Table of Contents |
| Acknowledgement | ix |
ch. 1 | Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (BSAR) Survey | 1 |
1.1. | Introduction and main definitions | 1 |
1.2. | Passive space-surface bistatic and multistatic SAR | 4 |
1.3. | Forward scattering radars | 6 |
1.4. | A moving target problem as an inversion problem in multistatic SAR | 8 |
1.5. | BSAR models, imaging, methods and algorithms | 9 |
1.5.1. | Range migration algorithm for invariant and variant flying geometry | 9 |
1.5.2. | Bistatic point target reference spectrum based on Loffeld's bistatic formula | 10 |
1.5.3. | Target parameters extraction | 12 |
ch. 2 | BSAR Geometry | 17 |
2.1. | BGISAR geometry and kinematics | 17 |
2.2. | Multistatic BSAR geometry and kinematics | 21 |
2.3. | BFISAR geometry and kinematics | 24 |
2.3.1. | Kinematic parameter estimation | 26 |
ch. 3 | BSAR Waveforms and Signal Models | 29 |
3.1. | Short pulse waveform and the BSAR signal model | 29 |
3.1.1. | Short pulse waveform | 29 |
3.1.2. | Short pulse BSAR signal model | 30 |
3.1.3. | Target's parameters estimation in short range BFISAR scenario | 31 |
3.2. | LFM pulse waveform | 32 |
3.2.1. | LFM BSAR signal model | 33 |
3.3. | CW LFM waveform and modeling of deterministic components of BSAR signal | 35 |
3.4. | Phase code modulated pulse waveforms | 37 |
3.4.1. | Barker phase code | 38 |
3.4.2. | Complementary code synthesis | 39 |
3.4.3. | BSAR-transmitted complementary phase code modulated waveforms | 39 |
3.4.4. | GPS C/A phase code | 41 |
3.4.5. | GPS P phase code | 43 |
3.4.6. | DVB-T waveform | 47 |
ch. 4 | BSAR Image Reconstruction Algorithms | 49 |
4.1. | Image reconstruction from a short pulse BSAR signal | 49 |
4.2. | LFM BSAR image reconstruction algorithm | 53 |
4.3. | PCM BSAR image reconstruction algorithm | 55 |
4.4. | Autofocus algorithm with entropy minimization | 58 |
4.5. | Experiment with the multistatic SAR LFM image reconstruction algorithm | 59 |
ch. 5 | Analytical Geometrical Determination of BSAR Resolution | 65 |
5.1. | Generalized BSAR range and Doppler resolution | 65 |
5.1.1. | BSAR range resolution | 65 |
5.1.2. | BSAR Doppler resolution | 69 |
5.2. | Along-track range resolution | 69 |
5.3. | Range resolution along a target-receiver line of sight | 72 |
ch. 6 | BSAR Experimental Results | 77 |
6.1. | Example 1: BFISAR with short-pulse waveform | 77 |
6.1.1. | BFISAR parameters estimation | 78 |
6.1.2. | BFISAR signal formation algorithm | 78 |
6.2. | Example 2: BFISAR with pulse LFM waveform | 83 |
6.2.1. | BFISAR geometry and isorange ellipse parameter estimation | 85 |
6.2.2. | BFISAR LFM signal formation algorithm | 86 |
6.2.3. | Image reconstruction algorithm and experimental results | 86 |
6.3. | Example 3: asymmetric geometry of BFISAR with pulse LFM waveform | 95 |
6.3.1. | BFISAR LFM signal formation algorithm | 96 |
6.3.2. | BFISAR image reconstruction algorithm and experimental results | 97 |
6.4. | Example 4: BGISAR with Barker PCM waveform | 101 |
6.4.1. | BGISAR Barker PCM signal formation algorithm | 102 |
6.4.2. | BGISAR image reconstruction algorithm and experimental results | 104 |
6.5. | Example 5: BGISAR with GPS C/A PCM waveform | 109 |
6.5.1. | BGISAR GPS C/A PCM signal formation algorithm | 110 |
6.5.2. | BGISAR image reconstruction algorithm and experimental results | 112 |
6.6. | Example 6: BGISAR with GPS P PCM waveform | 115 |
6.6.1. | BGISAR GPS P PCM signal formation algorithm | 116 |
6.6.2. | BGISAR image extraction algorithm and experimental results | 118 |
ch. 7 | BSAR Matlab Implementation | 123 |
7.1. | Construction of a helicopter image | 123 |
7.2. | BGISAR imaging | 124 |
7.3. | BFISAR imaging by short pulses | 134 |
7.4. | Continuous linear frequency modulated waveform generation | 137 |
7.5. | Pulse LFM waveform generation | 138 |
7.6. | BFISAR imaging by pulse LFM waveform | 139 |
7.7. | GPS coarse acquisition phase code modulated waveform generation | 145 |
7.8. | BGSAR imaging by GPS C/A PCM waveform | 146 |
7.9. | GPS precision phase code modulated waveform generation | 152 |
7.10. | BGISAR imaging by GPS P PCM waveform | 153 |
7.11. | Multistatic SAR imaging by pulse LFM waveform | 162 |
7.12. | Isorange ellipse generation | 166 |
7.13. | Range resolution determination | 168 |
| Bibliography | 171 |
| Index | 181 |