A Three-Dimensional Deformation Monitoring Method: Combining Optical Deformation Monitoring Based on Regression Models and GB-SAR Interferometry

Sensors (Basel). 2024 Mar 8;24(6):1754. doi: 10.3390/s24061754.

Abstract

This paper introduces a method for quantifying the three-dimensional deformation of ground targets and outlines the associated process. Initially, ground-based synthetic aperture radar was employed to monitor the radial deformation of targets, and optical equipment monitored pixel-level deformation in the vertical plane of the line of sight. Subsequently, a regression model was established to transform pixel-level deformation into two-dimensional deformation based on a fundamental length unit, and the radar deformation monitoring data were merged with the optical deformation monitoring data. Finally, the fused data underwent deformation, resulting in a comprehensive three-dimensional deformation profile of the target. Through physical data acquisition experiments, the comprehensive three-dimensional deformation of targets was obtained and compared with the actual deformations. The experimental results show that the method has a relative error of less than 10%, and monitoring accuracy is achieved at the millimeter level.

Keywords: fusion data; ground-based synthetic aperture radar; regression model; three-dimensional deformation.