基于FFT的快速SAR分布目标回波模拟算法  

A Fast Algorithm Based on FFT Used in Simulation of SAR Return Wave Signal

作　　者：黄立胜[1] 王贞松[1] 郑天垚[1] 

机构地区：[1]中国科学院计算技术研究所,北京100080

出　　处：《遥感学报》2004年第2期128-136,共9页NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING BULLETIN

基　　金：国家自然科学基金重大项目 (编号 :NFNS 698962 5 0 2 )资助

摘　　要：大面积分布目标的合成孔径雷达 (SAR)回波模拟需要大量的运算 ,文中提出了一种合成孔径雷达回波模拟的快速算法 ,算法利用时域插值和FFT来缩减运算量 ,对于大面积目标回波模拟时 ,该算法有很高的效率。文中详细分析sinc函数插值所带来的误差以及补偿方法 ,并在次基础上提出了一种利用增采样插值方法 ,该方法以增加少量运算为代价 ,使得模拟精度的大幅度提高。文中比较了传统方法和基于FFT的快速SAR分布目标回波模拟算法的模拟结果 。The simulation of distributed targets is very important to the design of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems. Since the end product is SAR images, the echo of SAR signals needs to be simulated and then processed form SAR images, and the parameters needs to be measured and the performance of the images should be, and then evaluated. The designing parameters of SAR could be adjusted to meet the requirement of users before developing SAR systems, specially in space-borne SAR systems. The simulation data is also needed during the developing and debugging of a space-borne SAR real-time processor. Another purpose of simulation is to supply a great deal of simulation images to train image users of space-borne SAR before it launch. Since significant computation is required to simulate a large area distributed targets, it may speed a lot of time, so it is very important to research a more efficient algorithm. A fast algorithm based on FFT is presented in this paper. It reviews the procedure of SAR systems return wave formed. A distributed target can be divided into many more facets, and each facet can be considered as a point targets with specific Radar Cross-Section (RCS) and unlimited small size. Generally speaking, the SAR raw signal is the appropriate superposition of returns from each facet. Noticeable, each return from every facet is the convolution of an impulse with specific amplitude and phase and the transmitting signal of SAR. So we can calculate the superposition of each impulse from each facet first. And then we can get the Fourier Transform (FT) of returns from all facets by multiply the Fourier Transform of impulses and transmitting signal. Finally, the raw returns wave can be generated by taking an Inverse Fourier Transform (IFT). Since SAR is a discrete and band-limited system, the impulse can be calculated by an interpolation with sinc function kernel in time-domain. And the Fourier Transform can be calculated using fast Fourier Transform (FFT). Interpolating error depends on the amount of in

关 键 词：FFT 回波 合成孔径雷达 模拟 快速算法 脉冲信号 

分 类 号：P237[天文地球—摄影测量与遥感]