Exact RCS reconstruction of interested targets from SAR images

Dandan Gu; Xiaojian Xu

doi:10.1117/12.974404

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21 November 2012 Exact RCS reconstruction of interested targets from SAR images

Dandan Gu, Xiaojian Xu

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Proceedings Volume 8536, SAR Image Analysis, Modeling, and Techniques XII; 853613 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.974404
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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A procedure is proposed to reconstruct the radar cross section (RCS) of interested targets from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Key factors in imaging are considered for exact RCS reconstruction, including image defocusing from target motion, system over-sampling, window function, zero-padding and image calibration. Experimental results for both numerically calculated inverse SAR (ISAR) and spaceborne SAR image demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed technique.

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Dandan Gu and Xiaojian Xu "Exact RCS reconstruction of interested targets from SAR images", Proc. SPIE 8536, SAR Image Analysis, Modeling, and Techniques XII, 853613 (21 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.974404

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