Automatic censored CFAR detection for nonhomogeneous environments

In constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detection, the clutter background in the cell under test is estimated by combining the outputs of the nearby resolution cells. In a nonhomogeneous background environment, the false alarm regulation capabilities and the detection performance of a CFAR detector depe...

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Published inIEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 286 - 304
Main Authors Himonas, S.D., Barkat, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.01.1992
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Summary:In constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detection, the clutter background in the cell under test is estimated by combining the outputs of the nearby resolution cells. In a nonhomogeneous background environment, the false alarm regulation capabilities and the detection performance of a CFAR detector depend on the robustness of the noise level estimator. The authors propose and study automatic censoring algorithms for nonhomogeneous clutter background environments. A cell-by-cell criterion for accepting or rejecting reference samples is introduced. The detection schemes that are considered do not require any a priori knowledge about the background environment. The case where a clutter edge is present in the reference window is considered, and the case of multiple target situations is studied. The case when both interfering targets and a clutter edge appear in the reference window of the cell under test is considered. The performances of the proposed schemes are compared with that of the trimmed-mean (TM) CFAR detector, in which the censoring points are preassigned.< >
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ISSN:0018-9251
1557-9603
DOI:10.1109/7.135454