Precision of target shifts detection using Ka-band ground based noise waveform SAR.

There is a growing interest to using of Ground Based SAR for detection of small shifts of various objects. Such equipment can be used for detection of changes in buildings, towers, bridges and natural objects. This can help to predict and prevent possible catastrophes. We have elaborated SAR system capable of detecting such changes using noise radar technology. It uses Ka-band CW noise signals for sounding. The paper is devoted to investigation of differential SAR interferometry technique applied to surface shift detection and estimation using this system. In previous works we gave theoretical consideration of precision dependency on mechanical errors in antenna positioning system and experimentally estimated shift measurement precision for the case of stationary scene using statistical processing of data collected in multiple interferograms. Here we continue investigation of the shifts estimation precision using data collected from the sphere target being shifted. Besides, we investigate influence of the variation of the signal time-bandwidth product onto the shift measurement accuracy. The results agree very well with the previously obtained estimations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]