Publications about 'Image quality'

Books and proceedings

1. Ian G. Cumming and Frank H. Wong. Digital Processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: Algorithms and Implementation. Artech House Inc., Boston, London, 2005. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Range-Doppler Algorithm, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Extended Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Range Migration Algorithm, omega-k, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, SPECAN Algorithm, Comparison of Algorithms, Demodulation, Quadrature Demodulation, Hilbert Transform, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Doppler Rate Estimation, Azimuth FM Rate, Autofocus Techniques, ScanSAR, Range Compression, Pulse Compression, Pulse Compression of Linear FM Signals, Linear FM Signals, Stolt Mapping, Quality Assessment, Quality Measures, Quality Metrics, PSLR, ISLR, Spaceborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Thesis

1. Albert Monteith. Temporal Characteristics of Boreal Forest Radar Measurements. PhD thesis, Chalmers University of Technology, 2020. Keyword(s): SAR Tomography, BorealScat. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Craig L. Stringham. Developments in LFM-CW SAR for UAV Operation. PhD thesis, 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Proceessing, radar, SAR, UAV, GPU, Autofocus, SAR Autofocus, Backprojection, Time-Domain Back-Projection, Back-Projection, TDBP, fast-factorized back-projection, FFBP, LFM-CW, FMCW, MoComp, Motion Compensation, CSA, ECS, Chirp Scaling, Extended Chirp Scaling, FSA, Frequency Scaling Algorithm, Range-Doppler Algorithm, RDA, synthetic aperture radar, Brigham Young University, muSAR system, LFM-CW signal model, SAR image quality, aircraft, atmospheric turbulence, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems, linear frequency-modulated continuous-wave signal, motion compensation, motion correction algorithms, unmanned aerial vehicle, Airborne SAR, geophysical techniques. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Evan C. Zaugg. Generalized Image Formation for Pulsed and LFM-CW Synthetic Aperture Radar. PhD thesis, 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, LFM-CW, LFM-CW SAR, FMCW, MoComp, motion compensation, CSA, ECS, Chirp Scaling, Extended Chirp Scaling, FSA, Frequency Scaling Algorithm, Range-Doppler Algorithm, synthetic aperture radar, Brigham Young University, muSAR system, LFM-CW signal model, SAR image quality, aircraft, atmospheric turbulence, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems, linear frequency-modulated continuous-wave signal, motion correction algorithms, unmanned aerial vehicle, Airborne SAR, geophysical techniques. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Adriano Meta. Signal Processing of FMCW Synthetic Aperture Radar Data. PhD thesis, TU Delft, 2006. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, FMCW, Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave, LFM-CW, SAR, Synthetic Aperture Radar, FMCW SAR, Airborne SAR, Focusing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. Hayden J. Callow. Signal Processing for Synthetic Aperture Sonar Image Enhancement. PhD thesis, University of Canterbury, 2003. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus, Stripmap, Stripmap PGA, Stripmap Phase Gradient Autofocus, SAS, Synthetic Aperture Sonar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. Pengfei Xie, Man Zhang, Lei Zhang, and Guanyong Wang. Residual Motion Error Correction with Backprojection Multisquint Algorithm for Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry. Sensors, 19(10), 2019. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, Back-Projection, TDBP, Non-Linear Flight Tracks, Curvilinear SAR, digital elevation model, Airborne SAR, Motion Compensation, MoComp, Residual Motion Errors, Multisquint, Multi-aperture interferometry, MAI. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Viet Thuy Vu and Mats I. Pettersson. Fast Backprojection Algorithms Based on Subapertures and Local Polar Coordinates for General Bistatic Airborne SAR Systems. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 54(5):2706-2712, May 2016. