Phase Unwrapping for Bistatic InISAR Imaging of Space Targets

Abstract

In this paper, the spatial-variant property of inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imaging plane of space targets is exploited for phase unwrapping in bistatic interferometric ISAR (InISAR) imaging of space targets. We utilize the interferometric phases in different orbit arcs to obtain the correct fuzzy factor in a calculated set. The threshold for incorrect fuzzy factor excluding and the orbit arc selection strategy are derived for efficiency. Numerical simulations illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.