SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) SYSTEM SIMULATION FOR MOVING TARGET DETECTION AND IMAGING

Abstract

In this thesis, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging technique, and the suppression of ground clutter signal using displaced phase center antenna (DPCA) technique are discussed. This project set out to simulate the data collection process of a standard SAR imaging system and a modified dual-channel SAR system. Research in moving target detection leads to the development of a new signal processing algorithm that allows relatively efficient clutter suppression and enhances the target signal. The suppression performance of this new algorithm is evaluated and presented numerically.