An Approach for Parameter Estimation of Maneuvering Targets with Nonlinear Motions

To compensate the range cell migration and Doppler frequency spread of a maneuvering target during the integration time, this paper proposes a new parameter estimation method based on sub-band dual-frequency conjugate (SDFC)-Radon chirp rate-quadratic chirp rate algorithm. In this method, SDFC process is first applied to reduce the equivalent frequency and Radon chirp rate-quadratic chirp rate algorithm is then performed to obtain the estimates. Both simulated and real-data results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.