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Publications of year 1986

Articles in journal or book chapters

  1. Michael Y. Jin. Optimal Doppler Centroid Estimation for SAR Data from a Quasi-Homogeneous Source. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 24(6):1022-1025, 1986.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Clutterlock, Satellite SAR.
    Abstract: In synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signal processing, an accurate Doppler centroid is required for most applications involving target motion estimation and antenna pointing direction estimation. In some cases the Doppler centroid can be sufficiently determined using available information regarding the terrain topography, the relative motion between the sensor and the terrain, and the antenna pointing direction. But most often, a highly accurate Doppler centroid value has to be derived by analyzing the received SAR signal itself. This kind of signal processing is referred to as Doppler centroid estimation (DCE). This correspondence briefly describes two DCE algorithms, provides a performance summary for these algorithms, and presents the experimental results. These algorithms include a previously reported one and a newly developed one that is optimized for quasi-homogeneous sources. The performance enhancement achieved by the optimal DCE algorithm is clearly demonstrated by the experimental results. 

    @ARTICLE{jin86:DopCentrEst,
author = {Michael Y. Jin},
title = {{Optimal Doppler Centroid Estimation for SAR Data from a Quasi-Homogeneous Source}},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing},
year = {1986},
volume = {24},
pages = {1022-1025},
number = {6},
abstract = {In synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signal processing, an accurate Doppler centroid is required for most applications involving target motion estimation and antenna pointing direction estimation. In some cases the Doppler centroid can be sufficiently determined using available information regarding the terrain topography, the relative motion between the sensor and the terrain, and the antenna pointing direction. But most often, a highly accurate Doppler centroid value has to be derived by analyzing the received SAR signal itself. This kind of signal processing is referred to as Doppler centroid estimation (DCE). This correspondence briefly describes two DCE algorithms, provides a performance summary for these algorithms, and presents the experimental results. These algorithms include a previously reported one and a newly developed one that is optimized for quasi-homogeneous sources. The performance enhancement achieved by the optimal DCE algorithm is clearly demonstrated by the experimental results.},
keywords = {SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Clutterlock, Satellite SAR},
pdf = {http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~ofrey/protected/PAPERS/jin86.pdf} 
}


  2. Ralph O. Schmidt. Multiple emitter location and signal parameter estimation. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 34(3):276-280, March 1986.
    Keywords: MUSIC, Multiple Signal Classification, null Adaptive arrays, DOA estimation, Direction-of-arrival estimation, Parameter estimation, Signal processing antennas.
    Abstract: Processing the signals received on an array of sensors for the location of the emitter is of great enough interest to have been treated under many special case assumptions. The general problem considers sensors with arbitrary locations and arbitrary directional characteristics (gain/phase/polarization) in a noise/interference environment of arbitrary covariance matrix. This report is concerned first with the multiple emitter aspect of this problem and second with the generality of solution. A description is given of the multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm, which provides asymptotically unbiased estimates of 1) number of incident wavefronts present; 2) directions of arrival (DOA) (or emitter locations); 3) strengths and cross correlations among the incident waveforms; 4) noise/interference strength. Examples and comparisons with methods based on maximum likelihood (ML) and maximum entropy (ME), as well as conventional beamforming are included. An example of its use as a multiple frequency estimator operating on time series is included. 

