CS-based moving target detection in random PRI radar

Based on the compressed sensing (CS), we present a novel framework of moving target detection in random PRI radar. Firstly, the statistical characteristics of correlation output are analyzed to reflect the sidelobe pedestal. Then the equivalent sensing matrix is verified to approximately accord with the restricted isometry property by comparing it to a typical random CS matrix in a statistical sense. In order to cover the concerned range and velocity multi-channel processing is used. The simulation results demonstrate that this scheme has high performance of detection and large unambiguous scope, which can also shorten the coherent processing interval compared to traditional staggered PRI mode.