Design of an end-to-end demonstration mission of a Formation-Flying Synthetic Aperture Radar (FF-SAR) based on microsatellites

The paper focuses on space system design aspects related to an end-to-end demonstration mission, aiming at showing the feasibility of a Formation Flying Synthetic Aperture Radar (FF-SAR) with microsatellite class platforms (~100 kg). Trajectory design approaches that can fulfil payload requirements are addressed to enable selected FF-SAR applications. The exploitation of these applications relies on suitable combinations of FF-SAR techniques like Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) enhancement, High-Resolution Wide Swath (HRWS) SAR imaging, and Coherence Resolution Enhancement (CRE). In this framework, a cluster of 3 micro-satellites, working in X-band, flying in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) close-formation, has been designed as a candidate end-to-end system demonstration mission. One satellite embarks a Transmitting-Receiving (Tx/Rx) radar, i.e. it is a monostatic SAR. The other two satellites are Receiving-only platforms. Critical design aspects related to spacecraft subsystems and formation-flying analysis are addressed to confirm the technical feasibility of the spaceborne distributed system implementing the FF-SAR principle.     

星载SAR的多普勒中心频率估计的新探索

本文对几种经典的多普勒中心频率估计算法的从滤波的角度加以分析，分析了符号相关算法的实质，并提出一种了简单适用的非线性滤波方法，对雷达回波方位功率谱周期图进行平滑，在满足成象要求下，可以快速估计出多普勒中心频率。     

An optimal selection of probability distribution functions for unsupervised land cover classification of PALSAR-2 data

Different types of classification techniques are available in the literature for the classification of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data into various land cover classes. Various SAR images are available for land cover classification such as ALOS PALSAR (PALSAR-1, PALSAR-2), RADARSAT and ENVISAT. In this paper, we have attempted to explore probability distribution function (pdf) based land cover classification using PALSAR-2 data. Over 20 different statistical distribution functions are analyzed for different classes based on statistical parameters. Probability distribution functions are selected based on Chi-squared goodness of fit test for each individual class. A decision tree based classifier is developed for classification based on the selected pdf functions and its statistical parameters. The proposed classification approach has an accuracy of 83.93%.     

Time and phase synchronization using clutter observations in airborne distributed coherent aperture radars

Airborne Distributed Coherent Aperture Radar(ADCAR) is one of the most promising next-generation radars to significantly improve target detection and discrimination abilities. However, time and phase synchronization among unit radars should be done before an ADCAR is intended to cohere on a potential target. To address this problem, a time and phase synchronization technique using clutter observations is proposed in this paper. Clutter returns from different azimuths and elevations on the surfac...     

木星伽利略卫星互掩互食天象的测光技术

对行星天然卫星互掩互食天象进行测光可以得到非常准确的天体测量信息, 这些信息可以用来进一步改进行卫星的运动理论和历表. 对2003年在云南天文台1米望远镜上实际观测到的互掩互食图像进行测光处理, 分析表明, 在对木星去晕和测光孔径为1.5~2.0倍半高全宽条件下, 所得光变曲线有较好的稳定性.      

合成孔径雷达系统通道带宽优化设计方法研究

针对合成孔径雷达(SAR)图像质量指标与系统通道带宽的关系,对通道带宽进行优化设计。以Butterworth带通滤波器为例模拟SAR系统通道特性,利用驻定相位原理推导了滤波器引入的相位误差的表达式。引入通道带宽系数的概念,对相位误差进行勒让德正交展开,得到相位误差均方差与带宽系数和时间带宽积之间的定量关系式,进而确定带宽系数与图像质量指标之间的定量关系。在此基础上,提出SAR系统通道带宽优化设计方法,给出了带宽系数的下限,为SAR系统工程带宽设计提供了理论基础。     

对合成孔径雷达的移频干扰研究

从分析脉冲压缩信号时延和频移的耦合特性出发，推导了移频干扰对采用脉冲压缩信号体制的合成孔径雷达（SAR）的干扰输出形式，研究表明移频干扰的移频量与合成孔径雷达方位向处理的多普勒带宽无关，但只能形成点目标或线目标干扰。为此，提出了两种改进的移频干扰新样式——随机移频干扰和步进移频干扰。改进的移频干扰样式能够形成一个干扰区域，克服了固定移频干扰不能掩护分布目标的不足。理论分析和仿真表明，改进的移频干扰样式可掩护分布目标，由于可获得一维和二维信号处理增益，干扰效果优于噪声干扰。     

新型磁流变减摆器节流孔流场分析

节流孔是磁流变减摆器产生阻尼的主要方式,在磁流变减摆器实际工作环境下,磁流变液经过磁场时会随磁场分布强度不同而产生变黏度等应激变化。建立某新型磁流变减摆器计算模型,通过改变节流孔孔径大小,使用商业软件 Fluent 对其所产生的流场进行分析,将模拟结果与实验结果进行对比。结果表明:磁流变液流通量及淤积效应是决定磁流变减摆器初始阻尼及时滞效应的主要原因;在 0.2mm 孔径时时滞效应最明显,且随频率增高磁流变减摆器对于外界激励反应速度明显下降。     

一种合成孔径雷达回波模拟器校准方法研究CSCD

针对目前合成孔径雷达回波模拟器图像校准方法存在的诸多不足,介绍了一种测量图像参数的方法。根据此方法建立的合成孔径雷达回波模拟器图像校准装置,可以通过对数据的正交解调、脉冲压缩、成像算法以及滤波等处理方法,实现合成孔径雷达回波的成像及校准。     

A novel system parameters design and performance analysis method for Distributed Satellite-borne SAR system

As a promising new technology emerged in recent years, the Distributed Satellite-borne SAR (DSS) system with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) imaging capability has been recognized by the remote sensing community as an integrated part of the spaceborne earth observation system. However, most researches on DSS were focused on individual aspects of system design/analysis and data processing, while few studies have been dedicated to establishing a standard methodological framework for universal DSS system design. Aiming at this problem, the topics of DSS system error analysis and design method are investigated in this paper. Firstly, a rigorous error propagation model of height measurement is theoretically derived from the DSS InSAR imaging geometry, and the impact of each error sources in this model on the height measurement accuracy is analyzed individually. In particular, the baseline length and its measurement error in the InSAR imaging plane are identified as the dominant factors. Second, a new method for DSS system design is proposed based on our analyses with the error propagation model. This method consists of two important phases, namely collaboration design and monostatic design. The major objective of collaboration design is to determine the configuration and parameters for the coordination between satellites in the DSS system. Afterwards, the key parameters for single satellite and the payload are determined by the monostatic design. Thirdly, a system performance analysis method is developed to comprehensively evaluate the performance of the pre-designed DSS system. In the next section, a typical example of DSS system design is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system design and analysis methods. The target DSS system has the same goal and hardware configuration as the TanDEM-X mission. Finally, the conclusion is drawn with our major findings are presented.