UWB Time Domain Near Field High Resolution ISAR Imaging

The high resolution imaging of near field targets are interesting for security, non-destructive control and biomedical application. In this paper, high resolution near field ISAR imaging is implemented using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) time domain radar system. Simulation and experiment are both conducted. The target is rotated by turntable. The system is built based on the UWB pulse source, UWB antennas, high performance sampling oscillograph, synchronous trigger pulse and proper motion study data acquisition software. Experiment condition and delay errors compensation method are presented to obtain accurate echo information of the target. And Back Projection (BP) combined with background cancel algorithm is discussed considering the clutter interference in time window. High resolution (8 mm) image is obtained, which exactly represents the position, shape and size of target.