TY - GEN
T1 - Polarization diversity for detecting targets in heavy inhomogeneous clutter
AU - Hurtado, Martin
AU - Nehorai, Arye
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Polarization diversity has proved to be a useful tool for radar detection, especially when discrimination by Doppler effect is not possible. In this paper, we address the problem of improving the performance of Polarimetric detectors for targets in heavy inhomogeneous clutter. First, we develop a Polarimetric detection test that is robust to inhomogeneous clutter. We run this Polarimetric test against synthetic and real data to assess its performance in comparison with existing Polarimetric detectors. Then, we propose a Polarimetric waveform-design algorithm to further improve the target-detection performance. A numerical analysis is presented to demonstrate the potential performance improvement that can be achieved with this algorithm.
AB - Polarization diversity has proved to be a useful tool for radar detection, especially when discrimination by Doppler effect is not possible. In this paper, we address the problem of improving the performance of Polarimetric detectors for targets in heavy inhomogeneous clutter. First, we develop a Polarimetric detection test that is robust to inhomogeneous clutter. We run this Polarimetric test against synthetic and real data to assess its performance in comparison with existing Polarimetric detectors. Then, we propose a Polarimetric waveform-design algorithm to further improve the target-detection performance. A numerical analysis is presented to demonstrate the potential performance improvement that can be achieved with this algorithm.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=47749090170&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISEMC.2007.46
DO - 10.1109/ISEMC.2007.46
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:47749090170
SN - 1424413508
SN - 9781424413508
T3 - IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
BT - IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC 2007
T2 - IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC 2007
Y2 - 9 July 2007 through 13 July 2007
ER -