Experimental validation of autofocus algorithms for high-resolution imaging of the seabed using synthetic aperture sonar

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-83

  Sutton, T J ^a   Griffiths, H D ^a   Hetet, A P ^b   Perrot, Y ^b   Chapman, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Groupe d'Etudes Sous Marines de   (France)

^c QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNAS; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR;

EID: 0038300358     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20030213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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