Title :
Estimating matched filter amplitude probability functions by failure rate analysis
Author :
Drumheller, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Acoust. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Performance analysis of echolocation systems requires knowledge of the probability density function (pdf) or cumulative distribution function (cdf) of a matched filter output. A method is presented to estimate these and other probability functions from data by estimating the failure rate function, a function employed in reliability theory. The method can also be used to derive approximations to closed-form probability functions. The method is demonstrated using experimental sonar and radar clutter data and a closed-form radar clutter model
Keywords :
curve fitting; filtering theory; least squares approximations; matched filters; probability; radar clutter; radar detection; radar theory; reliability theory; sonar detection; amplitude probability functions estimation; closed-form probability functions; closed-form radar clutter model; constrained optimisation; cumulative distribution function; curve fitting; echolocation systems; failure rate analysis; least squares problem; matched filter output; model survival functions; performance analysis; probability density function; radar clutter data; reliability theory; sea surface clutter; sonar clutter data; Amplitude estimation; Clutter; Curve fitting; Distribution functions; Failure analysis; Lighting; Matched filters; Performance analysis; Probability density function; Reliability theory;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