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Back-Projection, Fast Back-Projection, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, Azimuth Focusing, airborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, bistatic CARABAS-like data, fast backprojection algorithms, general bistatic airborne SAR systems, half-power beamwidths, image quality measurements, interpolation step, local polar coordinates, peak sidelobe ratio, subapertures, Image reconstruction, Receivers, Signal processing algorithms, Synthetic aperture radar, Time-domain analysis, Transmitters, Algorithm, bistatic, fast backprojection, polar coordinates, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Viet Thuy Vu, Thomas K. Sjogren, and Pettersson. Phase Error Calculation for Fast Time-Domain Bistatic SAR Algorithms. IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 49(1):631-639, January 2013. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, Back-Projection, TDBP, SAR image processing, Fast Factorized Back-Projection, FFBP, Bistatic SAR, Phase Error, Bistatic Fast Factorized Back-Projection, Motion Compensation, MoComp, Airborne SAR radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, BiFFBP, SAR image quality, bistatic fast factorized backprojection, monostatic SAR, phase error calculation, synthetic aperture radar, time domain bistatic SAR, Apertures, Radar tracking, Receivers, Synthetic aperture radar, Target tracking, Transmitters CARABAS, LORA. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Yake Li, Chang Liu, Yanfei Wang, and Qi Wang. A Robust Motion Error Estimation Method Based on Raw Data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 50(7):2780-2790, 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, SAR Autofocus, MoComp, Motion Compensation, curve fitting, geophysical image processing, least squares approximations, motion compensation, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, RCMC, aircraft reference track deviations, curve fitting, double phase gradient estimation, filtering method, high order motion errors, high precision navigation system, high resolution airborne SAR systems, high resolution imagery, image processing, image quality, large swath mode, light aircraft SAR platform, motion compensation, motion error estimation method, range cell migration correction, range dependent phase errors, range resolution improvement, raw data, synthetic aperture radar, weighted total least square method, Aircraft, Azimuth, Electronics packaging, Error analysis, Estimation, Robustness, Trajectory, Autofocus, motion error estimation, phase gradient filtering, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), weighted total least square (WTLS) method. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. A. Budillon, A. Evangelista, and G. Schirinzi. Three-Dimensional SAR Focusing From Multipass Signals Using Compressive Sampling. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49(1):488 -499, jan. 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, 3D SAR data imaging, SAR tomography, compressive sampling, image formation, multipass SAR data, multipass signals, optimization problem, spaced acquisition orbits, three-dimensional synthetic aperture radar, tomographic imaging, truncated singular value decomposition technique, image sampling, optimisation, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, tomography;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. D.J. Sego, H. Griffiths, and M.C. Wicks. Waveform and aperture design for low-frequency RF tomography. IET Radar, Sonar Navigation, 5(6):686-696, July 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, RF spectral environment, aperture Fourier surface, frequency selection, high vertical resolution circular SAR, image quality metrics, image resolution, image sidelobe, low-frequency RF tomography, spectrally sparse narrowband waveforms, ultrawideband waveforms, image resolution, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, tomography;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Viet Thuy Vu, Thomas K. Sjogren, Mats I. Pettersson, and H. Hellsten. An Impulse Response Function for Evaluation of UWB SAR Imaging. