scholarly journals Experimental Research on Interferometric Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging with Multi-Channel Terahertz Radar System

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 2330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Zhang ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
Bin Deng ◽  
Yuliang Qin ◽  
Hongqiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Radar System ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Projection Algorithm ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Signal Frequency ◽  
Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Microwave Radar ◽  
Imaging Results ◽  
Aperture Radar

The all solid-state terahertz (THz) radar has obvious miniaturized integration and high resolution imaging advantages compared with conventional microwave radar. In this paper, a 0.22 THz active frequency-modulated pulse radar system with one transmission channel and four receiving channels is presented, and interferometric inverse synthetic aperture radar (InISAR) imaging experiments, which can acquire altitude information of objects, are carried out. In order to acquire high-quality InISAR images, a calibration method is presented to solve the nonlinearity of wideband signal frequency and phase inconsistency of different receiving channels together. Furthermore, to deal with the phase wrapping in InISAR imaging of objects with large scale, a novel method based on the dominant scatterers to estimate the objects rotation rate is presented. Finally, to show more information of objects in the InISAR images, the imaging results with a large rotation angle by the convolutional back-projection algorithm are obtained. The imaging results verify the superior performance of the multi-channel THz radar system and the imaging processing method, which can provide support for further research on InISAR imaging in the THz band.

scholarly journals Adaptive 3D Imaging for Moving Targets Based on a SIMO InISAR Imaging System in 0.2 THz Band

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 782
Author(s):  
Hongwei Li ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Shiyou Wu ◽  
Shen Zheng ◽  
Guangyou Fang
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
3D Imaging ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Moving Targets ◽  
Thz Imaging ◽  
Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
3D Images ◽  
Imaging Results ◽  
Aperture Radar

Terahertz (THz) imaging technology has received increased attention in recent years and has been widely applied, whereas the three-dimensional (3D) imaging for moving targets remains to be solved. In this paper, an adaptive 3D imaging scheme is proposed based on a single input and multi-output (SIMO) interferometric inverse synthetic aperture radar (InISAR) imaging system to achieve 3D images of moving targets in THz band. With a specially designed SIMO antenna array, the angular information of the targets can be determined using the phase response difference in different receiving channels, which then enables accurate tracking by adaptively adjusting the antenna beam direction. On the basis of stable tracking, the high-resolution imaging can be achieved. A combined motion compensation method is proposed to produce well-focused and coherent inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) images from different channels, based on which the interferometric imaging is performed, thus forming the 3D imaging results. Lastly, proof-of-principle experiments were performed with a 0.2 THz SIMO imaging system, verifying the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. Non-cooperative moving targets were accurately tracked and the 3D images obtained clearly identify the targets. Moreover, the dynamic imaging results of the moving targets were achieved. The promising results demonstrate the superiority of the proposed scheme over the existing THz imaging systems in realizing 3D imaging for moving targets. The proposed scheme shows great potential in detecting and monitoring moving targets with non-cooperative movement, including unmanned military vehicles and space debris.

GigaRad – a multi-purpose high-resolution ground-based radar – system concept, error correction strategies and performance verification

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 443-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Jirousek ◽  
Sebastian Iff ◽  
Simon Anger ◽  
Markus Peichl
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Radar System ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Absolute Calibration ◽  
Range Resolution ◽  
Imaging Results ◽  
High Flexibility ◽  
Aperture Radar

Recently DLR has developed and constructed a new experimental radar instrument [5] for various applications such as radar signature collection, synthetic aperture radar/inverse synthetic aperture radarimaging, motion detection, tracking, etc., where high performance and high flexibility have been the key drivers for system design. Consequently the multi-purpose and multi-channel radar called GigaRad is operated in X and Ku band and allows an overall bandwidth of up to 6 GHz, resulting in a theoretical range resolution of up to 2.5 cm. Hence, primary obligation is a detailed analysis of various possible error sources, being of no or less relevance for low-resolution systems. A high degree of digital technology enables advanced signal processing and error correction to be applied. The paper outlines main technical features of the radar system, the basic error correction and absolute calibration strategy, frequency limitations, and illustrates some imaging results.

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