Pade approximations for detectability in K-clutter and noise

Author

Amindavar, Hamidreza ; Ritcey, James A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

30

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

425

Lastpage

434

Abstract

The Pade approximation (PA) method is used to analyze the detection performance of single and multiple pulse radar systems operating in K-distributed clutter and thermal noise. Simple approximations for false-alarm and detection probabilities are obtained, using lower order moments for the detection decision statistic. Both envelope and squaring detector laws are considered, with noncoherent integration, for independent and correlated K clutter. The target is assumed to be pulse-to-pulse Rayleigh fading. The methods are a substantial application of the PA methods we have previously published

Keywords

approximation theory; fading; integration; probability; radar clutter; radar theory; random noise; signal detection; thermal noise; K-distributed clutter; Miller algorithm; Pade approximations; correlated K clutter; detectability; detection decision statistic; detection performance; detection probabilities; envelope detector laws; false-alarm; lower order moments; multiple pulse radar systems; noncoherent integration; pulse-to-pulse Rayleigh fading; single pulse radar systems; squaring detector laws; target; thermal noise; Clutter; Distribution functions; Envelope detectors; Equations; Fluctuations; Linear systems; Radar scattering; Random variables; Rayleigh scattering; Statistical distributions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.272265

Filename

272265