Refined High-Resolution Ship Target ISAR Imaging Method Based on Fractional Fourier Transform

  • Junyan Li
  • , Qing Yang
  • , Shen Zhong
  • , Zhongyu Li
  • , Junjie Wu
  • , Jianyu Yang

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Abstract

High-resolution ship Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) imaging is vital for identifying ship targets by revealing their contours and detailed features. However, the spatial-variant Doppler frequency caused by unknown motion parameters often leads to defocused ISAR images. Traditional Fourier-Transform-based methods struggle to handle the three-dimensional spatial-variant Doppler frequency (3-D SVDF). CLEAN-based methods, capable of estimating 3-D SVDF, often sacrifice target details. To overcome these hurdles, this paper proposes a refined ship ISAR imaging method based on Fractional Fourier Transform (FRFT). Employing FRFT, the method estimates multiple Doppler parameters and segregates scattering points into spatial-invariant sub-images based on their Doppler similarity. Phase compensation is then applied to each sub-image, enabling compensation for ship motion and extracting detailed ship target information in high-resolution ISAR images. Simulation results affirm the algorithm's efficiency in achieving image focusing and revealing intricate ship target details.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages10541-10545
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9798350360325
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2024 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 7 Jul 202412 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2024
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period7/07/2412/07/24

Keywords

  • Doppler frequency estimation
  • FRFT
  • Ship targets
  • high-resolution ISAR imaging
  • spatial-variant phase compensation

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