Method and system for developing and using an image reconstruction algorithm for detecting and imaging moving targets
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1. A process for detecting a moving target and reconstructing a scene with a moving target from scattering data, said process comprising:
- collecting an image of a scene, the image containing scattering data from the scene representing(a) stationary scatterer reflection data and(b) moving scatterer reflection data;
decomposing said scattering data into a plurality of subsets of scattering data;
choosing a plurality of candidate motions;
forming for each pairwise combination of each said subset of scattering data with each said candidate motion a target-focused subimage, wherein said target-focused subimage is focused according to said candidate motion;
for each said candidate motion, using a plurality of said target-focused subimages focused according to said candidate motion to form joint balanced estimates of (1) a focused subimage containing only scatterers moving with said candidate motion and (2) a defocused image containing only stationary scatterers;
for each said candidate motion using said estimate of the focused subimage containing only scatterers moving with said candidate motion and said estimate of the defocused image containing only stationary scatterers to make a binary decision with regard to the presence or absence of a target moving with said candidate motion.
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Abstract
Image reconstruction approaches that use standard Cartesian-sampled, frequency-domain SAR data, which can be collected by a platform with a single radar antenna, together with its associated metadata as the input and generate an output comprised of a set of images that show the directions of moving targets, estimates of their motions, and focused images of these moving targets.
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1. A process for detecting a moving target and reconstructing a scene with a moving target from scattering data, said process comprising:
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collecting an image of a scene, the image containing scattering data from the scene representing (a) stationary scatterer reflection data and (b) moving scatterer reflection data; decomposing said scattering data into a plurality of subsets of scattering data; choosing a plurality of candidate motions; forming for each pairwise combination of each said subset of scattering data with each said candidate motion a target-focused subimage, wherein said target-focused subimage is focused according to said candidate motion; for each said candidate motion, using a plurality of said target-focused subimages focused according to said candidate motion to form joint balanced estimates of (1) a focused subimage containing only scatterers moving with said candidate motion and (2) a defocused image containing only stationary scatterers; for each said candidate motion using said estimate of the focused subimage containing only scatterers moving with said candidate motion and said estimate of the defocused image containing only stationary scatterers to make a binary decision with regard to the presence or absence of a target moving with said candidate motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for detecting a moving target and reconstructing a scene with a moving target from scattering data, said system comprising:
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a radar for collecting an image of a scene, the image containing scattering data from the scene representing (a) stationary scatterer reflection data and (b) moving scatterer reflection data; wherein said scattering data is decomposed into a plurality of subsets of scattering data and a plurality of candidate motions is chosen; for each pairwise combination of each said subset of scattering data with each said candidate motion forming a target-focused subimage, wherein said target-focused subimage is focused according to said candidate motion; for each said candidate motion, using a plurality of said target-focused subimages focused according to said candidate motion to form joint balanced estimates of (1) a focused subimage containing only scatterers moving with said candidate motion and (2) a defocused image containing only stationary scatterers; for each said candidate motion using said estimate of the focused subimage containing only scatterers moving with said candidate motion and said estimate of the defocused image containing only stationary scatterers to make a binary decision with regard to the presence or absence of a target moving with said candidate motion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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