Comparison of polar formatting and back-projection algorithms for spotlight-mode SAR image formation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6237, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jakowatz Jr , Charles V ^a   Doren, Neall ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

CBP; Convolution back projection algorithm; PFA; Polar formatting algorithm; SAR image formation; Spotlight mode SAR

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION/BACK-PROJECTION ALGORITHMS (CBP); POLAR FORMATTING ALGORITHM (PFA); SAR IMAGE FORMATION; SPOTLIGHT-MODE SAR;

ALGORITHMS; BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER PULSES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 33747356285     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.673249     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. Peter Buxa, LeRoy Gorham, and Lt. Matthew Lukacs, "Mapping of a 2D SAR backprojection algorithm to an SR reconfigurable computing MAP processor", High Performance Embedded Computing Conference, MIT, 20 Sept., 2005.
2. Mita D. Desai and Kenneth Jenkins, "Convolution backprojection image reconstruction for spotlight mode synthetic aperture radar", IEEE Trans. on Image Proc., vol. 1, no. 4, October 1992.