A method for estimating the pitch angle of aerial targets using spaceborne radar based on satellite posture

By constructing a geometric relationship model and setting up a viewing angle expression in parallel, the pitch angle of the aerial target is estimated using the posture information of the spaceborne radar. This solves the problem of large pitch angle error when the spaceborne radar changes its posture, and improves the tracking and positioning accuracy of the aerial target.

CN119828089BActive Publication Date: 2025-09-26NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIV
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CN202510120222.5
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CN · China
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Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2025-01-25
Publication Date
2025-09-26
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2045-01-25

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Technical Problem

The pitch angle estimation error of aerial targets by spaceborne radar is large when the attitude changes, which affects the tracking and positioning accuracy of aerial targets.

Method used

Based on the position and attitude information of the spaceborne radar, a geometric relationship model is constructed, and the pitch angle is calculated by jointly formulating the first expression of the lower viewing angle and the second expression of the lower viewing angle. The position and attitude of the spaceborne radar and the radial distance and azimuth of the aerial target are used for estimation.

Benefits of technology

The accuracy of pitch angle estimation of aerial targets is improved, which adapts to target tracking and positioning of spaceborne radar in various postures and reduces errors.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture. The method comprises: selecting the position of the spaceborne radar, the position of the aerial target, the projection point of the aerial target on the ground, and the position of the center of the earth as reference points, and constructing a geometric relationship model between the spaceborne radar and the aerial target; obtaining a first parameter set and a second parameter set based on the geometric relationship model; constructing a first expression for a lower viewing angle according to the first parameter set, and constructing a second expression for a lower viewing angle according to the second parameter set; and jointly solving the pitch angle by using the first expression for the lower viewing angle and the second expression for the lower viewing angle. The present invention solves the problem of large errors in the pitch angle estimation value of the aerial target when the spaceborne radar undergoes posture transformation.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of satellite-borne radar target tracking, and in particular relates to a satellite-borne radar aerial target pitch angle estimation method based on satellite posture. Background Art

[0002] Spaceborne radars offer all-weather, all-day strategic and tactical early warning capabilities, are unrestricted by the Earth's curvature, and are less vulnerable to attack. They play a crucial role in early warning and defense systems. When a single spaceborne radar tracks and locates an aerial target, the error in measuring the target's elevation angle is generally greater than the error in measuring the target's radial range and azimuth angle. This results in significant tracking and positioning errors, hindering target attribute identification and threat assessment.

[0003] To address the problem of large pitch angle measurement errors, the altitude of the aerial target is generally estimated first, and then the pitch angle is estimated by geometric methods using the radial distance and azimuth of the aerial target using satellite-borne radar.

[0004] However, when the satellite-borne radar is performing a detection mission, it needs to change its attitude to adapt to the field of view requirements, or it needs yaw guidance to make the Doppler center frequency 0. This makes the pitch angle estimation value of the aerial target have a large error when the satellite-borne radar performs complex attitude changes. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture, so as to solve the problem that the pitch angle estimation value of the aerial target has a large error when the spaceborne radar undergoes attitude transformation.

[0006] The present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture comprises the following steps:

[0008] The position of the spaceborne radar, the position of the aerial target, the projection point of the aerial target on the ground, and the position of the center of the earth are selected as reference points to construct a geometric relationship model between the spaceborne radar and the aerial target;

[0009] Based on the geometric relationship model, a first parameter set and a second parameter set are obtained; the first parameter set includes the distance from the satellite-borne radar to the center of the earth, the radial distance from the satellite-borne radar to the aerial target, the altitude of the aerial target, and the distance from the projection point to the center of the earth; the second parameter set includes the position of the satellite-borne radar in any celestial coordinate system, the attitude of the satellite-borne radar in any celestial coordinate system, and the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system; the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system is converted into the position of the aerial target in the radar array measurement coordinate system;

[0010] Constructing a first expression for the lower viewing angle according to the first parameter set, and constructing a second expression for the lower viewing angle according to the second parameter set;

[0011] Combine the first expression of the lower viewing angle and the second expression of the lower viewing angle to solve the pitch angle.

