Title :
Multifrequency detection of a slowly fluctuating target
Author :
Fante, Ronald L.
Author_Institution :
Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
We obtain the probability of target detection using a multifrequency, noncoherently integrated pulse burst under the following conditions. (1) Each N pulse burst contains M groups of K pulses with each group at a different frequency. (2) At each frequency the target radar cross section is a constant during the burst but fluctuates from burst-to burst (i.e. scan-to-scan). (3) The difference between frequencies is sufficiently large that the target radar cross section at each different frequency is independent.
Keywords :
probability; radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar signal processing; radar tracking; random noise; Rayleigh noise samples; Swerling target; detection statistics; false alarm probability; fluctuation from burst-to burst; multifrequency detection; noncoherently integrated pulse burst; probability of target detection; slowly fluctuating target; target radar cross section; Fluctuations; Frequency; Object detection; Probability density function; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Statistics; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on