The application discloses a
MIMO-SAR robust beam forming echo
separation method based on
LASSO regression, which comprises the following steps: S1, a
MIMO-SAR transmitting waveform is designed, and a
pitch multi-channel
system is used to collect echo signals; S2, a
pitch dimension space snapshot is constructed, and a sample
covariance matrix is estimated; S3, a space domain search is performed based on a
LASSO regression model, and the
angle of arrival of each
signal component is roughly estimated; S4, the width of a beam
main lobe and a null is set, and a
constraint matrix is designed according to the estimated
angle of arrival information of the expected and interference signals; S5, a
LASSO regression model is constructed based on the
constraint matrix, and an
optimal weight vector is solved; and S6, the space snapshot in the step S2 is processed by using the
optimal weight vector, the interference signals in the echo are suppressed, and the final echo separation is realized. The method can still apply a non-
distortion response to the expected
signal direction under the condition of
terrain undulation, can sufficiently suppress the interference components, and has high robustness and wide application prospect.