Simulation-based recognition of airplane signatures from TerraSAR-X data

Konferenz: EUSAR 2014 - 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
03.06.2014 - 05.06.2014 in Berlin, Germany

Tagungsband: EUSAR 2014

Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Anglberger, Harald; Hager, Manfred; Kempf, Timo; Speck, Rainer; Suess, Helmut (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany)

Inhalt:
Recognition of medium scaled objects like airplanes with current high resolution spaceborne SAR image data is, in most cases, impossible due to restrictions in available spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio. Furthermore, radar specific imaging effects like layover, multi-path propagation or speckle noise make signature analysis a very challenging task. Recently, a SAR simulator has been developed to assist image operators in signature analysis and recognition. Additionally, TerraSAR-X initiated a new staring spotlight imaging mode improving spatial resolution significantly. This paper will show the benefits of applying simulation-based recognition of airplanes on this imaging mode in comparison to the existing image products.