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<p>A Design, simulation and optimal selection of non-linear frequency modulation waveforms (NLFM) based on correlated ambiguity function (AF) quality analysis for the purpose of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is done in this article. The selected optimum CNLFM waveform in contribution with other waveforms are applied directly into a SAR image formation algorithm (IFA) and their quality metrics in comparison to other waveforms are derived and analyzed in a complex random media (CRM). The total quality performance analysis includes both the qualitative AF diagrams and the objective image quality metrics assessments. The simulation results not only verify the robustness of the proposed NLFM waveforms as a suitable alternative for LFM waveform but also introduce NLFM as a proper method of modulation for SAR in CRM.</p>
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A Design, simulation and optimal selection of non-linear frequency modulation waveforms (NLFM) based on correlated ambiguity function (AF) quality analysis for the purpose of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is done in this article. The selected optimum CNLFM waveform in contribution with other waveforms are applied directly into a SAR image formation algorithm (IFA) and their quality metrics in comparison to other waveforms are derived and analyzed in a complex random media (CRM). The total quality performance analysis includes both the qualitative AF diagrams and the objective image quality metrics assessments. The simulation results not only verify the robustness of the proposed NLFM waveforms as a suitable alternative for LFM waveform but also introduce NLFM as a proper method of modulation for SAR in CRM.

A TOTAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SOLUTION FOR SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR NLFM WAVEFORM GENERATION AND EVALUATION IN A COMPLEX RANDOM MEDIA

Malek Ashtar University of Technology (MUT)

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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A Design, simulation and optimal selection of non-linear frequency modulation waveforms (NLFM) based on correlated ambiguity function (AF) quality analysis for...

A TOTAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SOLUTION FOR SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR NLFM WAVEFORM GENERATION AND EVALUATION IN A COMPLEX RANDOM MEDIA

Published Online: Mar 01, 2017

Page range: 1 - 25

Received: Dec 15, 2016

Accepted: Feb 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-208

© 2017 Iman Heidarpour Shahrezaei et al., published by Sciendo.

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