Review of modern algorithms for high resolution imaging with passive radar

Authors

  • Valeriy K. Volosyuk National Aerospace University (KhAI), Ukraine
  • Victor F. Kravchenko Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, RAS, Russian Federation
  • B. G. Kutuza Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
  • V. V. Pavlikov Scientific and Technological Center of Unique Instrumentation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2015.7136779

Keywords:

high-resolution imaging, passive radar, microwave radiometry, radio interferometry, multistatic radar, radar imaging

Abstract

A review of modern optimal and quasi-optimal algorithms for radiometric signal processing, which provide images with a high spatial resolution is given. It is shown that the high resolution is achieved with ultra-wideband or multi-band time or space-time signal processing. Analytical expressions for the limiting error of image estimation, ambiguity functions and potential fluctuation sensitivity of systems designed according to the algorithms are derived.

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Published

2015-04-25

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2015: ICATT’2015 - Proc. of X Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

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