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sarbeamwidth

Synthetic aperture azimuth beamwidth

Since R2021a

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    Syntax

    synhpbw = sarbeamwidth(lambda,synlen)
    synhpbw = sarbeamwidth(___,Name,Value)
    [synhpbw,synfnbw] = sarbeamwidth(___)

    Description

    synhpbw = sarbeamwidth(lambda,synlen) computes the half-power azimuth beamwidth synthesized by the coherent summation operation of the synthetic aperture radar (SAR).

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    synhpbw = sarbeamwidth(___,Name,Value) specifies additional options using name-value arguments. Options include the azimuth impulse broadening factor and the Doppler cone angle.

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    [synhpbw,synfnbw] = sarbeamwidth(___) also returns the first null azimuth beamwidth in the synthesized antenna pattern.

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    Examples

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    Estimate the synthesized half-power beamwidth and the first null beamwidth of a side-looking airborne SAR operating in broadside at a wavelength of 0.05 m. The radar has a synthetic aperture length of 75 m and an azimuth impulse broadening factor of 0.9. 

    lambda = 0.05;
len = 75;
azb = 0.9;

    Compute the synthetic aperture half-power and first null azimuth beamwidths.

    [synhpbw,synfnbw] = sarbeamwidth(lambda,len,'AzimuthBroadening',azb)
    synhpbw = 
0.0172

    synfnbw = 
0.0191

    Input Arguments

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    Radar wavelength in meters, specified as a positive real scalar or a vector.

    Data Types: double

    Synthetic aperture length in meters, specified as a scalar or a vector.

    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.

    Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

    Example: 'AzimuthBroadening',1.2,'CoherentIntegrationAngle',0.3

    Azimuth impulse broadening factor due to data weighting or windowing for sidelobe control, specified as a positive real scalar. This argument expresses the actual –3 dB mainlobe width with respect to the nominal width. Typical window functions like hamming and hann exhibit values in the range from 1 to 1.5.

    Data Types: double

    Doppler cone angle in degrees, specified as a scalar in the range [0, 180]. This argument identifies the direction toward the scene relative to the direction of motion of the array.

    Data Types: double

    Coherent integration angle in degrees, specified as a scalar in the range [0, 180]. This argument specifies the angle through which the target is viewed during the coherent processing aperture.

    Data Types: double

    Output Arguments

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    Half-power azimuth beamwidth in degrees, returned as a matrix. The rows of synhpbw correspond to the radar wavelength values in lambda and its columns correspond to the synthetic aperture length values in synlen.

    First null azimuth beamwidth in degrees, returned as a matrix. The rows of synfnbw correspond to the radar wavelength values in lambda. The columns of synfnbw correspond to the synthetic aperture length values in synlen.

    Extended Capabilities

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

    Version History

    Introduced in R2021a

    See Also

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