Precise range history model and accurate focusing algorithms are challenges for high-resolution spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) due to the curved orbits of satellites and spatial variations of signal models. The existing range models include HRM, AHRM and DRM. This paper focuses on the range history model for spaceborne SAR. In the paper, an accurate range model based on fourth-order Doppler parameters is proposed to accurately formulate the range history between SAR and targets. Compared with other models, such as DRM4 which is also based on fourth-order Doppler parameters, the proposed range model has much improved accuracy. All the simulation results validate the high precision of the proposed range model.
['Wei Wang', 'Robert Wang', 'Yunkai Deng', 'Zhimin Zhang']
A high-order hyperbolic range model for high-resolution spaceborne SAR