Maximizing detection performance with waveform design for sensing in heavy sea clutter

Y. Li, S. P. Sira, Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola, Douglas Cochran, L. L. Scharf

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Abstract

In this paper, we consider a radar system capable of adaptively adjusting its transmitted waveform to mitigate the effect of the environment and improve detection performance. We thus bring the potential of waveform agility to bear on the challenging problem of target detection in heavy sea clutter. Using a two-stage procedure, we .rst estimate the statistics of the sea clutter in the vicinity of a predicted target. A phase-modulated-waveform is then designed and transmitted so as to maximize the generalized likelihood ratio at the predicted target location, thus improving the signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR). Employing the compound-Gaussian (CG) model, we exploit a subspace-based approach to further mitigate sea clutter and deliver improved detection performance. Simulations illustrate the effectiveness of our method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2007 IEEE/SP 14th Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing, SSP 2007, Proceedings
Pages249-253
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event2007 IEEE/SP 14th WorkShoP on Statistical Signal Processing, SSP 2007 - Madison, WI, United States
Duration: Aug 26 2007Aug 29 2007

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing Proceedings

Other

Other2007 IEEE/SP 14th WorkShoP on Statistical Signal Processing, SSP 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMadison, WI
Period8/26/078/29/07

Keywords

  • Agile sensing
  • Sea clutter
  • Target detection
  • Waveform design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing

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