A waveform strategy for detection of targets in multiplicative clutter

Conventional radar signal processing techniques approximate multipath as a linear process. Unfortunately, such an approach results in poor detection performance and because the model for the interference does not accurately represent the physical scattering process. We instead propose a method that uses the flexibility of waveform design for a given aperture to linearize the physical scattering phenomenon. This allows us to successfully detect targets using a Wiener matched filter approach in high multipath conditions.