Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency
The paper proposes an analytical study regarding airborne radar imaging performances and accounts for a down-looking radar system moving along parallel lines far, in terms of probing wavelength, from the investigated domain and collecting multi-frequency and multi-monostatic data. The imaging proble...
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| description | The paper proposes an analytical study regarding airborne radar imaging performances and accounts for a down-looking radar system moving along parallel lines far, in terms of probing wavelength, from the investigated domain and collecting multi-frequency and multi-monostatic data. The imaging problem is formulated in a constant depth plane by exploiting the Born approximation. Hence, a linear inverse scattering problem is faced by considering both the Adjoint and the Truncated Singular Value Decomposition reconstruction schemes. Analytical and simulated results are provided to state how the achievable performances depend on the measurement configuration. These results are of practical usefulness because, in operative conditions, it is unfeasible to plan a flight grid made up by a high number of closely (in terms of probing wavelength) spaced lines. Hence, the understanding of how the availability of under-sampled data affects the radar imaging allows for a trade-off between operative data collection constrains and reliable reconstructions of the scenario under test. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83b1d1d6a940402d91951aabef9f75de2023-11-23T02:58:03ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-12-011323489710.3390/rs13234897Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-FrequencyIlaria Catapano0Carlo Noviello1Francesco Soldovieri2Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council (CNR), 80124 Napoli, ItalyInstitute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council (CNR), 80124 Napoli, ItalyInstitute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council (CNR), 80124 Napoli, ItalyThe paper proposes an analytical study regarding airborne radar imaging performances and accounts for a down-looking radar system moving along parallel lines far, in terms of probing wavelength, from the investigated domain and collecting multi-frequency and multi-monostatic data. The imaging problem is formulated in a constant depth plane by exploiting the Born approximation. Hence, a linear inverse scattering problem is faced by considering both the Adjoint and the Truncated Singular Value Decomposition reconstruction schemes. Analytical and simulated results are provided to state how the achievable performances depend on the measurement configuration. These results are of practical usefulness because, in operative conditions, it is unfeasible to plan a flight grid made up by a high number of closely (in terms of probing wavelength) spaced lines. Hence, the understanding of how the availability of under-sampled data affects the radar imaging allows for a trade-off between operative data collection constrains and reliable reconstructions of the scenario under test.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/23/4897radar imagingunmanned aerial vehicleairborneinverse scatteringlinear scattering modelsradar signal processing |
| spellingShingle | Ilaria Catapano Carlo Noviello Francesco Soldovieri Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency Remote Sensing radar imaging unmanned aerial vehicle airborne inverse scattering linear scattering models radar signal processing |
| title | Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency |
| title_full | Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency |
| title_fullStr | Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency |
| title_short | Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency |
| title_sort | down looking airborne radar imaging performance the multi line and multi frequency |
| topic | radar imaging unmanned aerial vehicle airborne inverse scattering linear scattering models radar signal processing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/23/4897 |
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