一种大惯导误差条件下前斜视SAR自聚焦算法

A Forward-Squinted Synthetic Aperture Radar Autofocus Algorithm Under Large Trajectory Deviations

  • 摘要: 前斜视合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)在大惯导误差条件下出现多普勒模糊数估计失真,以及目标散焦特性多样化的现象,严重影响聚焦质量,针对上述问题,本文提出一种改进的自聚焦算法。首先,提出基于距离频域子带信号的多普勒中心估计方法,利用相关函数法估计各子带信号的基带多普勒中心,继而构建子带多普勒中心关于模糊数的二元线性方程组,并利用最小二乘法(Least Squares,LS)求解多普勒模糊数,解决多普勒模糊数估计失真的问题。其次,提出一种基于超像素分割的自适应加窗加权相位梯度自聚焦(Weighted phase gradient autofocus,WPGA)算法,利用像素间不相似性精确分割并提取目标散焦能量区,并依据目标区域的超像素单元尺寸自适应调整窗长,提升相位误差的估计精度。仿真实验和SAR实测数据处理结果表明,所提算法在大惯导误差下仍能保持良好的聚焦性和鲁棒性。

     

    Abstract: This study proposes an improved autofocusing algorithm to address the forward-squinted synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging degradation caused by large trajectory deviations. The degradation causes inaccuracies in Doppler ambiguity estimation and generates diverse defocusing patterns, which severely degrade image focus quality. First, a Doppler center estimation method based on range frequency domain sub-band signals is proposed. Baseband Doppler centroids are estimated for sub-band signals via the correlation function, enabling the construction of a binary linear equation system that relates sub-band centroids to Doppler ambiguity numbers determined using least squares (LS) estimation. This approach effectively resolves the inaccuracy in Doppler ambiguity estimation. Second, an adaptive windowing-weighted phase gradient autofocus (WPGA) approach based on superpixel segmentation is presented, accurately segmenting and extracting defocused target regions by employing pixel dissimilarity. Adaptively adjusting the window length according to the dimensions of the superpixel units within the target regions significantly enhances the accuracy of phase error estimation. Simulations and real-data SAR processing results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm maintains superior focusing capability and robustness under large trajectory deviations.

     

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