Title :
Improving practical space-time adaptive radar
Author :
Melvin, William L. ; Wicks, Michael C.
Author_Institution :
Rome Lab., US Air Force, NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the incorporation of nonhomogeneity detection with space-time adaptive processing to improve the formation of adaptive weights in practical adaptive airborne radar. We examine the problem of improving interference covariance matrix estimation in real-world environments and discuss several approaches for integrating nonhomogeneity detection with space-time adaptive processing. We use measured airborne data from the Rome Laboratory Multichannel Airborne Radar Measurements Program to illustrate key points
Keywords :
adaptive signal detection; adaptive signal processing; airborne radar; covariance matrices; radar interference; radar signal processing; search radar; Multichannel Airborne Radar Measurements Program; Rome Laboratory; adaptive airborne radar; adaptive weights; airborne surveillance sensors; detection performance; interference covariance matrix estimation; measured airborne data; nonhomogeneity detection; space-time adaptive processing; space-time adaptive radar; Adaptive filters; Airborne radar; Computer simulation; Covariance matrix; Interference; Laboratories; Radar detection; Spaceborne radar; Surveillance; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1997., IEEE National
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3731-X
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1997.588124