[0012] Furthermore, converting the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system into the position of the aerial target in the radar array measurement coordinate system includes:

[0013] The position of the aerial target in the body coordinate system is calculated based on the position of the spaceborne radar in any celestial body coordinate system, the position of the aerial target in any celestial body coordinate system and the attitude quaternion of the spaceborne radar in any celestial body coordinate system;

[0014] The position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system is calculated based on the position of the aerial target in the body coordinate system and the position of the antenna center in the body coordinate system;

[0015] Convert the position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system into the position in the radar array measurement coordinate system.

[0016] Furthermore, the first expression of the lower viewing angle is:

[0017]

[0018] Where θ is the radian value of the downward viewing angle, S is the position of the spaceborne radar, T is the position of the aerial target, G is the projection point of the aerial target on the ground, O is the position of the center of the earth, |OS| is the distance from the spaceborne radar to the center of the earth, |ST| is the radial distance from the spaceborne radar to the aerial target, |GT| is the height of the aerial target, and |OB| is the distance from the projection point to the center of the earth.

[0019] Furthermore, the second expression of the lower viewing angle is:

[0020]

[0021] Where, is the negative vector of the position vector of the spaceborne radar in any celestial body coordinate system, It is the vector obtained by subtracting the position vector of the spaceborne radar from the position vector of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system.

[0022] Furthermore, the method for calculating the altitude of the aerial target includes performing calculations using micro-multipath measurements of a spaceborne radar.

[0023] Furthermore, any coordinate system is an ECEF coordinate system.

[0024] Furthermore, any coordinate system is a J2000 coordinate system.

[0025] An electronic device, comprising:

[0026] at least one processor;

[0027] and, a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

[0028] The memory stores instructions that can be executed by at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by at least one processor so that the at least one processor can execute any one of the above methods for estimating the pitch angle of aerial targets using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture.

[0029] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention constructs a first expression of a lower viewing angle and a second expression of a lower viewing angle based on a geometric relationship model between a satellite-borne radar and an aerial target, and calculates the pitch angle of the aerial target by jointly establishing the first expression of the lower viewing angle and the second expression of the lower viewing angle, wherein the second expression of the lower viewing angle introduces the posture information of the satellite-borne radar, that is, the position of the satellite-borne radar in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system and the position of the aerial target in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system, thereby solving the problem of a large error in the estimated value of the pitch angle of the aerial target when the satellite-borne radar performs an attitude transformation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 is a flow chart of the method of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 A flow chart of the method for converting an aerial target from the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system to the radar array measurement coordinate system of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 3 A geometric relationship model diagram of the spaceborne radar and the aerial target in the present invention;

[0033] Figure 4 This is the 2D real trajectory diagram of the spaceborne detection radar tracking the aerial target in STK;

[0034] Figure 5 This is an enlarged image of the 2D real trajectory of the spaceborne detection radar tracking the aerial target in STK;

[0035] Figure 6 It is the 3D trajectory diagram of the aerial target in STK;

[0036] Figure 7 RMSE line graph for pitch angle estimation of aerial targets at different altitudes. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0038] Spaceborne radar target tracking uses a nonlinear filtering algorithm based on the target's motion model and radar measurements to achieve high-precision tracking. However, there are two main errors associated with spaceborne radar observation of aerial targets: measurement error and positioning error of the detection platform itself. Both errors impact target tracking. Regarding measurement error, spaceborne radars measure the radial range, azimuth, and Doppler frequency of detected aerial targets with high accuracy; only the pitch angle has significant error. Typically, pitch angle measurements output the pitch angle of the beam center, which can be highly inaccurate, making target tracking and positioning extremely difficult. Regarding the detection platform's positioning error, the current positioning error is typically around 10 meters on a given orbit.

