Ground moving target detection in squint SAR imagery based on Extended Azimuth NLCS and Deramp processing

  • Zhichao Sun
  • , Junjie Wu
  • , Yulin Huang
  • , Zhongyu Li
  • , Haiguang Yang
  • , Jianyu Yang

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Abstract

Ground moving target detection (GMTD) for squint synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a more challenging task than that of the broadside SAR. The severe range and azimuth coupling induced by the squint mode combined with the unknown motion parameters makes the problem of indicating the moving targets more involved. In this paper, a novel ground moving target detection method for squint SAR is proposed. Firstly, an extended Keystone Transform (KT) is performed to remove the range cell migrations (RCMs) of both the stationary and moving targets. Secondly, the range compressed data undergoes two extended azimuth nonlinear chirp scaling (EANLCS) process separately with different sets of parameters based on the stationary scene. Then, after azimuth de-ramp processing, two images are obtained where all the targets are well focused except for the moving targets. Finally, by subtracting the amplitudes of the two images, the stationary targets are eliminated and the moving targets are detected. This algorithm is suitable for large squint angle cases and is computationally efficient. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the algorithm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages600-603
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479957750
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 13 Jul 201418 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

ConferenceJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period13/07/1418/07/14

Keywords

  • Deramp processing
  • Ground moving target detection
  • Keystone Transform
  • Nonlinear Chirp Scaling
  • Synthetic aperture radar

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