Direct wave suppression method and system for microwave imaging system

1. A direct wave suppression method for a microwave imaging system, comprising:

controlling rotation of a vertical linear array antenna composed of M antennas around a pre-set arc track to scan N azimuth position points in a target area, so as to acquire M*N frequency domain echo signals and to create a frequency domain echo signal set, wherein M and N are both positive integers greater than 0;

calculating, using a first pre-set algorithm, N frequency domain echo signals obtained using pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points, to obtain N target time domain echo signals corresponding to the pre-set antennas;

calculating an average value of each said target time domain echo signal among the N target time domain echo signals, and filtering a pre-set area where the target time domain echo signal with a maximum average value is located, to obtain N filtered target time domain signals;

calculating the N filtered target time domain signals using a second pre-set algorithm to obtain N target frequency domain echo signals with frequencies and dimensions consistent with those of the N frequency domain echo signals;

carrying out cancellation subtraction on the N target frequency domain echo signals and the N target time domain echo signals to obtain direct wave suppression results of the N frequency domain echo signals; and

returning to the calculating, using the first pre-set algorithm, the N frequency domain echo signals obtained using pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points until the direct wave suppression results of total M*N frequency domain echo signals obtained using all antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points are obtained.

2. The direct wave suppression method according to claim 1 , wherein the first pre-set algorithm comprises up-sampling and Fourier transforming; and

calculating, using the first pre-set algorithm, the N frequency domain echo signals obtained using the pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points to obtain the N target time domain echo signals corresponding to the pre-set antennas comprises:

carrying out 0-padding on tails of the N frequency domain echo signals obtained using the pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points, wherein 0-padding lengths are (m−1) times of lengths of the N frequency domain echo signals, and m meets m≥1 and is a positive integer;

carrying out Fourier transforming on the N frequency domain echo signals subjected to 0-padding to obtain N time domain echo signals; and

carrying out m-times up-sampling on the N time domain echo signals to obtain the N target time domain echo signals corresponding to the pre-set antennas.

3. The direct wave suppression method according to claim 1 , wherein the second pre-set algorithm comprises Fourier transforming, down-sampling, and frequency interception; and

calculating the N filtered target time domain signals using the second pre-set algorithm to obtain the N target frequency domain echo signals with the frequencies and dimensions consistent with those of the N frequency domain echo signals comprises:

carrying out Fourier transforming on the N filtered target time domain signals to obtain N first frequency domain echo signals;

carrying out (1/n)-times down-sampling on the N first frequency domain echo signals to obtain second frequency domain echo signals of top 1/n part of the N first frequency domain echo signals; and

carrying out frequency interception on the second frequency domain echo signals to obtain the N target frequency domain echo signals with the frequencies and dimensions consistent with those of the N frequency domain echo signals.

4. The direct wave suppression method according to claim 1 , wherein the direct wave suppression method further comprises:

multiplying the frequency domain echo signal of each channel in the frequency domain echo signal set by an amplitude-phase pre-correction factor corresponding to the frequency domain echo signal of each channel.

5. The direct wave suppression method according to claim 4 , wherein the direct wave suppression method further comprises:

before multiplying the frequency domain echo signal of each channel in the frequency domain echo signal set by an amplitude-phase pre-correction factor corresponding to the frequency domain echo signal of each channel:

measuring in advance the amplitude-phase pre-correction factor which corresponds to the frequency domain echo signal of each said channel and is used for carrying out amplitude-phase consistency compensation on the frequency domain echo signal corresponding to the amplitude-phase pre-correction factor during imaging processing; and

carrying out off-line storage on the amplitude-phase pre-correction factor.

6. A direct wave suppression system for a microwave imaging system, comprising:

a frequency domain echo signal acquisition module used for controlling rotation of a vertical linear array antenna composed of M antennas around a pre-set arc track to scan N azimuth position points in a target area, so as to acquire M*N frequency domain echo signals and to create a frequency domain echo signal set, wherein M and N are both positive integers greater than 0;

a time domain echo signal processing module used for calculating, using a first pre-set algorithm, N frequency domain echo signals obtained using pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points, to obtain N target time domain echo signals corresponding to the pre-set antennas;

a target time domain echo signal processing module used for respectively calculating an average value of each said target time domain echo signal among the N target time domain echo signals and filtering a pre-set area where the target time domain echo signal with a maximum average value is located, to obtain N filtered target time domain signals;

a frequency domain echo signal processing module used for calculating the N filtered target time domain signals using a second pre-set algorithm to obtain N target frequency domain echo signals with frequencies and dimensions consistent with those of the N frequency domain echo signals;

a cancellation subtraction module used for carrying out cancellation subtraction on the N target frequency domain echo signals and the N target time domain echo signals to obtain direct wave suppression results of the N frequency domain echo signals; and

a return module used for returning to the step of calculating, using a first pre-set algorithm, N frequency domain echo signals obtained using pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points until the direct wave suppression results of total M*N frequency domain echo signals obtained using all antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points are obtained.

7. The direct wave suppression system according to claim 6 , wherein the first pre-set algorithm comprises up-sampling and Fourier transforming; and

the time domain echo signal processing module comprises:

an 0-padding unit used for carrying out 0-padding on tails of the N frequency domain echo signals obtained using the pre-set antennas among the M antennas scanning the N azimuth position points, wherein 0-padding lengths are (m−1) times of lengths of the N frequency domain echo signals, and m meets m≥1 and is a positive integer;

a first Fourier transform unit used for carrying out Fourier transforming on the N frequency domain echo signals subjected to 0-padding to obtain N time domain echo signals; and

an up-sampling unit used for carrying out m-times up-sampling on the N time domain echo signals to obtain the N target time domain echo signals corresponding to the pre-set antennas.

8. The direct wave suppression system according to claim 6 , wherein the second pre-set algorithm comprises Fourier transforming, down-sampling, and frequency interception; and

the frequency domain echo signal processing module comprises:

a second Fourier transform unit used for carrying out Fourier transforming on the N filtered target time domain signals to obtain N first frequency domain echo signals;

a down-sampling unit used for carrying out (1/n)-times down-sampling on the N first frequency domain echo signals to obtain second frequency domain echo signals of top 1/n part of the N first frequency domain echo signals; and

a frequency interception unit used for carrying out frequency interception on the second frequency domain echo signals to obtain the N target frequency domain echo signals with the frequencies and dimensions consistent with those of the N frequency domain echo signals.

9. The direct wave suppression system according to claim 6 , wherein the direct wave suppression system further comprises:

a logical operation module used for multiplying the frequency domain echo signal of each channel in the frequency domain echo signal set by an amplitude-phase pre-correction factor corresponding to the frequency domain echo signal of the channel.

10. The direct wave suppression system according to claim 9 , wherein the direct wave suppression system further comprises:

an amplitude-phase pre-correction factor measurement module used for measuring in advance the amplitude-phase pre-correction factor which corresponds to the frequency domain echo signal of each said channel and is used for carrying out amplitude-phase consistency compensation on the frequency domain echo signal corresponding to the amplitude-phase pre-correction factor during imaging processing; and

a storage module used for carrying out off-line storage on the amplitude-phase pre-correction factor.