Requirements of processing parameters for Multi-Satellites SAR Data Focusing Software

  • Kwak Sunghee (Image Systems Team, Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Kim Kwang Yong (Telematics Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute.) ;
  • Lee Young-Ran (Image Systems Team, Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Shin Dongseok (Image Systems Team, Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Jeong Soo (Telematics Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute.) ;
  • Kim Kyung-Ok (Telematics Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute.)
  • Published : 2004.10.01

Abstract

SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) signal data need a focusing procedure to make the information available to the user. In recent SAR systems, various sensing modes and mission operations are applied to acquire high-resolution SAR images. Therefore, in order to develop generalized focusing software for multi-satellites, a regularized parameter configuration that sufficiently represents sensor and platform characteristics of the SAR system is required. The objective of this paper is to introduce the consideration of parameter definition for developing a generalized SAR processor and to discuss the flexibility and extensibility of defined parameters. The proposed parameter configuration can be applied to a SAR processor. Experiments based on real data will show the suitability of the suggested processing parameters.

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