Title :
Detection of a spatially distributed target in white noise
Author :
Gerlach, Karl ; Steiner, Michael ; Lin, F.C.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A detector of a spatially distributed target in white Gaussian noise is developed. A reasonable distribution for the a priori target scatterer density is assumed, and a detector that incorporates this a priori knowledge is given. A simple detector form results, whose detection performance is robust over different scattering densities.
Keywords :
Gaussian noise; radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar signal processing; signal resolution; white noise; a priori knowledge; detection performance; generalised likelihood ratio test; high resolution radar; radar detection; spatial scattering density; spatially distributed target detection; target scatterer density; white Gaussian noise; Detectors; Gaussian noise; Matched filters; Maximum likelihood estimation; Pulse compression methods; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Spatial resolution; Ultra wideband radar; White noise;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Letters, IEEE
