Two dimensional imaging of extended targets by MIMO radar using hopped frequency signal

Abstract

Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar transmits orthogonal or non-coherent waveforms which greatly improve the array aperture. Works published generally only consider narrow band signal and/or point targets located in one range cell. In this paper, the study of range and azimuth angle imaging of extended targets employing wideband hopped frequency signals is discussed. Hopped frequency signal are sensitive to a targetpsilas speed. A kurtosis based criterion is presented for doing motion compensation. In order to mitigate the high side lobe of the hopped frequency signal, a ldquoCLEANrdquo based signal processing procedure is also presented.