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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2007.18.8.997

Simulator for High Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Formation and Image Quality Analysis  

Jung, Chul-Ho (Department of Avionics Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Oh, Tae-Bong (Department of Avionics Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Kwag, Young-Kil (Department of Avionics Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.18, no.8, 2007 , pp. 997-1004 More about this Journal
Abstract
High resolution synthetic aperture radar image could be sensitive to the various parameters of the payload, platform, and ground system. In this paper, a parameter based SAR simulator is presented for two-dimensional image formation and image quality analysis. Functional modules are implemented by Matalb code and GUI for the flexibility and expandability. Main function of this simulator includes the SAR input signal generation, range-doppler algorithm(RDA) based SAR image formation, and the SAR image quality analysis which is relevant to the SAR system design parameters. This simulator can effectively be used for the SAR image quality performance evaluation, which can be applicable to the airborne as well as spaceborne SAR system design and analysis.
Keywords
Synthetic Aperture Radar; SAR Simulator; Image Formation; Image Quality Analysis;
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