Accession Number:

AD1084425

Title:

Target Detection in Heterogeneous Clutter with Low Resolution Radar

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Master's Thesis]

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Personal Author(s):

• Stankowski, Kyle G.

Report Date:

2019-09-12

Pagination or Media Count:

108

Abstract:

This thesis develops a framework for SAR target detection and super-resolution in low-resolution environments. The primary focus in this research is the background clutter heterogeneity that often accompanies low range and cross-range resolutions. A corrective model which accounts for clutter replacement is developed to define the detection and false alarm rates of the detector more accurately than a traditional model in which the radar return from the target supplements the existing clutter. In a heterogeneous clutter cell, the clutter replacement model leverages the different scattering distributions among the individual clutter types to generate a probability distribution function for the areas of each clutter type which are obstructed by a target. The location of the target can be extrapolated from the clutter replacement areas, and a multiple hypothesis detection test is conducted to determine which location estimate yields the lowest average error.

Descriptors:

Subject Categories:

• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]