학술논문

A Study for a Space-Based Passive Multi-Channel SAR
Document Type
Conference
Source
2007 IEEE Aerospace Conference Aerospace Conference, 2007 IEEE. :1-11 Mar, 2007
Subject
Aerospace
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Satellites
Phased arrays
Performance analysis
Sensor systems
Clutter
Image resolution
Sensor arrays
Receiving antennas
Radar antennas
Radar detection
Language
ISSN
1095-323X
Abstract
This paper deals with the potentialities obtained by splitting the passive antenna of a space-based bistatic SAR into multiple sub-apertures. A preliminary analysis is performed in order to identify the main orbital and system design parameters for a satellite equipped with a multi-channel passive radar sensor. The effectiveness of the resulting bistatic system is investigated paying particular attention to the assessment of the achievable MTI capabilities. In particular the conceived system is shown to allow: (i) clutter cancellation and detection of slowly moving ground targets for surveillance purpose, and (ii) relocation of moving targets in high resolution SAR images.