[0039] To address the problem of excessive errors in pitch angle measurement, the altitude of the aerial target is generally estimated first. This can be done using measurements from multiple satellite-borne radars, micro-multipath measurements from satellite-borne radars, or other methods. The radial distance and azimuth angle of the aerial target are then estimated using geometric methods using the satellite-borne radar to reduce tracking errors. However, when performing detection tasks, the satellite-borne radar needs to change its attitude to adapt to the field of view requirements, or it needs yaw guidance to make the Doppler center frequency 0. This means that the three attitude angles of the satellite-borne radar's coordinate system relative to the orbital coordinate system are not 0. Traditional methods of estimating the pitch angle of aerial targets using geometry usually only consider the roll angle of the satellite-borne radar, which is not applicable to estimating the pitch angle of detected aerial targets under more complex attitude transformations.

[0040] Among them, the estimation method using micro-multipath measurement of spaceborne radar is as follows: obtain the signal transmission path when the spaceborne radar illuminates the aerial target; the signal transmission path includes the transmission path, reflection path and scattering path obtained under the micro-multipath phenomenon; extract the key point information in the signal transmission path; and use the key point information to solve the height of the aerial target.

[0041] The present invention utilizes the geometric relationship between the target and the radar, combines the radar's own posture at the same moment, and the radial range and azimuth angle measurements of an aerial target with a known estimated altitude, to derive the equation of the pitch angle of the spaceborne radar with respect to the aerial target and solve it.

[0042] Spaceborne radars can broadcast their position and attitude in the ECEF or J2000 coordinate system at intervals of one second. Position and attitude interpolation and prediction within a short period of time are highly accurate. Therefore, the pitch angle of an aerial target can be estimated using the spaceborne radar's attitude information, its radial range to the target, its azimuth, and its estimated altitude. However, existing research on estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using the spaceborne radar's attitude currently lacks research.

[0043] The coordinate system measurement conversion process involved in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

[0044] ECEF coordinate system or J2000 coordinate system to array measurement coordinate system.

[0045] The steps to transfer the air target from ECEF coordinate system or J2000 coordinate system to radar array measurement coordinate system are as follows: Figure 2 shown.

[0046] Given the positions of the satellite and the aerial target in ECEF / J2000 and the satellite's attitude quaternion (q0, q1, q2, q3) in ECEF / J2000, where q0 is a scalar and q1, q2, q3 are vectors, we can first obtain the positions of the satellite S and the aerial target P in the ECEF / J2000 coordinate system. and The position of the aerial target relative to the satellite coordinate system is Expressed as:

[0047]

[0048] Represents the transformation matrix that transforms points in the ECEF / J2000 coordinate system to the body coordinate system of the spaceborne radar.

[0049] Assuming that the antenna rectangular coordinate system rotates γ degrees clockwise around the x-axis of the satellite body coordinate system, the position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system is Expressed as:

[0050]

[0051] According to the previous definition of the array measurement coordinate system, the transformation of the aerial target from the antenna coordinate system to the array measurement coordinate system is expressed as:

[0052]

[0053] Among them, (R, Az, E) are radial distance, azimuth angle and elevation angle respectively.

[0054] A method for estimating the pitch angle of aerial targets using spaceborne radar based on satellite posture, such as Figure 1 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0055] S110 , selecting the position of the satellite-borne radar, the position of the aerial target, the projection point of the aerial target on the ground, and the position of the center of the earth as reference points, and constructing a geometric relationship model between the satellite-borne radar and the aerial target.

[0056] Specifically:

[0057] like Figure 3As shown in the figure, point O represents the center of the Earth, point S represents the position of the spaceborne radar, point T represents the position of the aerial target, point G is the projection of the aerial target on the ground, and θ represents the downward viewing angle of the spaceborne radar from the aerial target. |ST| represents the radial range measurement obtained by directly illuminating the aerial target with the spaceborne radar, and |OS| represents the distance from the spaceborne radar to the center of the Earth.

[0058] The reference points and related distances selected by the present invention are easier to measure, making the obtained results more accurate.