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 58(7):3927-3932, July 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, impulse response function evaluation, Resolution, Range Resolution, Azimuth Resolution, IRF, UWB, object detection, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, transient response, ultra wideband radar, IRF-SAR, UWB SAR imaging, image quality measurement, impulse response function, narrowband-narrowbeam SAR systems, point target, spatial resolution estimation, two-dimensional sine function, Impulse response function in SAR imaging (IRF-SAR), Sinc, impulse response function in UWB SAR imaging (IRF-USAR), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), ultrawideband-ultrawidebeam (UWB). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Evan C. Zaugg and David G. Long. Theory and Application of Motion Compensation for LFM-CW SAR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(10):2990-2998, Oct. 2008. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, LFM-CW, LFM-CW SAR, FMCW, MoComp, motion compensation, CSA, ECS, Chirp Scaling, Extended Chirp Scaling, FSA, Frequency Scaling Algorithm, Range-Doppler Algorithm, synthetic aperture radar, Brigham Young University, muSAR system, LFM-CW signal model, SAR image quality, aircraft, atmospheric turbulence, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems, linear frequency-modulated continuous-wave signal, motion correction algorithms, unmanned aerial vehicle, Airborne SAR, geophysical techniques. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. T. O. Saebo, Roy E. Hansen, and A. Hanssen. Relative Height Estimation by Cross-Correlating Ground-Range Synthetic Aperture Sonar Images. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 32(4):971-982, October 2007. Keyword(s): Synthetic Aperture Sonar, SAS, oceanographic techniques, seafloor phenomena, sonar imaging, synthetic aperture sonar, Elba Island, InSAS-2000 experiment, Italy, SAS processing, along-track resolution, azimuth resolution, broadband signals, coherent frequency-dependent scattering, correction technique, cross correlations, geometrical decorrelation effect, image acquisition, mathematical model, moving platform, seafloor relative height, signal-to-noise ratio, sonar images beamforming, synthetic aperture sonar imaging, time-delay estimates, vertically displaced receivers, Azimuth, Coherence, Decorrelation, Frequency estimation, Mathematical model, Scattering, Sea floor, Signal resolution, Signal to noise ratio, Synthetic aperture sonar, Bathymetry, coherence, cross correlation, height estimation, interferometry, synthetic aperture sonar (SAS), time-delay estimation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. Z. Su, Y. Peng, and X. Wang. Feature-Independent Aperture Evaluator for the Curvilinear SAR. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 4(2):191-195, 2007. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Non-Linear Flight Path, SAR Tomography, 3D Feature Extraction, Feature Extraction, Curvilinear SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Pau Prats, Andreas Reigber, and Jordi J. Mallorqui. Topography-dependent motion compensation for repeat-pass interferometric SAR systems. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 2(2):206-210, 2005. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Motion Compensation, Topography-Based Motion Compensation, ESAR, L-Band, Airborne SAR, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, Topography, German Aerospace Center E-SAR, DLR, SAR data processing, airborne L-band repeat-pass interferometric data, Interferometry, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Extended Chirp Scaling Algorithm, azimuth compression, azimuth coregistration errors, external digital elevation model, DEM, image enhancement, image registration, impulse response degradation, phase artifacts, repeat-pass interferometric SAR systems, Calibration, repeat-pass interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. J. R. Fienup and J. J. Miller. Aberration correction by maximizing generalized sharpness metrics. J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 20(4):609-620, April 2003. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Active or adaptive optics, Image reconstruction techniques, Image reconstruction-restoration, Phase retrieval, Image quality assessment, Phased-array imaging systems, Synthetic aperture radar, Aberration correction, Adaptive optics, Discrete Fourier transforms, Fast Fourier transforms, Image quality, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



