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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Yuanwei Jin, Salisbury, MD (US);
José M. F. Moura, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Yuanwei Jin, Salisbury, MD (US);
José M. F. Moura, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for target focusing and ghost image removal in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is disclosed. Conventional SAR is not designed for imaging targets in a rich scattering environment. In this case, ghost images due to secondary reflections appear in the SAR images. We demonstrate, how, from a rough estimate of the target location obtained from a conventional SAR image and using time reversal, time reversal techniques can be applied to SAR to focus on the target with improved resolution, and reduce or remove ghost images.