[0059] S120: Based on the geometric relationship model, a first parameter set and a second parameter set are obtained; the first parameter set includes the distance from the satellite-borne radar to the center of the Earth, the radial distance from the satellite-borne radar to the aerial target, the altitude of the aerial target, and the distance from the projection point to the center of the Earth; the second parameter set includes the position of the satellite-borne radar in any celestial coordinate system, the attitude of the satellite-borne radar in any celestial coordinate system, and the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system; the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system is converted into the position of the aerial target in the radar array measurement coordinate system;

[0060] In the present invention, any celestial coordinate system may be the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system.

[0061] The ECEF coordinate system is consistent with the geophysical model and can closely fit the actual physical shape of the Earth. It approximates the Earth as a rotating ellipsoid, making calculations more accurate. It also supports coordinate transformations. The ECEF coordinate system can be easily converted to other earth coordinate systems, making mathematical operations simpler and facilitating various geometric and physical calculations.

[0062] The J2000 coordinate system has high accuracy and stability, and has a clear conversion relationship with other commonly used coordinate systems. It can easily perform coordinate conversion to meet different observation and research needs. It is widely used in fields such as astrometry, and conversion is more convenient when calculating the orbits and positions of celestial bodies in different coordinate systems.

[0063] Specifically:

[0064] |OS| is the distance from the satellite-borne radar to the center of the Earth, which is known, that is, the semi-major axis of the satellite-borne radar; |ST| is the radial distance from the satellite-borne radar to the aerial target, which is also known; |GT| is the altitude of the aerial target, and its estimated value is also known; the area detected by the satellite-borne detection radar is generally known, so the approximate value of |OG|, the distance from the projection point to the center of the Earth, can be obtained (obtained from the latitude of the center of the detection area). The approximate value of |OG| is calculated as follows:

[0065]

[0066] Where a = 6378.137 is the Earth's equatorial radius, b = 6356.752 is the Earth's polar radius, and φ is the latitude of the center of the detection area.

[0067] Since radar can only obtain information about aerial targets in the array measurement coordinate system, namely radial range, azimuth, elevation, Doppler frequency, etc., but the actual description of the aerial target's position is in coordinate systems such as ECEF and J2000, it is necessary to convert the aerial target's measurement to these coordinate systems for filtering. In other words, the parameters of these coordinate systems are used to represent the target's position in the array measurement coordinate system.

[0068] The conversion of the position of an aerial target in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system into the position of the aerial target in the radar array measurement coordinate system includes the following steps:

[0069] The position of the aerial target in the body coordinate system is calculated based on the position of the spaceborne radar in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system, the position of the aerial target in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system, and the attitude quaternion of the spaceborne radar in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system.

[0070] The position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system is calculated based on the position of the aerial target in the body coordinate system and the position of the antenna center in the body coordinate system; the antenna center is the satellite's body coordinate system, and its origin is at the satellite's center of mass.

[0071] Convert the position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system into the position in the radar array measurement coordinate system.

[0072] Specifically:

[0073] vector is the negative vector of the position vector of the spaceborne radar in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system, which is a known quantity; vector The vector obtained by subtracting the spaceborne radar position vector from the aerial target position vector in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system is an unknown quantity.

[0074] According to the conversion process from ECEF coordinate system or J2000 coordinate system to array measurement coordinate system, vector It can be expressed by measuring (R, Az, E):

[0075]

[0076] Where, It represents the transformation matrix that transforms the points in the spaceborne radar body coordinate system to the rectangular coordinate system of the antenna array surface. It can be calculated from the installation angle of the antenna coordinate system relative to the body coordinate system and is a known quantity. The transformation matrix that transforms the point of ECEF / J2000 coordinate system to the body coordinate system of spaceborne radar can be calculated by the attitude quaternion of spaceborne radar under ECEF / J2000 and is a known quantity; the position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system is It can be expressed as (R, Az, E):

[0077]

[0078] Coordinate system conversion is essential for spaceborne radar target tracking. Converting targets from the ECEF / J2000 coordinate system to the array measurement coordinate system and vice versa is essential. This invention, for the first time, utilizes position and attitude to perform coordinate system conversion. Compared to conversion based on six orbital elements, this simplifies the conversion process and eliminates the need to consider factors such as Earth's precession and nutation, resulting in higher accuracy.

