The Surface Sidelobe Clutter and the False Alarm Probability of Target Detection for the HPRF Waveform of the Microwave Seeker 


Vol. 34,  No. 4, pp. 476-483, Apr.  2009


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  Abstract

Tracking and detecting targets by the microwave seeker is affected by the clutter reflecting from the earth's surface. In order to detect retreating targets in look-down scenario, which appear in the sidelobe clutter (SLC) region, in the microwave seeker of high pulse repetition frequency (HPRF) mode, it is necessary to understand statistical characteristics of the surface SLC. Statistical analysis of SLC has been conducted for several kinds of the surface using data obtained by the captive flight test of the microwave seeker in the HPRF mode. The probability density function (PDF) fitting is conducted for several kinds and conditions of the surface. PDFs and PDF parameters, which best describe statistical distribution of the SLC power, are estimated. By using the estimated PDFs and PDF parameters, analyses for setting the target-detection thresholds, which give a desired level of target-detection false alarm probability, are made. These analysis materials for statistical characteristics of SLC power and the target-detection threshold can be used in various fields, such as development of a target-detection method, the constant false alarm rate processing.

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[IEEE Style]

T. Kim, J. Yi, Y. Byun, "The Surface Sidelobe Clutter and the False Alarm Probability of Target Detection for the HPRF Waveform of the Microwave Seeker," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 476-483, 2009. DOI: .

[ACM Style]

Tae-Hyung Kim, Jae-Woong Yi, and Young-Jin Byun. 2009. The Surface Sidelobe Clutter and the False Alarm Probability of Target Detection for the HPRF Waveform of the Microwave Seeker. The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, 34, 4, (2009), 476-483. DOI: .

[KICS Style]

Tae-Hyung Kim, Jae-Woong Yi, Young-Jin Byun, "The Surface Sidelobe Clutter and the False Alarm Probability of Target Detection for the HPRF Waveform of the Microwave Seeker," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 476-483, 4. 2009.