Track-before-detect implementation and test results

Yair Alon; David D. Johnson; George Henry Mallean; Fred W. Erickson

doi:10.1117/12.279547

29 October 1997 Track-before-detect implementation and test results

Yair Alon, David D. Johnson, George Henry Mallean, Fred W. Erickson

Proceedings Volume 3163, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1997; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279547
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A track-before-detect processor has been developed by Litton Data Systems Division (DSD), Agoura Hills, Calif. and implemented in hardware. Its objective was to enhance radar and IR dim target detection in adverse conditions. The unit has been integrated with an operational radar system and tested in real time scenarios. This paper describes the processor target detection performance in sea clutter, weather and noise. In specific it addresses the issue of maritime radar detection performance as were observed during sea trials data collection tests. Performance in sea clutter for infra red (IR) sensor is also provided.

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Yair Alon, David D. Johnson, George Henry Mallean, and Fred W. Erickson "Track-before-detect implementation and test results", Proc. SPIE 3163, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1997, (29 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279547

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