13. Hyeokho Choi and David C. Munson, Jr.. Direct-Fourier Reconstruction in Tomography and Synthetic Aperture Radar. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, 9(1):1-13, 1998. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Tomography, Computed Tomography, CT, Convolution Back-Projection, CBP, Direct-Fourier Image Reconstruction, DF, Interpolator, Fourier-Domain Interpolator. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



14. T. M. Calloway and G. W. Donohoe. Subaperture autofocus for synthetic aperture radar. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 30(2):617-621, 1994. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



15. R. Keith Raney, Hartmut Runge, Richard Bamler, Ian G. Cumming, and Frank Wong. Precision SAR Processing Using Chirp Scaling. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 32(4):786-799, July 1994. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Range Migration Algorithm, omega-k, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Phase Preserving, Range-Doppler Algorithm, Comparison of Algorithms. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



16. C. Y. Chang and John C. Curlander. Application of the Multiple PRF Technique to Resolve Doppler Centroid Estimation Ambiguity for Spaceborne SAR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 30(5):941-949, September 1992. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Multiple PRF Technique, Range Cross-Correlation Technique, Clutterlock, SIR-C. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



17. A. Freeman. SAR calibration: an overview. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 30(6):1107-1121, November 1992. Keyword(s): calibration, polarimetry, radiometry, reviews, synthetic aperture radar, airborne data, Earth surface, synthetic-aperture radar, spaceborne SAR image data, radar backscatter, image quality, radiometric calibration, polarimetric radar calibration, phase calibration, interferometric SAR, Calibration, Spaceborne radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Radar imaging, Radar polarimetry, Radar measurements, Backscatter, Image quality, Radiometry, Equations. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



18. Stefan Buckreuss. Motion errors in an airborne synthetic aperture radar system. European Transactions on Telecommunications, 2(6):655-664, 1991. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Airborne SAR, Motion Compensation, MoComp, motion errors. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



19. P. H. Eichel, D. C. Ghiglia, and C. V. Jakowatz. Speckle processing method for synthetic-aperture-radar phase correction. Opt. Lett., 14(1):1, 1989. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus, PGA. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



20. Alan di Cenzo. A New Look at Nonseparable Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 24(3):218-223, May 1988. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Template Correlation, 2D Filter, Nonseparable SAR Processing, Range Migration Algorithm, omega-k, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



21. Fuk-Kwok Li, Daniel N. Held, John C. Curlander, and Chialin Wu. Doppler Parameter Estimation for Spaceborne Synthetic-Aperture Radars. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 23(1):47-56, 1985. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Clutterlock, Satellite SAR, SEASAT, Doppler Rate Estimation, Autofocus. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. Andrew Rittenbach and John Paul Walters. Demonstration of a fully neural network based synthetic aperture radar processing pipeline for image formation and analysis. In Sachidananda R. Babu, Arnaud Hélière, and Toshiyoshi Kimura, editors, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXV, volume 11858, pages 98 - 109, 2021. International Society for Optics and Photonics, SPIE. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, synthetic aperture radar, onboard processing, SAR image formation and analysis, deep learning based image formation, AI, machine learning, azimuth focusing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Daniel Henke, Max Frioud, Julian Fagir, Sebastien Guillaume, Michael Meindl, Alain Geiger, S. Sieger, D. Janssen, F. Kloppel, M. Caris, S. Stanko, M. Renker, and Peter Wellig. Miranda35 Experiments in Preparation for Small UAV-Based SAR. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 8542-8545, July 2019. Keyword(s): airborne radar, autonomous aerial vehicles, CW radar, FM radar, Global Positioning System, image motion analysis, radar imaging, radar receivers, synthetic aperture radar, units (measurement), frequency-modulated continuous-wave synthetic aperture radar, energy efficiency, navigation data, inertial measurement unit, IMU, SAR image quality, airborne platform, SAR autofocus, small UAV-based SAR systems, FMCW SAR, Miranda35 experiments, moving baseline differential GPS, optical structure-from-motion-based localization, FHR FMCW MIRANDA35 sensor, Synthetic aperture radar, Global Positioning System, Radar polarimetry, Cameras, Optical sensors, SAR autofocus, navigation, synthetic aperture radar, small UAV. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. C. Magnard, U. Wegmuller, C. Werner, F. Bonvin, and E. Meier. Planning tool for SAR missions. In Proc. European Conf. Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 1052-1057, 2018. Keyword(s): Image segmentation, Optical variables measurement, Radar imaging, Image quality parameters, Incidence angles, Planning tools, Region of interest, Robust planning, Scattering char-acteristics, Sensor parameter, User-friendly-software, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Evan C. Zaugg and David G. Long. Full motion compensation for LFM-CW synthetic aperture radar. In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007., pages 5198-5201, July 2007. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, LFM-CW, LFM-CW SAR, MoComp, motion compensation, CSA, ECS, Chirp Scaling, Extended Chirp Scaling, FSA, Frequency Scaling Algorithm, Range-Doppler Algorithm, synthetic aperture radar, Brigham Young University, muSAR system, LFM-CW signal model, SAR image quality, aircraft, atmospheric turbulence, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems, linear frequency-modulated continuous-wave signal, motion correction algorithms, unmanned aerial vehicle, Airborne SAR, geophysical techniques. [bibtex-entry]



