Title :
K-distributed sea clutter: small target processing
Author_Institution :
GEC-Marconi Avionics, UK
Abstract :
The extent of clutter- and noise-limited coverage is calculated as a function of radar platform altitude. A realizable approximation to the `ideal CFAR´ processing scheme is presented. Binary and video integration efficiencies in K-distributed clutter are compared. The benefits of fast-scan integration are demonstrated by calculation. A new processing scheme based upon clutter spatial correlation is outlined and analysed
Keywords :
radar clutter; K-distributed sea clutter; adaptive threshold; approximation; binary integration efficiency; clutter limited coverage; fast-scan integration; ideal CFAR processing; noise limited coverage; radar detection performance; radar platform altitude; small target processing; spatial correlation; video integration efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Radar 97 (Conf. Publ. No. 449)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-698-9
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971743
