Title :
Performance Compparison of Optimum and Conventional MTI and Doppler Processors
Author :
D´Addio, E. ; Farina, A. ; Studer, F.A.
Author_Institution :
Selenia S.p.A. Rome
Abstract :
The performance of an optimum radar signal processor and more conventional techniques (such as MTI, adaptive MTI, and cqherent integration) are compared. A mathematical method is suggested and applied to several cases of practical interest. A number of operative conditions are discovered in which the conventional processing techniques give very poor performance and the optimum radar processor becomes necessary.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; Frequency; Interference; Nonlinear filters; Radar clutter; Radar signal processing; Rain; Signal processing; Statistical distributions; Transversal filters;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1984.310453