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sarchirprate

Azimuth chirp rate of received signal for SAR

Since R2021a

    Description

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    acr = sarchirprate(r,lambda,v) computes the nominal azimuth chirp rate at which the azimuth signal changes frequency as the sensor illuminates a scatterer.

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    acr = sarchirprate(r,lambda,v,dcang) specifies the Doppler cone angle that identifies the direction towards the scene relative to the direction of motion of the array.

    Examples

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    Compute the azimuth chirp rate of received signal for a side-looking airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in broadside at a wavelength of 0.03 m with a sensor velocity of 100 m/s for a target at 10 km. The sensor illuminates the scatterer at a Doppler cone angle of 90.

    lambda = 0.03;
    R = 10e3;
    v = 100;

    Compute the azimuth chirp rate.

    azchirp = sarchirprate(R,lambda,v)
    azchirp = 66.6667
    

    Input Arguments

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    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

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

    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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    Nominal azimuth chirp rate in hertz per second, returned as a matrix. The rows of acr correspond to the range values in r. The columns of acr correspond to the wavelength values in lambda.

    Extended Capabilities

    C/C++ Code Generation
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    Version History

    Introduced in R2021a