Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 3293-3302.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2024.10.07

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Sub-aperture algorithm for multiple-subarry SAS azimuth-variant motion compensation

Zhen TIAN1,*, Sen ZHANG1, Liwei PANG2, Jinsong TANG1   

  1. 1. College of Electronic Engineering, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China
    2. Post-graduate Academy, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China
  • Received:2023-04-25 Online:2024-09-25 Published:2024-10-22
  • Contact: Zhen TIAN

Abstract:

In order to resolve the issues of rapid motion compensation (MOCO) and imaging for synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) with the azimuth-variant sway and yaw errors, a sub-aperture algorithm is proposed for multiple-subarry SAS azimuth-variant MOCO. Firstly, a round-trip range history model with the motion errors is established, and then the double square root form range history is approximated by the method of Taylor series expansion. Secondly, the sub-aperture MOCO and monostatic equivalent processing are presented to convert the multiple-subarry echo wave data with the azimuth-variant sway and yaw errors to the ideal monostatic data. Finally, conventional monostatic frequency domain line-by-line imaging algorithms are used to realize the rapid MOCO and high-resolution imaging. The results of simulations and real data imaging demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

Key words: motion compensation (MOCO), synthetic aperture sonar (SAS), sub-aperture algorithm, imaging algorithm, azimuth-variant

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