基于波束锐化技术的SAR图像增强方法

在对给定的合成孔径雷达图像进行增强处理时 ,遇到的主要问题就是相位信息的丢失和对成像系统参数的一无所知。本文将波束锐化技术与合成孔径辐射方向性图的估计相结合 ,为处理此类数据提高图像的视在分辨率提供了一种方法。该处理过程由一个优化的有限冲激响应滤波器构成。滤波器的设计思想基于最小均方误差准则 ,系数对称分布 ,系数取值决定于原图像中孤立强散射点的方位向响应 ,因为此响应可以被近似视为成像系统的合成孔径辐射方向性图。点目标仿真表明雷达角分辨率能够提高近 2倍。实测数据处理结果证明了该方法的有效性

SAR IMAGE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON BEAM SHARPENING TECHNIQUE

A major problem encountered in enhancing SAR image is the total loss of phase information and the unknown parameters of imaging system. The beam sharpening technique, combined with synthetic aperture radiation pattern estimation provides an approach to process this kind of data to achieve higher apparent resolution. Based on the criterion of minimizing the expected quadratic estimation error, an optimum FIR filter with a symmetrical structure is designed whose coefficients depend on the azimuth response of local isolated prominent points because this response can be approximately regarded as the synthetic aperture radiation pattern of the imaging system. The point target simulation shows that the angular resolution is improved by a ratio of almost two to one. The processing results of a live SAR image demonstrate the validity of the method.