Title :
Collapsing losses of peak signal integrators
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., San Francisco, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Collapsing losses are computed for systems in which the peak return of K samples of noise plus one sample of signal-plus-noise are integrated over N looks. The statistical approach, collapsing losses, and an application are described. The peak integrator is found to have substantially lower collapsing losses than conventional systems in which the average, not the peak, is integrated
Keywords :
computerised signal processing; radar theory; signal detection; statistical analysis; IBM personal computer; collapsing losses; computerised signal processing; linear detector; logarithmic detector; peak return; peak signal integrators; radar; square law detector; statistical analysis; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Circuit noise; Detectors; Displays; Laboratories; Missiles; Radar detection; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
