On Adaptive Spatial-Temporal Processing for Airborne Surveillance Radar Systems

Hong Wang, Lujing Cai

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Abstract

Implementing the optimum spatial-temporal (angle-Doppler) processor ‘wolves two crucial issues: The selection of processing configurations, and the development of adaptive algorithms which can efficiently approach the performance potential of the selected configuration. Among the three available configurations, the joint-domain, the cascade space-time, and the cascade time-space, this work shows that, in contrast to a popular belief, the detection performance potentials of both cascade configurations can fall far below that of the joint-domain optimum. In addition, this work presents a new adaptive algorithm, called the Joint-Domain Localized Generalized Likelihood Ratio detection (JDL-GLR), which is data efficient (Le., with fast convergence to the joint-domain optimum), as well as computationally efficient, together with such desirable features as the embedded constant false-alarm rate (CFAR) and robustness in non-Gaussian interference.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)660-670
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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