In this paper, shape-parameter-dependent matched filter (MF) detectors are proposed for moving target detection in K-distributed clutter, which are specified by a single parameter α ∈ [0, 1], the α-MF detectors for short. The α-MF detectors include the MF and normalized matched filter (NMF) detectors as special examples with α = 0 and 1. The parameter α can be chosen to match clutter characteristics. An empirical formula is given that the optimal parameter α equals the number of integrated pulses divided by it plus the shape parameter of K-distributed clutter. It is proved that the α-MF detectors are constant false alarm rate (CFAR) with respect to the scale parameter, clutter covariance matrix, and Doppler steering vector. The properties of adaptive α-MF (α-AMF) detectors are discussed. For K-distributed clutter, the optimal α-MF detectors are superior to the MF and NMF detectors and are comparable with the optimal K-distributed detectors (OKDs) of high computational cost. Finally, real high-resolution sea clutter data are available to verify the proposed detectors. The optimal α-AMF detectors under K-distributed clutter model are competitive in performance with the adaptive generalized likelihood ratio test linear threshold detectors (GLRT-LTDs) that are optimal for the compound-Gaussian clutter with the inverse Gamma texture.
Shape-parameter-dependent coherent radar target detection in K-distributed clutter
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; 52 , 1 ; 451-465
2016-02-01
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