Search radar detection and track with the Hough transform. II.detection statistics

For pt.I see ibid., vol.30, no.1, (Jan.1994). This paper describes the calculation of P_F and P_D for the Hough transform technique when the primary threshold crossings are weighted by their power before transforming (i.e., noncoherent integration). After expressions for P_F and P_D are derived, we examine the question of optimal granularity of the Hough accumulator space. We also investigate the relationship between primary and secondary thresholds and its effect on detectability     

Search radar detection and track with the Hough transform. I.system concept

A method of viewing search radar signals and data is described and analyzed in which the image processing technique of the Hough transform is used to extract detections and simultaneous tracks from multi-dimensional data maps. System design concepts are considered and simulation examples are given that illustrate the concept. The technique offers many advantages when compared with more traditional techniques. These advantages include improved detection, a solution to the range walk problem, flexibility of implementation, elimination of slow scan-rate latency and automatic track acquisition without revisit. The concept is similar to track-before-detect algorithms that use preliminary information from previous scans to aid in target declarations     

小波变换在雷达信号检测中的应用

小波分析已经成为目前雷达信号去噪的主要方法之一。通过对小波去噪问题的描述,揭示了小波去噪的滤波特性;分别阐述了目前雷达信号检测中常用的4类小波去噪方法并进行性能分析;对雷达信号的小波检测方法提出了展望。     

基于分形特征和Hough变换的海天线检测算法

海天线检测是研究成像型反舰导弹末制导技术的一项重要内容。首先深入地探讨了海空背景下的海天线检测问题,然后提出了基于分形特征和Hough变换的海天线检测算法。实验表明,算法精度高,可以有效地检测出复杂海空背景下的海天线,为进一步应用(如目标识别、图像配准)奠定了良好的基础。     

Adaptive polarimetric target detection with coherent radar. II.Detection against non-Gaussian background

For pt. I see ibid., vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 1194-1206 (2001).This paper presents the derivation of a polarimetric coherent adaptive scheme to detect a radar target against a non-Gaussian background. This completes the results presented in Part I for the Gaussian background. A Texture Free-Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test (TF-GLRT) detector is derived that exploits the polarimetric characteristics of the received radar echoes to improve the detection performance. The proposed polarimetric detector is shown to have Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) when operating against compound-Gaussian clutter with unknown parameters. Its performance is fully characterized by both theoretical analysis and simulation. Moreover, the application to recorded radar data demonstrates the performance improvement achievable in practice     

Adaptive polarimetric target detection with coherent radar. I.Detection against Gaussian background

The derivation of a completely adaptive polarimetric coherent scheme to detect a radar target against a Gaussian background is presented. A previously proposed Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test (GLRT) polarimetric detector is extended to the case of a general number of channels; this exploits the polarimetric characteristics of the received radar echoes to improve the detection performance. Together with the fully adaptive scheme, a model-based detector is derived that has a lower estimation loss. A complete theoretical expression is derived for the detection performance of both proposed polarimetric detectors. They are shown to have Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) when operating against Gaussian clutter, but to be sensitive to deviations from the Gaussian statistic. The application to recorded radar data demonstrates the performance improvement achievable in practice     

Detection analysis of the MX-MLD with noncoherent integration

The detection performance of the maximum mean level detection (MX-MLD) when noncoherent integration is used under both nonfluctuating and chi-square fluctuating target models is analyzed. Finite series are obtained in all cases. Required thresholds and constant false-alarm rate loss curves are presented, with emphasis on the important Swerling case II model     

Ground and airborne target detection with bistatic adaptivespace-based radar

We have demonstrated that by using adaptive space-time processing, it is possible to detect and locate slowly-moving targets immersed in strong ground clutter from a bistatic spaceborne radar     

