DocumentCode
2473716
Title
Clutter processing using K-distributions for digital radars with increased sensitivity
Author
Osadciw, Lisa Ann ; Slocum, John E.
Author_Institution
Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
237
Lastpage
242
Abstract
This paper presents a unique false alarm mitigation approach for nonhomogeneous clutter, which is problematic for digital radars with increased sensitivity. A clutter map is formed containing estimates of the two parameters for the K-distribution. The map applies the new thresholds to the data. The false alarm rate is reduced by a factor of 1000 due to the improved accuracy in modeling the clutter distribution tail.
Keywords
radar clutter; radar signal processing; statistical analysis; K-distributions; clutter distribution tail modeling; clutter processing; digital radar; false alarm mitigation; false alarm rate reduction; nonhomogeneous clutter; thresholds; Higher order statistics; Parameter estimation; Probability distribution; Process design; Radar clutter; Radar detection; Robustness; Shape control; Surveillance; System performance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7357-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NRC.2002.999725
Filename
999725
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