Fast GMTI Algorithm For Traffic Monitoring Based On A Priori Knowledge

In this paper, a fast a priori knowledge-based ground moving target indication and parameter estimation algorithm applicable to single- as well as to multichannel synthetic aperture airborne radar data is presented. The algorithm operates directly on range-compressed data. Only the intersection poin...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing 2012-11, Vol.50 (11), p.4626-4641
Hauptverfasser: Baumgartner, S. V., Krieger, G.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper, a fast a priori knowledge-based ground moving target indication and parameter estimation algorithm applicable to single- as well as to multichannel synthetic aperture airborne radar data is presented. The algorithm operates directly on range-compressed data. Only the intersection points of the moving vehicle signals with the a priori known road axes, which are mapped into the range-compressed data array, are evaluated. For moving vehicle detection and parameter estimation, basically only a single 1-D fast Fourier transformation has to be performed for each considered road point. Hence, the required computational power is low, and the algorithm is well suited for real-time traffic monitoring applications. The proposed algorithm enables the estimation of the position and velocity vectors of detected moving vehicles independent of the number of channels. A single-channel synthetic aperture radar system may be sufficient in case of fast moving vehicles. The paper includes a detailed performance assessment together with experimental results that demonstrate the applicability in a real-world scenario.
ISSN:0196-2892
1558-0644
DOI:10.1109/TGRS.2012.2193133