• DocumentCode
    1135786
  • Title

    A Comparison of Noncoherent and Coherent MTI Improvement Factors

  • Author

    Kretschmer, Frank F., Jr. ; Lin, Feng-Ling C. ; Lewis, Bernard L.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Research Laboratory
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    5/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    398
  • Lastpage
    404
  • Abstract
    An analysis based on statistical considerations and Monte Carlo simulations indicates that a noncoherent moving target indicator (MTI) using a linear envelope detector differs from one using a square law envelope detector. The square law envelope detector is usually described in the literature because of ease of analysis, and it is commonly stated or implied that the results are the same for the two cases because of the similar spectral characteristics of the detectors. A comparison is made between the two noncoherent MTIs and the coherent MTI in terms of clutter attenuation and MTI improvement factors.
  • Keywords
    Attenuation; Envelope detectors; Filters; Laboratories; Performance analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1983.309320
  • Filename
    4102798