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rangeDopplerImagerLFM

Range Doppler image formation algorithm for linear FM waveform

Since R2022a

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Syntax

slcimg = rangeDopplerImagerLFM(raw,waveform,fc,v,rc)
slcimg = rangeDopplerImagerLFM(raw,waveform,fc,v,rc,Name=Value)

Description

slcimg = rangeDopplerImagerLFM(raw,waveform,fc,v,rc) returns a single-look complex image slcimg generated from raw synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data obtained using a linear frequency modulated (LFM) pulse phased.LinearFMWaveform waveform. fc specifies the operating frequency. v specifies the platform speed. rc is the radar-to-beam center distance.

example

slcimg = rangeDopplerImagerLFM(raw,waveform,fc,v,rc,Name=Value) specifies additional inputs using name-value arguments. Name-value pairs let you specify squint angle, sqa, and propagation speed, c.

Examples

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Open Live Script

Generate a complex-valued single-look SAR image from simulated unfocused raw data. The radar transmits an LFM waveform. The LFM waveform has a 3 microsec duration with a PRF of 960 Hz. The radar has an operating frequency of 9 GHZ with a pulse sweep bandwidth of 29.979 MHz. The radar platform moves at 100 m/s. The radar-to-beamcenter distance is 1.118 km.

FIrst, load the raw image data from a mat-file. The raw data consists of a 481-by-577 complex-valued matrix. Then compute the focused SAR image.

load('RangeMigrationLFMExampleData.mat')
slcimg = rangeDopplerImagerLFM(raw,waveform,fc,v,rc);
imagesc(abs(slcimg))
title('SLC Image')
xlabel('Cross-Range Samples')
ylabel('Range Samples')

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title SLC Image, xlabel Cross-Range Samples, ylabel Range Samples contains an object of type image.

Input Arguments

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Unfocused IQ raw SAR data, specified as an M-by-N complex-valued matrix. The data is the unfocused in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) raw data collected by the SAR system. Rows of raw correspond to along-range samples. The columns of raw correspond to the pulses received as the platform moves along the cross-range direction. raw must have at least two rows.

Data Types: double

Input waveform, specified as a phased.LinearFMWaveform object.

Example: phased.LinearFMWaveform(SampleRate=500e3,'SweepBandwidth',200e3,PulseWidth=1e-3,PRF=1e3)

Data Types: double

Operating frequency, specified as a positive scalar. Units are in Hz.

Example: 2.8e9 Hz specifies a typical S-band operating-frequency value for airport and weather radar systems.

Data Types: double

Platform velocity, specified as a positive scalar. Units are in meters per second.

Data Types: double

Distance between radar and beam center on the ground, specified as a positive scalar. Units are in meters.

Data Types: double

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Example: SquintAngle=45,PropagationSpeed=343

Squint angle of the antenna from the broadside direction in degrees, specified as a scalar in the range (-90, 90).

Data Types: double

Signal propagation speed in meters per second, specified as a positive scalar.

Example: 343 meters per second approximates the speed of sound at sea level and at a temperature of 20 °C under normal atmospheric conditions.

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

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Single-look complex (SLC) image, returned as a matrix. slcimg is the same size as raw and contains the focused data processed by the range Doppler algorithm.

References

[1] Cumming, Ian G., and Frank Hay-chee Wong. Digital Processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: Algorithms and Implementation. Artech House Remote Sensing Library. Boston: Artech House, 2005.

[2] Curlander, John C., Robert N. McDonough. Synthetic Aperture Radar: Systems and Signal Processing. Wiley, 1991.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2022a

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