High Resolution Radar Imaging

Abstract

The goal of this project is to formulate and investigate new approaches for forming images of radar targets from spotlight-mode, delay- doppler measurements. These measurements could be acquired with a high- resolution radar-imaging system operating with an optical- or radio-frequency carrier. Two approaches are under study. The first is motivated by an image- reconstruction method used in radionuclide imaging called the confidence- weighted algorithm; here, we refer to this approach as the chirp-rate modulation approach. The second approach is based on more fundamental principles which starts with a mathematical model that accurately describes the physics of an imaging radar-system and then uses statistical-estimation theory with this model to derive methods for producing target images; we refer to this as the estimation-theory approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198867

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Snyder

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Simulations
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Feature Extraction
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Radar
  • Radar Imaging
  • Reflectors
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.