The invention discloses a maneuvering target ISAR imaging method based on iterative phase self-focusing, and the method comprises the steps: step 1, receiving an echo pulse of a maneuvering target, carrying out the
pulse compression and envelope alignment, and obtaining a one-dimensional range profile sequence after the envelope alignment of the maneuvering target; step 2, estimating a
phase compensation amount of the one-dimensional range profile sequence by using a
minimum entropy self-focusing method; step 3, completing
azimuth compression by using adaptive correction
Fourier transform, andrecording a corresponding relative modulation frequency at the moment; step 4, comparing the relative
frequency modulation rate in the step 3 with a preset threshold value, and if the relative
frequency modulation rate is greater than the preset threshold value, returning to the step 2 for iteration; and outputting the optimal ISAR image if the ISAR image is smaller than the preset threshold. According to the method, the
minimum entropy self-focusing
algorithm and the adaptive correction
Fourier transform are used for alternately iteratively estimating the translation
phase error of the maneuvering target and the
secondary phase term caused by uniform acceleration rotation, the
phase error caused by translation of the maneuvering target is effectively eliminated, the compensation precision is high, and the imaging effect is good.