Target-Oriented SAR Complementary Waveform Optimization for SCR Improvement

doi:10.1109/TGRS.2024.3407156

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Target-Oriented SAR Complementary Waveform Optimization for SCR Improvement

2024-01-01

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DOI：10.1109/TGRS.2024.3407156

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A conventional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) transmits the linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal for imaging and processes the target and clutter without distinction, making target enhancement difficult to realize. Waveform design is considered a common approach to improve the signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR). However, due to the undulating frequency response of radar clutter, the waveform designed for SCR improvement tends to have a high sidelobe autocorrelation function (ACF), which can lead to the degradation of SAR imaging performance. To solve this problem, this article proposes a complementary SAR waveform set design method for the improvement of the SCR while suppressing the sidelobe. Different from the traditional single waveform design method, in this article, the transmitted waveform set is jointly optimized. The designed waveform with a complementary sidelobe varies between pulses. Utilizing the multipulse azimuth compression of SAR imaging, the aforementioned high sidelobe can be eliminated after azimuth focusing. To this end, we use the inexact alternating direction penalty method (IADPM) and develop the spectrally constrained complementary sequences (SCCSs) algorithm to solve the resulting nonconvex optimization problem. Simulation and experimental data verification highlight the effectiveness of the proposed design for SCR improvement while maintaining the SAR imaging performances.

Keywords:

Radar polarimetry

Clutter

Radar imaging

Azimuth

Optimization

Radar

Matched filters

Complementary sequences

inexact alternating direction penalty method (IADPM)

signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR) improvement

synthetic aperture radar (SAR)