Advanced SAR simulator with multi-beam interferometric capabilities

The Open-Source Framework for 3D Synthetic Aperture Radar Simulation

“…Content may change prior to final publication. [23], [24] facet approximation of the 3D scene 2D-FFT based SiSAR [25] system simulator, development aid modular SARIS [26] detailed instrument simulator with hardware imperfections MATLAB implementation [27] general-purpose inverse algorithm creating raw data from SAR image GRECOSAR [28] polarimetric SAR/ISAR simulator processing [29] clutter simulation for GMTI java implementation, multiplatform SBRAS [30] spaceborne SAR, formation flying simulation and processing, GUI, DEM generation, performance analysis SARSIM [31] GMTI [32] image quality evaluation parameter-based [33] scanline simulator, X-band SAR [34] fast simulator of extended scenes [35] multilevel interferometric simulator processing DIONISOS [36], [37] all-in-one SAR simulator processing [38] bistatic simulator [39] multi-mode simulator processing [40] point target simulator, calibration [41] general-purpose 3D, combining geometrical optics and full-wave electromagnetic methods [42] closed-loop testing of UAV-based radar FPGA-enabled hardware in the loop [43] spaceborne spotlight SAR focusing Wavemill End-to-End Simulator (WE2ES) [44] ocean currents estimation multi-beam capabilities cSAR [45] multichannel SAR system simulator [46] bistatic simulator of extended scenes [47] general-purpose FPGA-enabled hardware in the loop Synthetic aperture radar imaging simulator [48] pulse envelope evaluation, spotlight SAR quality metrics with a defined two-dimensional pattern and for future implementations with polarimetry support. The omnidirectional objects (such as the omnidirectional scattering points and the omnidirectional antennas) have only three degrees of freedom, and for these objects both the orientation vector and the rotation angle are ignored.…”