Coverage area analysis for decentralized detection in Weibullclutter

The performance of a decentralized constant false-alarm rate (CFAR) detection system with data fusion in homogeneous non-Gaussian background is analyzed in terms of ground area covered. The advantages of using a distributed radar system and the differences between the system behavior in Rayleigh clutter and in Weibull clutter are stressed. Notably, the increasing benefit of cooperative decision making when clutter becomes spikier is pointed out