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25 pages, 7700 KiB  
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The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
by Jiabao Xi, Zhiyong Suo and Jingjing Ti
Remote Sens. 2025, 17(7), 1129; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17071129 - 22 Mar 2025
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Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is an important trend for future commutation networks. The Communication Base Station (CBS) can be used as a Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR). By using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images obtained at a different time, GB-SAR will have [...] Read more.
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is an important trend for future commutation networks. The Communication Base Station (CBS) can be used as a Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR). By using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images obtained at a different time, GB-SAR will have the ability to detect millimeter-level ground deformations with Interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing through a phase difference operation. In this paper, we investigated the observation and performance for millimeter-level ground deformation detection based on the CBS with Differential InSAR (D-InSAR) for the first time. Building on the characteristics of short temporal sampling intervals, an in-depth investigation was conducted into the process of detecting deformations using the CBS. A practical experimental scenario was established, and the high coherence between adjacent images resulting from short temporal sampling intervals was leveraged to enhance the phase Signal-to-Noise Ratios (SNRs) through time series Differential Interferometric Phase sample averaging. On this basis, the first experimental result is given, which indicates that CBS can accurately capture millimeter-level deformations with a maximum error of 0.3437 mm. The experimental results confirm the feasibility and accuracy of employing CBSs as GB-SAR systems for monitoring ground deformations. Full article
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Characterizing Surface Deformation of the Earthquake-Induced Daguangbao Landslide by Combining Satellite- and Ground-Based InSAR
by Xiaomeng Wang, Wenjun Zhang, Jialun Cai, Xiaowen Wang, Zhouhang Wu, Jing Fan, Yitong Yao and Binlin Deng
Sensors 2025, 25(1), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25010066 - 26 Dec 2024
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The Daguangbao landslide (DGBL), triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, is a rare instance of super-giant landslides globally. The post-earthquake evolution of the DGBL has garnered significant attention in recent years; however, its deformation patterns remain poorly characterized owing to the complex local [...] Read more.
The Daguangbao landslide (DGBL), triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, is a rare instance of super-giant landslides globally. The post-earthquake evolution of the DGBL has garnered significant attention in recent years; however, its deformation patterns remain poorly characterized owing to the complex local topography. In this study, we present the first observations of the surface dynamics of DGBL by integrating satellite- and ground-based InSAR data complemented by kinematic interpretation using a LiDAR-derived Digital Surface Model (DSM). The results indicate that the maximum line-of-sight (LOS) displacement velocity obtained from satellite InSAR is approximately 80.9 mm/year between 1 January 2021, and 30 December 2023, with downslope displacement velocities ranging from −60.5 mm/year to 69.5 mm/year. Ground-based SAR (GB-SAR) enhances satellite observations by detecting localized apparent deformation at the rear edge of the landslide, with LOS displacement velocities reaching up to 1.5 mm/h. Our analysis suggests that steep and rugged terrain, combined with fragile and densely jointed lithology, are the primary factors contributing to the ongoing deformation of the landslide. The findings of this study demonstrate the effectiveness of combining satellite- and ground-based InSAR systems, highlighting their complementary role in interpreting complex landslide deformations. Full article
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An Innovative Gradual De-Noising Method for Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar Bridge Deflection Measurement
by Runjie Wang, Haiqian Wu and Songxue Zhao
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(24), 11871; https://doi.org/10.3390/app142411871 - 19 Dec 2024
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Effective noise reduction strategies are crucial for improving the precision of Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR) technology in bridge deflection measurement, particularly in mitigating the signal noise introduced by complex environmental factors, and thereby ensuring reliable structural health assessments. This study presents an [...] Read more.
