A novel scheme for global scattering center modeling of radar targets

Abstract

A novel scheme for extracting the global scattering center model of radar targets is proposed in this paper. The 2D/3D scattering center models can be reconstructed based on the wideband measurements at different viewing angles. The sphere spreading of the 1D scattering center projections is exploited. The 1D–2D/3D scatterer map (OTSM) is designed to manifest the high dimensional scattering characteristic of radar targets. The Hough transform and the least squares method are used to extract the stable scattering centers and their scattering coefficients. This modeling method does not need a high density of the spatial grid, which greatly cuts down the necessary original data. The model built in this way describes the stable point scattering mechanisms in a large spatial extent and can be extrapolated to other frequencies in the optical region. Examples verify the validity of both the model and the method.

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