UWB array-based radar imaging using modified Kirchhoff migration

Abstract

This paper presents a new modification of Kirchhoff migration algorithm for ultra-wideband (UWB) array-based radar imaging. The developed algorithm is evolved from traditional Kirchhoff migration which is based on the classical integral theorem of Helmholtz and Kirchhoff. The new algorithm is designed for array-based radar imaging with arbitrary multiple input multiple output (MIMO) configuration. The developed algorithm is compared with conventional diffraction stack migration using both synthetic data from numerical simulation and measurement data from landmine detection. The results have shown promising improvements in the aspects of beamwidth, side-lobe rejection ratio and the ability to reconstruct shapes of distributed targets.