[0079] S130, constructing a first expression of the lower viewing angle according to the first parameter set, and constructing a second expression of the lower viewing angle according to the second parameter set.

[0080] According to the geometric relationship, the first expression of the lower viewing angle (the radian value of the lower viewing angle θ) is expressed as:

[0081]

[0082] The second expression for the lower viewing angle is:

[0083]

[0084] In the process of estimating the pitch angle, the traditional geometric method only uses the first expression of the lower view angle to calculate the pitch angle, and only assumes that the satellite performs roll angle deflection in attitude. This is a simple case. However, in practice, due to yaw guidance or other factors, if the satellite also performs pitch angle deflection and yaw angle deflection, the traditional method cannot meet the working requirements. The present invention introduces the second expression of the lower view angle, using the negative vector of the position vector of the satellite-borne radar in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system The vector obtained by subtracting the spaceborne radar position vector from the air target position vector in the ECEF coordinate system or the J2000 coordinate system The relationship between it and the downward viewing angle is constructed, and the influence of the position of the spaceborne radar on the pitch angle is taken into account, so that no matter what attitude transformation the spaceborne radar makes, it can be represented by attitude quaternion.

[0085] The present invention is the first to use attitude quaternions for coordinate system conversion and filtering on a spaceborne radar. Using attitude quaternion filtering conversion simplifies the conversion process. Therefore, the present invention uses two expressions to jointly solve the pitch angle.

[0086] Compared to conventional methods that rely solely on the first expression from the lower perspective to estimate pitch angles, this method can accommodate all satellite operating attitudes (i.e., more complex transformations of the body coordinate system relative to the orbital coordinate system, whereas conventional methods using the first expression from the lower perspective generally assume only roll angle deflection). It can also be applied to target pitch angle estimation for all spaceborne radars that can provide satellite attitude information, thus broadening its application range. Furthermore, the known quantities in both expressions are measured with high precision and minimal error.

[0087] S140, solving the pitch angle by combining the first expression for the lower viewing angle and the second expression for the lower viewing angle.

[0088] Specifically:

[0089] In formula (9), R and Az are known quantities, and E is an unknown quantity. Combining formulas (10) and (11) yields the following equations for the unknown variable E:

[0090]

[0091] Substituting formula (8) and formula (9) into formula (12) can yield the unique solution for E, which is the value of the pitch angle.

[0092] Example 1

[0093] Assume that the orbital parameters of the spaceborne detection radar satellite are as shown in Table 1.

[0094] Table 1 Number of satellite orbits

[0095]

[0096]

[0097] The attitude angle of the radar body coordinate system relative to the orbit coordinate system is: rolling angle r c =75°, pitch angle Yaw angle φ c =5°. Assume that the latitude and longitude of the center of the detection area are 116.5°, 21.5° and 8km respectively, and add 6 simulated aerial targets flying at a constant speed and in a straight line, with altitudes of 6km, 7km, 8km, 9km, 10km and 11km respectively. Figure 4 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, Figure 4 This is the 2D real trajectory diagram of the spaceborne detection radar tracking the aerial target in STK. The purple arc is the projection of the spaceborne radar orbit on the 2D plane, the purple fan-shaped part is the projection of the spaceborne radar detection field on the 2D plane, the purple box part is the aerial target, and the orange line is the spaceborne radar. Figure 5This is an enlarged view of the 2D real trajectory of the spaceborne detection radar tracking the aerial target in STK. The purple box represents the box of the aerial target detected by the spaceborne radar. Figure 6 The following is a 3D trajectory diagram of an aerial target in STK, where the yellow dots are the positions of the aerial targets at given simulation moments, and the yellow lines are the 3D motion trajectories of the aerial targets.

[0098] Assume that the standard deviation of the single-time measurement noise of the spaceborne radar is 0.2 km for radial distance and 0.02° for azimuth. The standard deviation of the triple-time measurement noise of the spaceborne radar is 0.6 km for radial distance and 0.06° for azimuth. The position error of the spaceborne radar is 10 m per axis and the attitude quaternion error is 1e-5. The single-time error of the altitude estimation of aerial targets is 0.5 km, and the triple-time error is 1.5 km.