Effective noise reduction strategies are crucial for improving the precision of Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR) technology in bridge deflection measurement, particularly in mitigating the signal noise introduced by complex environmental factors, and thereby ensuring reliable structural health assessments. This study presents an innovative gradual de-noising method that integrates an Improved Second-Order Blind Identification (I-SOBI) algorithm with Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) featuring Adaptive Cutoff Frequency Selection (A-CFS) for reducing the complex environmental noises. The novel method is a two-stage process. The first stage employs the proposed I-SOBI to preserve the contribution of effective information in separated signals as much as possible and to recover pure signals from noisy ones that have nonlinear characteristics or are non-Gaussian in distribution. The second stage utilizes the FFT with the A-CFS method to further deal with the residual high-frequency noises still within the signals, which is conducted under a proper cutoff frequency to ensure the quality of de-noised outputs. Through meticulous simulation and practical experiments, the effectiveness of the proposed de-noising method has been comprehensively validated. The experimental results state that the method performs better than the traditional Second-Order Blind Identification (SOBI) method in terms of noises reduction capabilities, achieving a higher accuracy of bridge deflection measurement using GB-SAR. Additionally, the method is particularly effective for de-noising nonlinear time-series signals, making it well-suited for handling complex signal characteristics. It significantly contributes to the provision of reliable bridge dynamic-behavior information for infrastructure assessment. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Advances in Radar Remote Sensing Technologies)
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A Novel Methodology for GB-SAR Estimating Parameters of the Atmospheric Phase Correction Model Based on Maximum Likelihood Estimation and the Gauss-Newton Algorithm
by Xiheng Li and Yu Liu
Sensors 2024, 24(17), 5699; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175699 - 1 Sep 2024
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Atmospheric phase error is the main factor affecting the accuracy of ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR). The atmospheric phase screen (APS) may be very complicated, so the atmospheric phase correction (APC) model is very important; in particular, the parameters to be estimated in [...] Read more.
Atmospheric phase error is the main factor affecting the accuracy of ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR). The atmospheric phase screen (APS) may be very complicated, so the atmospheric phase correction (APC) model is very important; in particular, the parameters to be estimated in the model are the key to improving the accuracy of APC. However, the conventional APC method first performs phase unwrapping and then removes the APS based on the least-squares method (LSM), and the general phase unwrapping method is prone to introducing unwrapping error. In particular, the LSM is difficult to apply directly due to the phase wrapping of permanent scatterers (PSs). Therefore, a novel methodology for estimating parameters of the APC model based on the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) and the Gauss-Newton algorithm is proposed in this paper, which first introduces the MLE method to provide a suitable objective function for the parameter estimation of nonlinear far-end and near-end correction models. Then, based on the Gauss-Newton algorithm, the parameters of the objective function are iteratively estimated with suitable initial values, and the Matthews and Davies algorithm is used to optimize the Gauss-Newton algorithm to improve the accuracy of parameter estimation. Finally, the parameter estimation performance is evaluated based on Monte Carlo simulation experiments. The method proposed in this paper experimentally verifies the feasibility and superiority, which avoids phase unwrapping processing unlike the conventional method. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Radar Remote Sensing and Applications—2nd Edition)
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An Efficient and Accurate Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR) Real-Time Imaging Scheme Based on Parallel Processing Mode and Architecture
by Yunxin Tan, Guangju Li, Chun Zhang and Weiming Gan
Electronics 2024, 13(16), 3138; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13163138 - 8 Aug 2024
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When performing high-resolution imaging with ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) systems, the data collected and processed are vast and complex, imposing higher demands on the real-time performance and processing efficiency of the imaging system. Yet a very limited number of studies have been [...] Read more.
When performing high-resolution imaging with ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) systems, the data collected and processed are vast and complex, imposing higher demands on the real-time performance and processing efficiency of the imaging system. Yet a very limited number of studies have been conducted on the real-time processing method of GB-SAR monitoring data. This paper proposes a real-time imaging scheme based on parallel processing models, optimizing each step of the traditional ωK imaging algorithm in parallel. Several parallel optimization schemes are proposed for the computationally intensive and complex interpolation part, including dynamic parallelism, the Group-Nstream processing model, and the Fthread-Group-Nstream processing model. The Fthread-Group-Nstream processing model utilizes FthreadGroup, and Nstream for the finer-grained processing of monitoring data, reducing the impact of the nested depth on the algorithm’s performance in dynamic parallelism and alleviating the issue of serial execution within the Group-Nstream processing model. This scheme has been successfully applied in a synthetic aperture radar imaging system, achieving excellent imaging results and accuracy. The speedup ratio can reach 52.14, and the relative errors in amplitude and phase are close to 0, validating the effectiveness and practicality of the proposed schemes. This paper addresses the lack of research on the real-time processing of GB-SAR monitoring data, providing a reliable monitoring method for GB-SAR deformation monitoring. Full article
(This article belongs to the Topic Radar Signal and Data Processing with Applications)
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A Clustering Approach for Atmospheric Phase Error Correction in Ground-Based SAR Using Spatial Autocorrelation
by Yaolong Qi, Jiaxin Hui, Ting Hou, Pingping Huang, Weixian Tan and Wei Xu
Sensors 2024, 24(13), 4240; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24134240 - 29 Jun 2024
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When using ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) for monitoring open-pit mines, dynamic atmospheric conditions can interfere with the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves, resulting in atmospheric phase errors. These errors are particularly complex in rapidly changing weather conditions or steep terrain, significantly impacting [...] Read more.
