TY - GEN
T1 - Polarization diversity for detecting targets in 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=47749107943&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/WDDC.2007.4339448
DO - 10.1109/WDDC.2007.4339448
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:47749107943
SN - 1424412765
SN - 9781424412761
T3 - 2007 International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, WDD
SP - 382
EP - 386
BT - 2007 International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, WDD
T2 - 2007 International Conference on Waveform Diversity and Design, WDD'07
Y2 - 4 June 2007 through 8 June 2007
ER -