The present invention provides a circular SAR-based dihedral
corner reflector optimal imaging
azimuth determining method. According to the method of the invention, the scattering model of a dihedral
corner reflector is built, RCS prediction for the scattering model is realized through using an RCS prediction method, and the change of the amplitude and phase of the RCS of the model with an
azimuth is analyzed; and non-isotropic
radar echo data are generated under a circular SAR pattern according to the obtained RCS of the scattering model, and a BP
imaging algorithm is utilized to image the model, and the
imaging quality of the model is compared with the
imaging quality of an isotropic ideal
point target, and the optimal imaging
azimuth of the dihedral
corner reflector is determined through analysis. With the method of the invention adopted, optimal imaging azimuth selection of different typical targets under different circular SAR
system parameters can be realized, the deterioration of the
signal-to-
noise ratio of the SAR images of the targets can be avoided, and scattering information is not missing assuredly, and at the same time, the resolution of the SAR images is not reduced assuredly. The circular SAR-based dihedral corner reflector optimal imaging azimuth determining method has a high practical value.