Adaptive polarization processing for improved detection/classification of stationary targets

Author

Wicks, Michael C. ; Zhang, Yuhong ; Schneible, Richard ; Bruder, Joseph

Author_Institution

Sensors Directorate, AFRL, Rome, NY, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

10-14 May 2010

Firstpage

359

Lastpage

363

Abstract

A new technique for detection of stationary or slow-moving over-resolved targets on the ground, based upon a Hotelling T-squared test/generalized inner product (GIP) approach to signal analysis is presented. This robust detector separates radar returns from interference via a coherent process. This GIP-based processing can be applied to single-receiver channel systems, multiple spatial channel systems, multiple polarization channel systems or systems with multiple spatial and polarization channels.

Keywords

interference (signal); object detection; polarisation; radar signal processing; radar tracking; signal classification; Hotelling T-squared test approach; adaptive polarization processing; coherent process; generalized inner product approach; interference; polarization channel system; radar returns; signal analysis; single-receiver channel system; spatial channel system; stationary target classification; stationary target detection; Airborne radar; Interference; Polarization; Radar clutter; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Shape; Signal processing; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5811-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494595

Filename

5494595