Range migration-based Doppler ambiguous integer estimation for moving targets with azimuth spectrum aliasing

Abstract

In some case, the azimuth spectrum bandwidth is larger than the pulse repetition frequency (PRF), leading to a whole azimuth spectrum has been folded into multiple subsegments and aliased. Therefore, the traditional Doppler ambiguous integer estimation method cannot be used directly. In this paper, the influence of Doppler ambiguous integer on residual range migrations' slope is analyzed. Based on the slope, the Doppler ambiguous integer estimation method for moving targets with azimuth spectrum aliasing is given. From the simulation results, the Doppler ambiguous integer can be estimated accurately by proposed method.