High resolution VHF SAR processing using synthetic range profiling

RT Lord, MR Inggs - IGARSS'96. 1996 International …, 1996 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper demonstrates the use of stepped-frequency waveforms to obtain high resolution
SAR images without imposing severe instantaneous bandwidth requirements on the radar …

An extension to range-Doppler SAR processing to accommodate severe range curvature

JM Horrell - IEEE 1999 International Geoscience and Remote …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a novel extension to the range-Doppler algorithm to accommodate the
processing of synthetic aperture radar data with severe range curvature. The extension …

Precision processing of CARABAS HF/VHF-band SAR data

LMH Ulander, PO Forlind - IEEE 1999 International …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A stream-lined precision processor has been developed for the CARABAS-II HF/VHF-band
SAR system. The authors describe the basic system characteristics, the normal waveform …

SAR with ultra-high range resolution using synthetic bandwidth

P Berens - IEEE 1999 International Geoscience and Remote …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Subsequent received pulses with different centre frequencies can be combined after A/D
conversion to one single long response with very high bandwidth. This method can be …

The use of a frequency domain stepped frequency technique to obtain high range resolution on the CSIR X-band SAR system

W Nel, J Tait, R Lord, A Wilkinson - IEEE AFRICON. 6th Africon …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel frequency domain stepped frequency processing (FD-SFP) technique to obtain high
radar range resolution was developed by AJ Wilkinson in 1997. Range resolution is directly …

Stepped-frequency waveform design for SAR imaging and radial velocity compensation

L Haiying, Y Ruliang - Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Radar …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The stepped-frequency waveform is used to obtain large effective bandwidth for high range
resolution by transmitting the pulses with sequentially changing carrier frequency, so that is …

Motion compensation for ultra wide band SAR

SN Madsen - IGARSS 2001. Scanning the Present and …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The character of ultra wide band (UWB) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data acquired from
an airborne platform invalidates most conventional SAR batch processing algorithms. This …

High resolution SAR processing using stepped-frequencies

RT Lord, MR Inggs - … . Remote Sensing-A Scientific Vision for …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper demonstrates a method to produce high resolution SAR images using stepped-
frequencies. An advantage of the stepped-frequency approach is the reduction of the …

Anomalous propagation limitations to high-resolution SAR performance

M Denny, I Scott - Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Radar …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We show that the performance of future high-resolution SAR modes will be limited by
anomalous propagation effects, rather than by platform measurement errors, or focusing …

Wide swath, high resolution SAR using multiple receive apertures

N Goodman, D Rajakrishna… - IEEE 1999 International …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When one attempts to image a large area while maintaining high resolution, ambiguities
often appear. This occurs when the number of pixels exceeds the number of measurements …