The invention belongs to the technical field of
radar imaging, and discloses a curvilinear track SAR squint imaging method based on an improved slant
distance model. The curvilinear track SAR squint imaging method based on the improved slant
distance model comprises the specific steps that an equivalent slant
distance model is established; a two-dimensional spectrum is derived; the distance walking
momentum is calculated and is transformed to the distance
frequency domain to complete the distance walking correction in the distance direction; an
echo signal in the distance
frequency domain is subjected to the fourier transformation in the
azimuth direction, and a two-dimensional spectrum of the
echo signal is obtained; distance compression, secondary distance compression and distance bending correction are carried out, and the
echo signal is subjected to inverse fourier transformation in the distance direction; and an
azimuth frequency domain signal is subjected to
azimuth compression and inverse fourier transformation in the
azimuth direction, and imaging results are obtained. According to the curvilinear track SAR squint imaging method based on the improved slant distance model, on the basis of motion characteristics of a curvilinear track platform, the equation of motion of the curvilinear track platform is subjected to high-order approximation, a four-order equivalent slantdistance model expression is established, based on the slant distance model, the analytical solution of the two-dimensional spectrum of the curvilinear track platform is derived, the conciseness and the high precision of a
frequency spectrum is ensured, and full-aperture high-resolution imaging can be achieved.