Flight path-driven mitigation of wavefront curvature effects in SAR images
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1. A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) apparatus, comprising:
- an input for receiving a complex image associated with a SAR reflection signal reflected by a target in response to a SAR transmit signal transmitted from an airborne platform that is capable of executing any one of a plurality of different flight paths during transmission of said SAR transmit signal; and
a mitigation unit coupled to said input for mitigating a SAR wavefront curvature effect associated with said complex image based on which of said flight paths is executed by the airborne platform during transmission of said SAR transmit signal, said mitigation unit operable to perform said mitigating differently for different ones of said flight paths.
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Abstract
A wavefront curvature effect associated with a complex image produced by a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can be mitigated based on which of a plurality of possible flight paths is taken by the SAR when capturing the image. The mitigation can be performed differently for different ones of the flight paths.
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24 Claims
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1. A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) apparatus, comprising:
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an input for receiving a complex image associated with a SAR reflection signal reflected by a target in response to a SAR transmit signal transmitted from an airborne platform that is capable of executing any one of a plurality of different flight paths during transmission of said SAR transmit signal; and a mitigation unit coupled to said input for mitigating a SAR wavefront curvature effect associated with said complex image based on which of said flight paths is executed by the airborne platform during transmission of said SAR transmit signal, said mitigation unit operable to perform said mitigating differently for different ones of said flight paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) method, comprising:
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providing a complex image associated with a SAR reflection signal reflected by a target in response to a SAR transmit signal transmitted from an airborne platform that is capable of executing any one of a plurality of different flight paths during transmission of said SAR transmit signal; and mitigating a SAR wavefront curvature effect associated with said complex image based on which of said flight paths is executed by the airborne platform during transmission of said SAR transmit signal, including performing said mitigating differently for different ones of said flight paths. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A SAR apparatus, comprising:
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a SAR unit for transmitting a SAR transmit signal while carried aboard an airborne platform that is capable of executing any one of a plurality of different flight paths during transmission of said SAR transmit signal, said SAR unit having an input for receiving a SAR reflection signal reflected by a target in response to said SAR transmit signal; an image formation unit coupled to said SAR unit for producing a complex image based on said SAR reflection signal; and a mitigation unit coupled to said image formation unit for mitigating a SAR wavefront curvature effect associated with said complex image based on which of said flight paths is executed by the airborne platform during transmission of said SAR transmit signal, said mitigation unit operable to perform said mitigating differently for different ones of said flight paths. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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