Sequential CFAR detectors using a dead-zone limiter

The performances of some proposed sequential constant-false-alarm-rate (CFAR) detectors are evaluated. The observations are passed through a dead-zone limiter, the output of which is -1, 0, or +1, depending on whether the input is less than -c, between -c, and c, or greater than c, where c is a cons...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on communications 1990-09, Vol.38 (9), p.1375-1383
Main Author: Tantaratana, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additive noise
Applied sciences
Detection, estimation, filtering, equalization, prediction
Detectors
Exact sciences and technology
Frequency selective surfaces
Information, signal and communications theory
Performance evaluation
Probability
Random variables
Sequential analysis
Signal and communications theory
Signal, noise
Statistical analysis
Statistical distributions
Telecommunications and information theory
Testing
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Summary:The performances of some proposed sequential constant-false-alarm-rate (CFAR) detectors are evaluated. The observations are passed through a dead-zone limiter, the output of which is -1, 0, or +1, depending on whether the input is less than -c, between -c, and c, or greater than c, where c is a constant. The test statistic is the sum of the outputs. The test is performed on a reduced set of data (those with absolute value larger than c), with the test statistic being the sum of the signs of the reduced set of data. Both constant and linear boundaries are considered. Numerical results show a significant reduction of the average number of observations needed to achieve the same false alarm and detection probabilities as compared to a fixed-sample-size CFAR detector using the same kind of test statistic.< >
ISSN:0090-6778
1558-0857
DOI:10.1109/26.61379