Image processor and image processing method for synthetic aperture radar
First Claim
1. An image processor of a synthetic aperture radar, comprising:
- a high resolution processing unit which performs high resolution processing up to an area equivalent to a small target or smaller to thereby acquire information held by the small target;
a maximum value filter processing unit which develops information of the small target obtained through the high resolution processing with a maximum value in one pixel of low resolution processing; and
a display unit which displays a minimum area of the low resolution processing as one pixel on a screen.
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Abstract
An image processor and an image processing method for a synthetic aperture radar searching for a target are provided. A high resolution processing unit performs high resolution processing up to an area equivalent to a small target or smaller to thereby acquire information held by the small target. Next, a maximum value filter processing unit develops the information of the small target acquired through the high resolution processing in one pixel of low resolution processing with a maximum value. Then, a display unit displays the minimum area of the low resolution processing as one pixel on a screen. Since the information originally held by the small target can be displayed without damaging it as described above, it is easily distinguishable from the background information, enabling to improve the detection capability as a radar.
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1. An image processor of a synthetic aperture radar, comprising:
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a high resolution processing unit which performs high resolution processing up to an area equivalent to a small target or smaller to thereby acquire information held by the small target; a maximum value filter processing unit which develops information of the small target obtained through the high resolution processing with a maximum value in one pixel of low resolution processing; and a display unit which displays a minimum area of the low resolution processing as one pixel on a screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image processing method for a synthetic aperture radar to perform:
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high resolution processing in which high resolution processing is performed up to an area equivalent to a small target or smaller to thereby acquire information held by the small target; maximum value filter processing to develop information of the small target acquired through the high resolution processing with a maximum value in one pixel of low resolution processing; and display processing to display a minimum area of the low resolution processing as one pixel on a screen. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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