2D Imaging algorithm of spaceborne SAR based on compressive sensing

To reduce the data transmission load of spaceborne SAR, this paper proposes a 2D imaging scheme based on compressive sensing (CS). First the sparse characteristics of spaceborne SAR echoes are analyzed, and then the echoes' sparse model and the targets' restore matrix are established. The minimum l
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norm algorithm is used to reconstruct the compressed data in distance and azimuth dimensions, and at last the low-load, high-resolution image is got. The simulation results prove the validity of the algorithm.