Fourier approach to moving target indication and detection in multichannel SAR data

This paper outlines a solution to the multi-channel synthetic aperture radar (SAR) moving target indication and detection (MTI/MTD) by means of inverse systems approach. A novel model of the problem is presented and an approximate analytic solution to it will be given. It will be demonstrated how a moving target indicator can benefit from a multichannel SAR system as opposed to a traditional approach that separates MTI and SAR systems. It will be shown that the problem of separation of moving targets from stationary ones can be solved completely by using multi-channel approach and in such a way that a spatial distribution of the stationary targets does not play a role.