Performance analysis of an order statistic-based radar threshold normalizer in Weibull noise

Author

Rifkin, R.

Author_Institution

The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

4-6 Nov 1991

Firstpage

830

Abstract

Order statistic-based algorithms for calculating detection thresholds have been investigated previously. The author extends previous analyses of these algorithms to determine closed-form approximations for the signal-to-noise ratio required to achieve a particular probability of detection in environments whose amplitude statistics are modeled by the Weibull distribution. Performance is evaluated in both homogenous and inhomogenous noise. The analysis shows that the order statistic-based algorithm is quite robust against interference

Keywords

approximation theory; noise; probability; radar theory; signal detection; statistics; SNR; Weibull distribution; Weibull noise; amplitude statistics; closed-form approximations; detection probability; detection thresholds; inhomogenous noise; interference; order statistic-based algorithm; performance analysis; radar threshold normalizer; signal-to-noise ratio; Algorithm design and analysis; Performance analysis; Probability; Radar detection; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Weibull distribution; Working environment noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 1991. 1991 Conference Record of the Twenty-Fifth Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2470-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.1991.186563

Filename

186563