High Spatial Resolution Imaging of the Contiguous Objects Using Sub-Y-Type Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radiometer

  • Lee Ho-Jin (Sensor System Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) ;
  • Park Hyuk (Sensor System Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) ;
  • Kim Sung-Hyun (Sensor System Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) ;
  • Choi Jun-Ho (Sensor System Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) ;
  • Seo Seung-Won (Sensor System Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) ;
  • Kim Yong-Hoon (Sensor System Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) ;
  • Kang Gum-Sil (Satellite Application Department Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
  • Published : 2004.10.01

Abstract

Recently the interferometric synthetic aperture radiometer with sub-Y-type antenna array was suggested to improve the spatial resolution than that of conventional Y-type with the same number of antenna elements. The sub-Y-type performance has been reported under a point source target. In this paper, the performance of sub-Y-type is evaluated under contiguous objects. The angular resolution of sub-Y-type with 52 antennas was compared with that of Y-type with the 40 antennas. The images of sub-Y -type and Y-type array were simulated under the contiguous objects. The sub-Y-type showed higher resolution than Y-type in the simulation and experiments. The sub-Y-type has high spatial resolution than Y-type in case of contiguous source as well as single point source.

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