    @ARTICLE{schmidt1986:MUSICOrig,
author = {Schmidt, Ralph O.},
title = {Multiple emitter location and signal parameter estimation},
journal = {{IEEE} Transactions on Antennas and Propagation},
year = {1986},
volume = {34},
pages = {276-280},
number = {3},
month = {Mar},
abstract = { Processing the signals received on an array of sensors for the location of the emitter is of great enough interest to have been treated under many special case assumptions. The general problem considers sensors with arbitrary locations and arbitrary directional characteristics (gain/phase/polarization) in a noise/interference environment of arbitrary covariance matrix. This report is concerned first with the multiple emitter aspect of this problem and second with the generality of solution. A description is given of the multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm, which provides asymptotically unbiased estimates of 1) number of incident wavefronts present; 2) directions of arrival (DOA) (or emitter locations); 3) strengths and cross correlations among the incident waveforms; 4) noise/interference strength. Examples and comparisons with methods based on maximum likelihood (ML) and maximum entropy (ME), as well as conventional beamforming are included. An example of its use as a multiple frequency estimator operating on time series is included.},
issn = {0018-926X},
keywords = {MUSIC, Multiple Signal Classification, null Adaptive arrays, DOA estimation, Direction-of-arrival estimation, Parameter estimation, Signal processing antennas},
owner = {ofrey},
pdf = {http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~ofrey/protected/PAPERS/schmidt1986.pdf},
url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1143830&isnumber=25667} 
}


  3. Alan di Cenzo. A Comparison of Resolution for Spotlight Synthetic-Aperture Radar and Computer-Aided Tomography. Proceedings of the IEEE, 74:1165-1166, August 1986.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, Tomography, Resolution, Comparison of Algorithms, Spotlight SAR.
    Abstract: It is shown that the difference between computer-aided tomographic (CAT) resolution and spotlight synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) resolution for narrow apertures is a consequence of the magnification in Fourier bandwidth induced by the SAR offset carrier frequency. Implications for CAT are discussed. 

    @ARTICLE{DiCenzo86:Comp,
author = {Alan di Cenzo},
title = {{A Comparison of Resolution for Spotlight Synthetic-Aperture Radar and Computer-Aided Tomography}},
journal = {Proceedings of the IEEE},
year = {1986},
volume = {74},
pages = {1165-1166},
month = Aug,
abstract = {It is shown that the difference between computer-aided tomographic (CAT) resolution and spotlight synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) resolution for narrow apertures is a consequence of the magnification in Fourier bandwidth induced by the SAR offset carrier frequency. Implications for CAT are discussed.},
keywords = {SAR Processing, Tomography, Resolution, Comparison of Algorithms, Spotlight SAR},
pdf = {http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~ofrey/protected/PAPERS/diCenzo86.pdf} 
}


Conference articles

  1. Ian G. Cumming, P. F. Kavanagh, and M. R. Ito. Resolving the Doppler Ambiguity for Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar. In IGARSS '86, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, volume 3, pages 1639-1643, 1986.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Azimuth Look Correlation, Clutterlock, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Doppler Rate Estimation, Autofocus.
    Abstract: In spaceborne SAR systems, the radar beam pointing angle must be known to approximately one half the beamwidth in order to resolve the Doppler centroid ambiguity and provide accurate data processing. This constraint may place a heavy burden on the beam pointing and measurement error budget, unless an alternate means can be provided to estimate the beam pointing angle or Doppler centroid. In this paper, a new method is presented for estimating the Doppler centroid directly from the received radar data, during the image formation process. The algorithm has been programmed into the GSAR processor, and encouraging test results have been obtained. 

    @INPROCEEDINGS{cum86:DopCentrEst,
author = {Ian G. Cumming and P. F. Kavanagh and M. R. Ito},
title = {{Resolving the Doppler Ambiguity for Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar}},
booktitle = {IGARSS '86, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium},
year = {1986},
volume = {3},
pages = {1639-1643},
abstract = {In spaceborne SAR systems, the radar beam pointing angle must be known to approximately one half the beamwidth in order to resolve the Doppler centroid ambiguity and provide accurate data processing. This constraint may place a heavy burden on the beam pointing and measurement error budget, unless an alternate means can be provided to estimate the beam pointing angle or Doppler centroid. In this paper, a new method is presented for estimating the Doppler centroid directly from the received radar data, during the image formation process. The algorithm has been programmed into the GSAR processor, and encouraging test results have been obtained.},
keywords = {SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Azimuth Look Correlation, Clutterlock, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Doppler Rate Estimation, Autofocus},
pdf = {http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~ofrey/protected/PAPERS/cumming86.pdf} 
}



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Author: Othmar Frey , Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL), University of Zurich, Switzerland .

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