Improved Relative Range Equation in Squint SAR for Moving Targets Refocusing

Abstract

Moving target detection is difficult for synthetic aperture radar (SAR). As SAR is designed for imaging of stationary ground scene, the moving targets would be blurred and displaced in conventional SAR imaging. To increase the signal clutter ratio, the moving targets should be refocused while detecting. Based on relative range equation, one can refocus and detect the moving targets simultaneously by searching the relative velocity. This method has been derived and applied for side looking SAR. In this paper, we extend the relative range equation to squint mode. The procedures of the refocusing method are also illustrated. By introducing a parameter of relative squint angle, the imaging position of the moving target is derived. The refocusing method is validated by simulations. The moving target can be optimally refocused, and the refocused position can be parametrized by the relative motion parameters.