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sarlen

Synthetic aperture length

Since R2021a

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    Syntax

    len = sarlen(v,t)
    len = sarlen(r)
    len = sarlen(r,Name,Value)
    len = sarlen(r,lambda,daz)
    len = sarlen(r,lambda,daz,Name,Value)

    Description

    len = sarlen(v,t) returns the synthetic aperture length for a synthetic aperture radar given the sensor velocity and the synthetic aperture time.

    len = sarlen(r) returns the synthetic aperture length for the spotlight mode.

    len = sarlen(r,Name,Value) specifies additional options using the ConeAngle and CoherentIntegrationAngle name-value arguments.

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    len = sarlen(r,lambda,daz) returns the synthetic aperture length for the strip-map mode.

    example

    len = sarlen(r,lambda,daz,Name,Value) specifies additional options using the ConeAngle and AzimuthBroadening name-value arguments.

    Examples

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    Estimate the synthetic aperture length of a side-looking airborne stripmap synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in broadside at a wavelength of 0.05 m for a target range of 10 km. The radar antenna has an aperture length of 3 m in the azimuth dimension and an azimuth impulse broadening factor of 1.3. 

    lambda = 0.05;
Daz = 3;
R = 10e3;
azb = 1.3;

    Compute the synthetic aperture length.

    synlen = sarlen(R,lambda,Daz,'AzimuthBroadening',azb)
    synlen = 216.6667

    Input Arguments

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    Sensor velocity in meters per second, specified as a positive real scalar or vector.

    Data Types: double

    Synthetic aperture time in seconds, specified as a positive real scalar or a vector.

    Data Types: double

    Range from target to antenna in meters, specified as a positive real scalar or a vector.

    Data Types: double

    Radar wavelength in meters, specified as a positive real scalar or a vector.

    Data Types: double

    Antenna width in the azimuth direction in meters, specified as a positive real scalar or a vector.

    Data Types: double

    Name-Value Arguments

    Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

    Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

    Example: 'AzimuthBroadening',1.3,'ConeAngle',120

    Azimuth impulse broadening factor due to data weighting or windowing for sidelobe control, specified as a positive real scalar. This argument expresses the actual –3 dB mainlobe width with respect to the nominal width. Typical window functions like hamming and hann exhibit values in the range from 1 to 1.5.

    Data Types: double

    Coherent integration angle in degrees, specified as a scalar in the range [0, 180]. This argument specifies the angle through which the target is viewed during the coherent processing aperture.

    Data Types: double

    Doppler cone angle in degrees, specified as a scalar in the range [0, 180]. This argument identifies the direction toward the scene relative to the direction of motion of the array.

    Data Types: double

    Output Arguments

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    Synthetic aperture length, returned as a matrix.

    • If you specify v and t as input arguments, then len is a matrix with rows corresponding to the velocity values in v and columns corresponding to the aperture time values in t.

    • If you specify r as input for the spotlight mode, then len has the same dimensions as r.

    • If you specify r, lambda, and daz as input for the strip-map mode, then len is a matrix with rows corresponding to the radar range values in r and columns corresponding to the antenna azimuth dimension in daz.

    Extended Capabilities

    C/C++ Code Generation
    Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2021a

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