Atkinson, George (2021). Using digital television signals for radar imaging. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
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Abstract
This thesis presents the first systematic theoretical and experimental study of passive bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging utilising Digital Television Broadcasting - Terrestrial (DVB-T) as an illuminator of opportunity. It presents the theoretical background for radar, SAR, and DVB-T transmissions, and studies the waveform on the basis of its ambiguity function. It considers the theoretical constraints of DVB-T SAR, including the impact of multiple transmitters and the properties of the DVB-T signal on image formation. It tracks the development and evolution of a receiver system and image formation algorithm, which is then validated through a series of ground-based and airborne experimental campaigns. From these campaigns, a catalogue of images are produced and analysed in order to establish the informational potential of DVB-T SAR imagery in both quasi-monostatic and bistatic environments. Specifically, the quality of images formed from a range of bistatic angles from 4 to 140 degrees is considered.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | |||||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | |||||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Engineering & Physical Sciences | |||||||||
| School or Department: | School of Engineering, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering | |||||||||
| Funders: | Other | |||||||||
| Other Funders: | University of Birmingham | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science | |||||||||
| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/11715 |
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