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Vehicular MIMO SAR imaging in multipath environments

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Li, L; Krolik, JL
Published in: IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings
September 12, 2011

In this paper, multi-input multi-output (MIMO) forward looking synthetic aperture radar (FL-SAR) is developed for imaging from a moving ground vehicle in urban multipath environments. Conventional SAR is often seriously degraded by ghost artifacts with the same direction of arrival and delays as direct path returns. In this paper, MIMO methods are used to improve SAR images by suppressing directions of departure which would otherwise be multipath scattered and added to direct path returns. Both conventional and adaptive MIMO SAR methods are presented and compared in a multipath imaging simulation. The results suggest MIMO SAR may offers substantial gains versus conventional SIMO imaging in urban settings. © 2011 IEEE.

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IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings

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1097-5659

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September 12, 2011

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Li, L., & Krolik, J. L. (2011). Vehicular MIMO SAR imaging in multipath environments. IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings, 989–994. https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960684
Li, L., and J. L. Krolik. “Vehicular MIMO SAR imaging in multipath environments.” IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings, September 12, 2011, 989–94. https://doi.org/10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960684.
Li L, Krolik JL. Vehicular MIMO SAR imaging in multipath environments. IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings. 2011 Sep 12;989–94.
Li, L., and J. L. Krolik. “Vehicular MIMO SAR imaging in multipath environments.” IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings, Sept. 2011, pp. 989–94. Scopus, doi:10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960684.
Li L, Krolik JL. Vehicular MIMO SAR imaging in multipath environments. IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings. 2011 Sep 12;989–994.

Published In

IEEE National Radar Conference Proceedings

DOI

ISSN

1097-5659

Publication Date

September 12, 2011

Start / End Page

989 / 994