When using ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) for monitoring open-pit mines, dynamic atmospheric conditions can interfere with the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves, resulting in atmospheric phase errors. These errors are particularly complex in rapidly changing weather conditions or steep terrain, significantly impacting monitoring accuracy. In such scenarios, traditional regression model-based atmospheric phase correction (APC) methods often become unsuitable. To address this issue, this paper proposes a clustering method based on the spatial autocorrelation function. First, the interferogram is uniformly divided into multiple blocks, and the phase consistency of each block is evaluated using the spatial autocorrelation function. Then, a region growing algorithm is employed to classify each block according to its phase pattern, followed by merging adjacent blocks based on statistical data. To verify the feasibility of the proposed method, both the traditional regression model-based method and the proposed method were applied to deformation monitoring of an open-pit mine in Northwest China. The experimental results show that for complex atmospheric phase scenarios, the proposed method significantly outperformed traditional methods, demonstrating its superiority. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)
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A Reliable Observation Point Selection Method for GB-SAR in Low-Coherence Areas
by Zexi Zhang, Zhenfang Li, Zhiyong Suo, Lin Qi, Fanyi Tang, Huancheng Guo and Haihong Tao
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(7), 1251; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16071251 - 1 Apr 2024
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Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR), due to its high precision, high resolution, and real-time capabilities, is widely used in the detection of slope deformations. However, the weak scattering coefficient in low-coherence areas poses a great challenge to the observation point selection accuracy. This [...] Read more.
Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR), due to its high precision, high resolution, and real-time capabilities, is widely used in the detection of slope deformations. However, the weak scattering coefficient in low-coherence areas poses a great challenge to the observation point selection accuracy. This paper introduces a selection process for reliable observation points that integrates phase and spatial information. First, for various observation points with differentiated stability, we propose to utilize maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) methods to achieve stability assessment. Second, a phase correction approach is proposed to address unwrapped phase errors encountered at less stable points. Third, adaptive filtering for deformation information at observation points is achieved using estimated variance combined with wavelet filtering thresholds. Finally, in dealing with unknown deformation trends, we propose utilizing a clustering method to accurately identify these trends, thereby enhancing the precision in identifying reliable observation points (ROPs). The experimental results demonstrate that this method enhances the accuracy of observation point selection in low-coherence areas, providing a broader observational field for deformation detection. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
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Comparison of Imaging Radar Configurations for Roadway Inspection and Characterization
by Mengda Wu, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Frederic Boutet and Yide Wang
Sensors 2023, 23(20), 8522; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23208522 - 17 Oct 2023
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This paper investigates the performance of a wide variety of radar imaging modes, such as nadir-looking B-scan, or side-looking synthetic aperture radar tomographic acquisitions, performed in both back- and forward-scattering geometries, for the inspection and characterization of roadways. Nadir-looking B-scan corresponds to a [...] Read more.