[0099] Since the latitude of the center of the detection area is 21.5°, the approximate value of |OG| calculated using formula (7) is 6375.3327 km. In the simulation experiment, the pitch angle calculated by the radial distance and pitch true value, the satellite-borne radar attitude true value, and the aerial target height true value was first simulated; then, when the satellite-borne radar attitude error was added, the pitch angle was solved under one times the measurement noise, one times the height estimation error, and three times the measurement noise, three times the height estimation error, and finally the root mean square error RMSE was compared. Figure 7 As shown in the figure, the RMSE of the pitch angle obtained under one times the measurement noise, one times the height estimation error and three times the measurement noise, three times the height estimation error is smaller than the measurement true value, and the RMSE does not fluctuate with the height of the aerial target. Therefore, the present invention can effectively estimate the pitch angle of the aerial target under the condition of attitude change.

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1. A method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: The position of the spaceborne radar, the position of the aerial target, the projection point of the aerial target on the ground, and the position of the center of the earth are selected as reference points to construct a geometric relationship model between the spaceborne radar and the aerial target; Based on the geometric relationship model, a first parameter set and a second parameter set are obtained; the first parameter set includes the distance from the satellite-borne radar to the center of the earth, the radial distance from the satellite-borne radar to the aerial target, the altitude of the aerial target, and the distance from the projection point to the center of the earth; the second parameter set includes the position of the satellite-borne radar in any celestial coordinate system, the attitude of the satellite-borne radar in any celestial coordinate system, and the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system; the position of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system is converted into the position of the aerial target in the radar array measurement coordinate system; Constructing a first expression for the lower viewing angle according to the first parameter set, and constructing a second expression for the lower viewing angle according to the second parameter set; Combine the first expression of the lower viewing angle and the second expression of the lower viewing angle to solve the pitch angle.

2. The method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture according to claim 1, wherein: Converting the position of an aerial target in any celestial coordinate system into the position of the aerial target in the radar array measurement coordinate system includes: The position of the aerial target in the body coordinate system is calculated based on the position of the spaceborne radar in any celestial body coordinate system, the position of the aerial target in any celestial body coordinate system and the attitude quaternion of the spaceborne radar in any celestial body coordinate system; The position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system is calculated based on the position of the aerial target in the body coordinate system and the position of the antenna center in the body coordinate system; Convert the position of the aerial target in the antenna coordinate system into the position in the radar array measurement coordinate system.

3. The method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture according to claim 2, wherein: The first expression of the lower viewing angle is: Where θ is the radian value of the downward viewing angle, S is the position of the spaceborne radar, T is the position of the aerial target, G is the projection point of the aerial target on the ground, O is the position of the center of the earth, |OS| is the distance from the spaceborne radar to the center of the earth, |ST| is the radial distance from the spaceborne radar to the aerial target, |GT| is the height of the aerial target, and |OG| is the distance from the projection point to the center of the earth.

4. The method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture according to claim 3, wherein: The second expression for the lower viewing angle is: Where, is the negative vector of the position vector of the spaceborne radar in any celestial body coordinate system, It is the vector obtained by subtracting the position vector of the spaceborne radar from the position vector of the aerial target in any celestial coordinate system.

5. The method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture according to claim 1 or 4, wherein: Methods for calculating the altitude of aerial targets include using micro-multipath measurements from spaceborne radar.

6. The method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture according to claim 5, wherein: The arbitrary celestial body coordinate system is the ECEF coordinate system.

7. The method for estimating the pitch angle of an aerial target using a spaceborne radar based on satellite posture according to claim 5, wherein: The arbitrary celestial body coordinate system is the J2000 coordinate system.

8. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: at least one processor; and, a memory communicatively coupled to at least one of the processors; Wherein, the memory stores instructions that can be executed by at least one of the processors, and the instructions are executed by at least one of the processors so that at least one of the processors can execute a satellite-based radar aerial target pitch angle estimation method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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