DocumentCode
770649
Title
Optimal radar threshold determination in Weibull clutter and Gaussian noise
Author
Morgan, C.J. ; Moyer, L.R. ; Wilson, R.S.
Author_Institution
Technology Service Corp., Trumbull, CT, USA
Volume
11
Issue
3
fYear
1996
fDate
3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
41
Lastpage
43
Abstract
A technique is presented for determining the ideal detection threshold when Gaussian noise and Weibull distributed clutter returns are present on a radar receiver and neither is dominant. Quantitative data is presented for several clutter types and false alarm probabilities
Keywords
Gaussian noise; Weibull distribution; radar clutter; radar receivers; Gaussian noise; Weibull clutter; distributed clutter returns; false alarm probabilities; ideal detection threshold; optimal radar threshold determination; quantitative data; radar receiver; Density functional theory; Distribution functions; Filtering; Gaussian noise; Monte Carlo methods; Probability distribution; Radar clutter; Radar detection; Shape; Weibull distribution;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8985
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/62.486736
Filename
486736
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