This paper investigates the performance of a wide variety of radar imaging modes, such as nadir-looking B-scan, or side-looking synthetic aperture radar tomographic acquisitions, performed in both back- and forward-scattering geometries, for the inspection and characterization of roadways. Nadir-looking B-scan corresponds to a low-complexity mode exploiting the direct return from the response, whereas side-looking configurations allow the utilization of angular and polarimetric diversity in order to analyze advanced features. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the ability of each configuration, independently of aspects related to operational implementation, to discriminate and localize shallow underground defects in the wearing course of roadways, and to estimate key geophysical parameters, such as roughness and dielectric permittivity. Campaign measurements are conducted using short-range radar stepped-frequency continuous-waveform (SFCW) devices operated in the C and X bands, at the pavement fatigue carousel of Université Gustave Eiffel, over debonded areas with artificial defects. The results indicate the great potential of the newly proposed forward-scattering tomographic configuration for detecting slight defects and characterizing roadways. Case studies, performed in the presence of narrow horizontal heterogeneities which cannot be detected using classical B-scan, show that both the coherent integration along an aperture using the back-projection algorithm, and the exploitation of scattering mechanisms specific to the forward-looking bistatic geometry, allows anomalous echoes to be detected and further characterized, confirming the efficacy of radar imaging techniques in such applications. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)
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Enabling High-Resolution Micro-Vibration Detection Using Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar: A Case Study for Pipeline Monitoring
by Benyamin Hosseiny, Jalal Amini, Hossein Aghababaei and Giampaolo Ferraioli
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(16), 3981; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15163981 - 11 Aug 2023
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The wellbeing of pipelines is influenced by a range of factors, such as internal and external pressures, as well as deterioration over time due to issues like erosion and corrosion. It is thus essential to establish a reliable monitoring system that can precisely [...] Read more.
The wellbeing of pipelines is influenced by a range of factors, such as internal and external pressures, as well as deterioration over time due to issues like erosion and corrosion. It is thus essential to establish a reliable monitoring system that can precisely examine pipeline behavior over time in order to prevent potential damages. To this end, pipelines are inspected based on internal and external approaches. Radar, as a non-contact sensing system, can be a suitable choice for external pipeline inspection. Radar is capable of the transmission and receiving of thousands of signals in a second, which reconstructs the displacement signal and is used for a vibration analysis. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging adds cross-range resolution to radar signals. However, a data acquisition rate of longer than several seconds makes it unsuitable for sub-second vibration monitoring. This study aims to address this limitation by presenting a method for high-resolution vibration monitoring using ground-based SAR (GBSAR) signals. To this end, a signal processing method by modifying the radar’s signal model is presented, which allows for estimating scattering targets’ vibration parameters and angle of arrival with high resolution. The proposed method is validated with numerical simulation and a real case study comprising water pipelines. Moreover, various analyses are presented for the in-depth evaluation of the method’s performance in different situations. The results indicate that the proposed method can be effective in detecting pipeline vibration frequencies with micro-scale amplitudes while providing high spatial resolution for generating accurate vibration maps of pipelines. Also, the comparison with the radar observations shows a high degree of agreement between the frequency responses with the maximum error of 0.25 Hz in some rare instances. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Processing and Analysis of Microwave Remote Sensing Data)
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Evaluation of Atmospheric Phase Correction Performance in 79 GHz Ground-Based Radar Interferometry: A Comparison with 17 GHz Ground-Based SAR Data
by Yuta Izumi and Motoyuki Sato
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(16), 3931; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15163931 - 8 Aug 2023
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Ground-based radar interferometry is capable of measuring target displacement to sub-mm accuracy. W-band ground-based radar has recently been investigated as a potential application for structural health monitoring. On the other hand, the application of W-band ground-based radar for natural slope monitoring is considered [...] Read more.
Ground-based radar interferometry is capable of measuring target displacement to sub-mm accuracy. W-band ground-based radar has recently been investigated as a potential application for structural health monitoring. On the other hand, the application of W-band ground-based radar for natural slope monitoring is considered in this study due to its advantages in portability and recent cost-effective solutions. In radar interferometry, atmospheric phase screen (APS) is the most relevant phase disturbance that should be corrected for accurate displacement measurement. However, the APS effects in W-band radar interferometry have rarely been discussed. In this context, we study and evaluate the impacts of APS and its potential correction methods for 79 GHz ground-based radar interferometry using multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) radar. This paper presents an experimental investigation of a 79 GHz radar system using two types of field experiments conducted in an open flat field and a quarry site. In addition to the W-band radar system, a Ku-band (17 GHz) ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) system was jointly tested to compare different operating frequency bands. The result confirmed the accurate displacement estimation capability of the 79 GHz radar with an appropriate APS correction. Full article
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Two-Step CFAR-Based 3D Point Cloud Extraction Method for Circular Scanning Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar
by Wenjie Shen, Jie Zhi, Yanping Wang, Jinping Sun, Yun Lin, Yang Li and Wen Jiang
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(12), 7164; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127164 - 15 Jun 2023
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Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GBSAR) has non-contact, all-weather, high resolution imaging and microdeformation sensing capabilities, which offers advantages in applications such as building structure monitoring and mine slope deformation retrieval. The Circular Scanning Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (CS-GBSAR) is one of its newest [...] Read more.
Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GBSAR) has non-contact, all-weather, high resolution imaging and microdeformation sensing capabilities, which offers advantages in applications such as building structure monitoring and mine slope deformation retrieval. The Circular Scanning Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (CS-GBSAR) is one of its newest developed working mode, in which the radar rotates around an axis in a vertical plane. Such nonlinear observation geometry brings the unique advantage of three-dimensional (3D) imaging compared with traditional GBSAR modes. However, such nonlinear observation geometry causes strong sidelobes in SAR images, which makes it a difficult task to extract point cloud data. The Conventional Cell Averaging Constant False Alarm Rate (CA-CFAR) algorithm can extract 3D point cloud data layer-by-layer at different heights, which is time consuming and is easily influenced by strong sidelobes to obtain inaccurate results. To address these problems, this paper proposes a new two-step CFAR-based 3D point cloud extraction method for CS-GBSAR, which can extract accurate 3D point cloud data under the influence of strong sidelobes. It first utilizes maximum projection to obtain three-view images from 3D image data. Then, the first step CA-CFAR is applied to obtain the coarse masks of three-views. Then, the volume mask in the original 3D image is obtained via inverse projection. This can remove strong sidelobes outside the potential target region and obtain potential target area data by intersecting it with the SAR 3D image. Then, the second step CA-CFAR is applied to the potential target area data to obtain 3D point clouds. Finally, to further eliminate the residual strong sidelobes and output accurate 3D point clouds, the modified Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) clustering algorithm is applied. The original DBSCAN method uses a spherical template to cluster. It covers more points, which is easily influenced by the strong sidelobe. Hence, the clustering results have more noise points. Meanwhile, modified DBSCAN clusters have a cylindrical template to accommodate the data’s features, which can reduce false clustering. The proposed method is validated via real data acquired by the North China University of Technology (NCUT)-developed CS-GBSAR system. The laser detection and ranging (LiDAR) data are used as the reference ground truth to demonstrate the method. The comparison experiment with conventional method shows that the proposed method can reduce 95.4% false clustered points and remove the strong sidelobes, which shows the better performance of the proposed method. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Advances in Radar Remote Sensing Technologies)
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Joint Estimation of Ground Displacement and Atmospheric Model Parameters in Ground-Based Radar
by Yan Zhu, Bing Xu, Zhiwei Li, Jie Li, Jingxin Hou and Wenxiang Mao
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(7), 1765; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15071765 - 25 Mar 2023
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Atmospheric delay is the primary error in ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GBSAR). The existing compensation methods include the external meteorological data correction method, the polynomial fitting method, and the persistent scatterers SAR interferometry (PSInSAR) calibration method. Combining the polynomial fitting and the persistent [...] Read more.
Atmospheric delay is the primary error in ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GBSAR). The existing compensation methods include the external meteorological data correction method, the polynomial fitting method, and the persistent scatterers SAR interferometry (PSInSAR) calibration method. Combining the polynomial fitting and the persistent scatterers targets is the most popular method of GBSAR atmospheric delay compensation. However, the displacement component of the coherent target is always ignored in the atmospheric delay compensation, which is unpractical. A joint estimation method of ground displacement and atmospheric model parameters is developed in this paper. The displacement component is determined by the spatial and temporal features of the objects. The atmospheric delay component is regarded as a systematic error represented by a quadratic polynomial related to distance. The result is resolved by the least-square method. Compared to the existing method, the root-mean-square error (RMSE) of the proposed method had a significant improvement in the validation experiment. In the real in situ experiment, the time series obtained by the GBSAR had a similar trend to that acquired by the Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. It is indicated that the proposed method can lead to a better deformation estimation by taking the deformation component into account in the atmospheric compensation. Full article
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An Atmospheric Phase Correction Method Based on Normal Vector Clustering Partition in Complicated Conditions for GB-SAR
by Pengfei Ou, Tao Lai, Shisheng Huang, Wu Chen and Duojie Weng
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(7), 1744; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15071744 - 24 Mar 2023
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Atmospheric phase is the main factor affecting the accuracy of ground-based synthetic aperture radar. The atmospheric phase screen (APS) may be very complicated, due to the drastic changes in atmospheric conditions, and the conventional correction methods based on regression models cannot fit and [...] Read more.