5. V. C. Koo, T. S. Lim, and H. T. Chuah. A Comparison of Autofocus Algorithms for SAR Imagery. In Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, volume 1, Hangzhou, China, pages 16-9, 2005. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Motion Compensation, MoComp, Residual Motion Errors, Comparion of Algorithms, Comparison of Autofocus Algorithms, Airborne SAR, Phase Gradient Autofocus, PGA, Eigenvector Method, Maximum Likelihood Estimation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. Lam H. Nguyen, Marc Ressler, and Mehrdad Soumekh. Signal Processing and Image Formation Using Low-Frequency Ultra-Wideband Radar Data. In Russell S. Harmon, J. Thomas Broach, and John H. Holloway(Jr.), editors, Proceedings of SPIE: Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets IX, volume SPIE 5415, pages 1053-1064, 2004. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Ultra-Wideband SAR, Back-Projection, Wavefront Reconstruction, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, omega-k, Image Formation, RFI Suppression, Digital Spotlighting. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Roger R.-Y. Lee, James S. Verdi, and Mehrdad Soumekh. Enhancements of NP-3 UHF Image Quality Using Digital Spotlighting Technique. In Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference, pages 1-6, May 2001. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Wavefront Reconstruction, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, omega-k, RFI Suppression, Subaperture Processing, Digital Spotlighting, Slow-Time Upsampling, Alias-free Processing, Quadband SAR, P-Band, X-Band, L-Band, C-Band, Airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Richard T. Lord and Michael R. Inggs. Approaches to RF interference suppression for VHF/UHF synthetic aperture radar. In Communications and Signal Processing, 1998. COMSIG '98. Proceedings of the 1998 South African Symposium on, pages 95-100, 1998. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, adaptive filters, adaptive signal processing, interference suppression, least mean squares methods, radar imaging, radar interference, synthetic aperture radar, LMS adaptive filter, P-Band, RF interference suppression, RFI Suppression, SAR imagery, VHF/UHF SAR applications, VHF/UHF synthetic aperture radar, coherent subtraction algorithms, filter approaches, image quality, interference power, least-mean-squared filter, radio frequency interference, receiver noise, spectral estimation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. Michael Y. Jin. High Quality Spotlight SAR Processing Algorithm Designed for LightSAR Mission. In IGARSS '97, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, volume 29, pages 477-480, August 1997. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Subband Images, LightSAR, SIR-C, Spotlight SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. John W. McCorkle and Martin Rofheart. Order N^2 log(N) Backprojector Algorithm for Focusing Wide-Angle Wide-Bandwidth Arbitrary-Motion Synthetic Aperture Radar. In Gerald S. Ustach, editor, Radar Sensor Technology, volume SPIE 2747, pages 25-36, 1996. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Back-Projection, Fast Back-Projection, Quadtree Processing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, Wideband SAR, Focusing, Motion Compensation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Hartmut Runge and Richard Bamler. A Novel High Precision SAR Focussing Algorithm Based On Chirp Scaling. In IGARSS '92, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pages 372 - 375, May 1992. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Range Migration Algorithm, omega-k, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Range-Doppler Algorithm, Comparison of Algorithms, Squinted SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. James E. Harris, Randall S. Ostler, Douglas M. Chabries, and Richard W. Christiansen. Quality Measures for SAR Images. In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing ICASSP, volume 2, pages 1064-1067, April 1988. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Quality Assessment, Quality Measures. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

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