Two-Step Bistatic Spaceborne Sliding-Spotlight SAR Imaging Agorithm Based on Accurate Range Model

The slant range errors caused by traditional hyperbolic range equation (THRE) with stop-and-go assumption will lead to image defocusing in high resolution spaceborne sliding-spotlight Bistatic SAR system (ST-BiSAR). In this paper, an accurate bistatic slant range model based on uniform acceleration curve motion (UARM) is proposed, which is precisely fitted with the actual range history. Then, a two-step imaging algorithm based on UARM and method of reversion series (MSR) is introduced to eliminate aliasing phenomenon and realize focus. Finally, simulation results verify the correctness and effectives of the proposed range model and imaging algorithms.