title: Three-dimensional surface reconstruction from multistatic SAR images.
abstract: This paper discusses reconstruction of three-dimensional surfaces from multiple bistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Techniques for surface reconstruction from multiple monostatic SAR images already exist, including interferometric processing and stereo SAR. We generalize these methods to obtain algorithms for bistatic interferometric SAR and bistatic stereo SAR. We also propose a framework for predicting the performance of our multistatic stereo SAR algorithm, and, from this framework, we suggest a metric for use in planning strategic deployment of multistatic assets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, USA. brian.rigling@wright.edu
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Rigling
authors.forename: Randolph L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods; D011825:Radar; D013382:Subtraction Technique