Adaptive UWB-OFDM Synthetic Aperture Radar

Abstract

This paper presents an empirical study of high resolution potentially jamming-resistant Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system based on UWB-OFDM architecture. The Range-Doppler Algorithm (RDA) was used to construct a high resolution SAR image for simulation purpose. Suitable waveforms to achieve high resolution SAR imaging are proposed for both friendly and hostile environments. The proposed waveforms were tested for a point scatterer and for full 2-D SAR image construction. Simulation results demonstrate the benefits of using UWB-OFDM waveforms for SAR system, such as dynamic spectrum allocation, antijamming potential through pulse diversity-while having a potential to produce high resolution target images. The use of UWB-OFDM waveform for SAR system proves useful for high resolution image data collection for civilian purposes and provides significant anti-jamming capabilities for military purposes.