As the development of application requirements, to obtain more information of the object is an important direction in
many research fields. Not only 2-D image, but also range and velocity information are required. Hence, the imaging
laser radar technology, which can obtain 3-D or even 4-D information, has been paid more attention. Because of the high
range resolution character and direct Doppler frequency shift measurement function, frequency modulation / continuous
wave (FM/CW) imaging laser radar can be called a 4-D imaging system. The modulated laser floodlights a moving
object, and then the reflecting light is received by optical system and captured by a focal plane array. After obtaining a
series of images, the range-Doppler processing algorithm is performed on the pixels with the same position in all the
images to calculate the object's range and velocity information, and then a 4-D image (angle - angle - range - velocity)
with high accuracy is obtained. This paper describes the FM/CW ladar system's principle, and presents an improved
process algorithm to solve the problem of the traditional range-Doppler algorithm's limit used for high velocity object.
The simulation results in typical object situation prove that the improved process algorithm could increase the velocity
measurement range effectively.
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