Along Track Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar (ATI-SAR) Techniques for Ground Moving Target Detection

Abstract

Conventional along track interferometric synthetic aperture radar, ATI-SAR, approaches can detect targets with very low radial speeds, but their false alarm rate is too high to be used in ground moving target indication radars. The report proposed a dual-threshold approach that combines the conventional interferometric phase detection and the SAR image amplitude detection in order to reduce the false alarm rate. The concept and performance of the dual-threshold approach were illustrated using the Jet Propulsion Laboratory AirSAR ATI data. A simple two-dimensional blind calibration procedure was proposed to correct the group phase shift induced by the platform's crab angle. MATLAB programs for demonstrating the proposed approach were included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444174

Entities

People

  • Yuhong Zhang

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • False Alarms
  • Geometry
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Moving Targets
  • Phase Shift
  • Radar
  • Radar Signals
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Detection
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.