Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework

Real aperture radar (RAR) can acquire the forward-looking target scene of interest continuously in scanning mode by arbitrary imaging geometry; however, the achievable angular resolution is predominantly governed by the physical dimensions of the antenna’s aperture. In contemporary radar imaging met...

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Main Authors: Xichen Yin, Deqing Mao, Yongchao Zhang, Yin Zhang, Yulin Huang, Jianyu Yang, Qiping Zhang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Deqing Mao
Yongchao Zhang
Yin Zhang
Yulin Huang
Jianyu Yang
Qiping Zhang
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Deqing Mao
Yongchao Zhang
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description Real aperture radar (RAR) can acquire the forward-looking target scene of interest continuously in scanning mode by arbitrary imaging geometry; however, the achievable angular resolution is predominantly governed by the physical dimensions of the antenna’s aperture. In contemporary radar imaging methodologies, the reconstruction of sparsely distributed targets can be effectively formulated as an <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>L</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>-regularized optimization framework through the exploitation of a priori sparsity constraints, thereby enabling the generation of enhanced-resolution forward-looking radar imagery. Nevertheless, traditional target reconstruction methods based on the sparse regularization framework are implemented after batch data collection, which comes at the cost of significant operational complexity and storage space. To address this challenge, an online sparse reconstruction method based on a beam recursive-sliding (BRS) updating framework is proposed to achieve fast target reconstruction. First, the antenna measurement matrix is repaired to reduce the imaging edge information error. Then, due to the independence of the echo data within two beamwidths, a beam recursive updating method is proposed for each two beamwidths echo data by the structural properties of the repaired antenna measurement matrix. Finally, based on the proposed beam recursive updating method, a sliding updating approach is proposed for the whole imaging region to reduce the computational redundancy and storage requirement. Simulation and experimental data demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed BRS updating framework.
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spelling doaj-art-ac02e9a7f32b480ea785926bc1a08d6f2025-08-20T02:22:59ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-05-011711188710.3390/rs17111887Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating FrameworkXichen Yin0Deqing Mao1Yongchao Zhang2Yin Zhang3Yulin Huang4Jianyu Yang5Qiping Zhang6School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaThe 29th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Chengdu 610036, ChinaReal aperture radar (RAR) can acquire the forward-looking target scene of interest continuously in scanning mode by arbitrary imaging geometry; however, the achievable angular resolution is predominantly governed by the physical dimensions of the antenna’s aperture. In contemporary radar imaging methodologies, the reconstruction of sparsely distributed targets can be effectively formulated as an <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>L</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>-regularized optimization framework through the exploitation of a priori sparsity constraints, thereby enabling the generation of enhanced-resolution forward-looking radar imagery. Nevertheless, traditional target reconstruction methods based on the sparse regularization framework are implemented after batch data collection, which comes at the cost of significant operational complexity and storage space. To address this challenge, an online sparse reconstruction method based on a beam recursive-sliding (BRS) updating framework is proposed to achieve fast target reconstruction. First, the antenna measurement matrix is repaired to reduce the imaging edge information error. Then, due to the independence of the echo data within two beamwidths, a beam recursive updating method is proposed for each two beamwidths echo data by the structural properties of the repaired antenna measurement matrix. Finally, based on the proposed beam recursive updating method, a sliding updating approach is proposed for the whole imaging region to reduce the computational redundancy and storage requirement. Simulation and experimental data demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed BRS updating framework.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/11/1887super-resolution imagingbeam recursive-sliding (BRS) updating frameworksparse regularizationreal aperture radaronline reconstruction
spellingShingle Xichen Yin
Deqing Mao
Yongchao Zhang
Yin Zhang
Yulin Huang
Jianyu Yang
Qiping Zhang
Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework
Remote Sensing
super-resolution imaging
beam recursive-sliding (BRS) updating framework
sparse regularization
real aperture radar
online reconstruction
title Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework
title_full Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework
title_fullStr Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework
title_full_unstemmed Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework
title_short Online Sparse Reconstruction for Real Aperture Radar by Beam Recursive-Sliding Updating Framework
title_sort online sparse reconstruction for real aperture radar by beam recursive sliding updating framework
topic super-resolution imaging
beam recursive-sliding (BRS) updating framework
sparse regularization
real aperture radar
online reconstruction
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/11/1887
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