such as isodoppler mapping, focused array, range walk and rotation are explored in this report. Algorithms for simulation are provided, SAR anomalies, such as moving targets, footprint, doppler elevation mapping, and multilook are discussed. A chapter is devoted to elevation and planimetric data bases. In addition, sixteen pictures of SAR images from Hughes Aircraft, as well as nineteen emulation SAR images are included in this publication. Additional keywords: computer graphics, high resolution radar, F-18 aircraft, F/A-18 aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA151000

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Peters

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chirp Radar
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Grazing Angles
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Modulation
  • Navigation
  • Pulse Compression
  • Radar
  • Signal Processing
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Geodesy
  • Radar Systems Engineering.