Atmospheric phase is the main factor affecting the accuracy of ground-based synthetic aperture radar. The atmospheric phase screen (APS) may be very complicated, due to the drastic changes in atmospheric conditions, and the conventional correction methods based on regression models cannot fit and correct it effectively. Partition correction is a feasible path to improve atmospheric phase correction (APC) accuracy for complicated APS, but the overfitting problem cannot be ignored. In this article, we propose a clustering partition method, based on the normal vector of APS, which can partition the complicated APS more reasonably, and then perform APC based on the partition results. APC, and simulation experiments on measurement data, suggests that the proposed method achieves higher accuracy than the conventional model-based methods for complicated APS and avoids severe overfitting, realizing the balance between accuracy and credibility. This article verifies the feasibility and effectiveness of using APS distribution information to guide the partition and conduct APC. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
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ESMD-WSST High-Frequency De-Noising Method for Bridge Dynamic Deflection Using GB-SAR
by Xianglei Liu, Songxue Zhao and Runjie Wang
Electronics 2023, 12(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010054 - 23 Dec 2022
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Ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR), as a new non-contact measurement technique, has been widely applied to obtain the dynamic deflection of various bridges without corner reflectors. However, it will cause some high-frequency noise in the obtained dynamic deflection with the low signal-to-noise ratio. [...] Read more.
Ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR), as a new non-contact measurement technique, has been widely applied to obtain the dynamic deflection of various bridges without corner reflectors. However, it will cause some high-frequency noise in the obtained dynamic deflection with the low signal-to-noise ratio. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an innovative high-frequency de-noising method combining the wavelet synchro-squeezing transform (WSST) method with the extreme point symmetric mode decomposition (ESMD) method. First, the ESMD method is applied to decompose the observed dynamic deflection signal into a series of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs), and the frequency boundary of the original signal autocorrelation is filtered by the mutual information entropy (MIE) for each IMF pair. Second, the high-frequency IMF components are fused into a high-frequency sub-signal. WSST is performed to remove the influence of noise to reconstruct a new sub-signal. Finally, the de-noised bridge dynamic deflection is reconstructed by the new sub-signal, the remaining IMF components, and the residual curve R. For the simulated signal with 5 dB noise, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) after noise reduction is increased to 11.13 dB, and the root-mean-square error (RMSE) is reduced to 0.30 mm. For the on-site experiment for the Wanning Bridge, the noise rejection ratio (NRR) is 5.48 dB, and ratio of the variance root (RVR) is 0.05 mm. The results indicate that the proposed ESMD-WSST method can retain more valid information and has a better noise reduction ability than the ESMD, WSST, and EMD-WSST methods. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Deep Neural Network for Smart City)
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A Novel GB-SAR System Based on TD-MIMO for High-Precision Bridge Vibration Monitoring
by Zexi Zhang, Zhiyong Suo, Feng Tian, Lin Qi, Haihong Tao and Zhenfang Li
Remote Sens. 2022, 14(24), 6383; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14246383 - 16 Dec 2022
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Ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) is a highly effective technique that is widely used in landslide and bridge deformation monitoring. GB-SAR based on multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology can achieve high accuracy and real-time detection performance. In this paper, a novel method [...] Read more.
Ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR) is a highly effective technique that is widely used in landslide and bridge deformation monitoring. GB-SAR based on multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology can achieve high accuracy and real-time detection performance. In this paper, a novel method is proposed to design transmitting and receiving array elements, which increases the minimum spacing of the antenna by sacrificing several equivalent phase centers. In MIMO arrays, the minimum antenna spacing in the azimuth direction is doubled, which increases the variety of antenna options for this design. To improve the accuracy of the system, a new method is proposed to estimate channel phase errors, amplitude errors, and position errors. The position error is decomposed into three directions with one compensated by the phase error and two estimated by the strong point. Finally, we validate the accuracy of the system and our error estimation method through simulations and experiments. The results prove that the GB-SAR system performs well in bridge deformation and vibration monitoring with the proposed method. Full article
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