An Integrated Detection–Tracking–Localization Framework for Moving Ships in Geosynchronous Orbit Synthetic Aperture Radar with Experimental Verification
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摘要: 地球同步轨道(GEO)合成孔径雷达(SAR)具有对大区域进行连续观测的优势,但由于探测距离远、合成孔径时间长、大视场杂波累加和非平直观测几何的特点,导致利用GEO SAR对运动舰船探测存在成像聚焦困难、信杂比低、位置偏移大等巨大技术挑战。该文提出一种面向GEO SAR的运动舰船探测-跟踪-定位一体化处理新方法,可有效解决上述难题。该文首先建立了GEO SAR对运动舰船的观测信号模型,深入分析了超长合成孔径时间内运动舰船的回波特性,提出了基于最优子孔径处理实现目标成像探测和长时间跟踪定位方法,该方法通过改进BP成像算法在孔径内实现了低信杂比下非合作舰船能量良好积累聚焦,获得了GEO SAR非平直几何观测下复杂运动舰船目标偏移位置与距离多普勒关系;然后,基于舰船短时匀速运动假设,利用双向平滑滤波方法对多子孔径探测结果进行航迹跟踪,并基于长时间跟踪结果获得运动舰船速度估计,在此基础上利用偏移位置与实际位置距离多普勒关系实现了运动舰船重定位。最后,通过仿真数据和在轨GEO SAR卫星实测数据验证了所提方法的正确性。Abstract: Geosynchronous orbit (GEO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) detection ensures persistent, wide-area surveillance. However, this ship-detection method faces significant technical challenges, such as imaging defocusing, low signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR), and large position offsets, due to the long detection distance, long synthetic aperture time, clutter accumulation within a large field of view, and nonplanar observation geometry. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel integrated detection–tracking–localization framework for moving-ship targets in GEO SAR. First, a GEO SAR observation signal model is established for moving ships, after which their echo characteristics within the ultra-long synthetic aperture time are analyzed in depth. On this basis, the model realizes target-image detection and long-term tracking localization via optimal subaperture processing. Using an improved back-projection imaging algorithm tailored for moving ships, effective energy accumulation and focusing of noncooperative ships under low SCR are achieved within the aperture. In addition, the relationship between the offset position of moving targets and the range–Doppler (RD) parameters under GEO SAR nonplanar geometric observation is obtained. Second, under the assumption of short-term uniform ship motion, a bidirectional smoothing filter is applied to track the multisubaperture detection results. The velocity estimation of moving ships is obtained from the long-term tracking results, and the relocation of moving ships is realized using the RD relationship between the offset position and the actual position. Finally, the proposed framework is validated using simulation data and on-orbit GEO SAR satellite test data.
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表 1 GEO SAR系统仿真参数
Table 1. Simulation Parameters for the GEO SAR System
参数 符号 典型GEO SAR参数值 载频 $ {f}_{c} $ 1.3 GHz 信号带宽 $ {B}_{r} $ 30 MHz 采样率 $ {F}_{r} $ 40 MHz 脉冲宽度 $ {T}_{r} $ 400 us 脉冲重复频率 $ PRF $ 250 Hz 合成孔径时间 $ {T}_{total} $ 30分钟 表 2 实验区域海况参数
Table 2. Test Area Sea Conditions Parameters
参数 值 参数 值 风向 185° 风速 27 km/h 浪高 2.48 m 波浪周期 8.6 s 洋流方向 100° 洋流速度 1.19 km/h 海况等级 4级 表 3 在轨GEO SAR舰船定位跟踪实验结果
Table 3. Results of In-orbit GEO SAR ship localization and Tracking Tests
舰船编号 长度(m)x宽度(m) 位置
[纬度,经度]子孔径1 …… 子孔径15 …… 子孔径30 …… 子孔径45 定位均方根误差(m) 1 349x60 跟踪定位位置 16.564。N
116.665。E…… 16.543。N
116.646。E…… 16.521。N
116.625。E…… 16.497。N
116.604。E3102.04 AIS位置 16.567。N
116.636。E16.545。N
116.617。E16.524。N
116.597。E16.500。N
116.575。E2 263x60 跟踪定位位置 11.268。N
111.527。E…… 11.254。N
111.512。E…… 11.231。N
111.494。E…… 11.209。N
111.479。E1614.67 AIS位置 11.274。N
111.518。E11.256。N
111.499。E11.238。N
111.480。E11.216。N
111.461。E3 333x60 跟踪定位位置 10.681。N
111.266。E…… 10.654。N
111.258。E…… 10.624。N
111.25。E…… 10.594。N
111.241。E2663.21 AIS位置 10.651。N
111.277。E10.634。N
111.261。E10.615。N
111.245。E10.596。N
111.228。E4 399x60 跟踪定位位置 12.823。N
114.212。E…… 12.843。N
114.26。E…… 12.863。N
114.311。E…… 12.884。N
114.362。E3168.05 AIS位置 12.784。N
114.215。E12.820。N
114.253。E12.858。N
114.294。E12.894。N
114.332。E5 295x46 跟踪定位位置 12.342。N
110.118。E…… 12.346。N
110.134。E…… 12.351。N
110.153。E…… 12.356。N
110.171。E3296.07 AIS位置 12.337。N
110.141。E12.388。N
110.142。E12.362。N
110.142。E12.341。N
110.143。E -
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