Target detection and tracking with HF radar using reciprocal SARtechniques

Sustained research and development at Memorial University of Newfoundland has led to an operational High Frequency Ground Wave Radar (HF-GWR) system for coastal surveillance. This radar system has demonstrated over-the-horizon detection of targets such as vessels, ice hazards and low-flying aircraft, and performed ocean parameter measurements over a large area. The industrial developers of offshore hydrocarbon reserves in ice infested regions have an urgent requirement for the long range detection and tracking of icebergs from their production platforms. However, due to space restrictions, a rig- or ship-based system can only accommodate a compact antenna array. The uniform trajectory and low velocity of icebergs is ideal for Reciprocal Synthetic Aperture Radar (RSAR) processing with long target dwell times. The proven ice detection capability of HF-GWR systems, coupled with the compact antennas suggested by the RSAR technique, can be used to develop a rig- or ship-based all-weather surveillance device for ice hazards. It is also anticipated that the results of this research will allow the use of shorter antenna arrays for many other applications. Preliminary results using real data from the operational HF-GWR system are presented     

Track segment association, fine-step IMM and initialization with Doppler for improved track performance

In this work we present a new track segment association technique to improve track continuity in large-scale target tracking problems where track breakages are common. A representative airborne early warning (AEW) system scenario, which is a challenging environment due to highly maneuvering targets, close target formations, large measurement errors, long sampling intervals, and low detection probabilities, provides the motivation for the new technique. Previously, a tracker using the interacting multiple model (IMM) estimator combined with an assignment algorithm was shown to be more reliable than a conventional Kalman filter based approach in tracking similar targets but it still yielded track breakages due to the difficult environment. In order to combine the broken track segments and improve track continuity, a new track segment association algorithm using a discrete optimization approach is presented. Simulation results show that track segment association yields significant improvements in mean track life as well as in position, speed, and course rms errors. Also presented is a modified one-point initialization technique with range rate measurements, which are typically ignored by other initialization techniques, and a fine-step IMM estimator, which improves performance in the presence of long revisit intervals. Another aspect that is investigated is the benefit of "deep" (multiframe or N-dimensional, with N > 2) association, which is shown to yield significant benefit in reducing the number of false tracks.     

火控雷达信号检测仪设计与实现

介绍火控雷达信号检测仪设计方法与实现途径,给出了基于ISA总线的硬件组成方式,采用Lab Windows/CVI软件实现人机交互界面的设计思路,系统具有通用性强、操作方便、系统开放等特点.     

Optimum detection and location estimation of target lines in the range-time space of a search radar

The average likelihood ratio detector is derived as the optimum detector for detecting a target line with unknown normal parameters in the range-time data space of a search radar, which is corrupted by Gaussian noise. The receiver operation characteristics of this optimum detector is derived to evaluate its performance improvement in comparison with the Hough detector, which uses the return signal of several successive scans to achieve a non-coherent integration improvement and get a better performance than the conventional detector. This comparison, which is done through analytic derivations and also through simulation results, shows that the average likelihood ratio detector has a better performance for different SNR values. This result is justified by showing the disadvantages of the Hough method, which are eliminated by the optimum detector. To have an estimate for the location of the detected target line in the optimum detection method as the Hough method, which detects and localizes the target lines simultaneously, we present the maximum a posteriori probability estimator. The estimation performance of the two methods is then compared and it is shown that the maximum a posteriori probability estimator localizes the detected target lines with a better performance in comparison with the Hough method.     

Comments, with reply, on `Optimal detection and performance ofdistributed sensor systems'

The commenter observes that the general solution proposed in the above paper (see ibid., vol.AES-23, no.1, p.24-30, Jan. 1988) for the global optimization of a distributed sensor detection system with fusion leads to coupled equations whose solution is a formidable computational task. This necessitated several simplifying assumptions that he comments on here. In response, the authors review the extent of the equal local threshold assumption throughout the work and make comments on the numerical performance comparison they gave there     

Finite-dimensional filters with nonlinear drift. III: Duncan-Mortensen-Zakai equation with arbitrary initial condition for the linear filtering system and the Benes filtering system

We consider the Duncan-Mortensen-Zakai (DMZ) equation for the Kalman-Bucy filtering system and Benes filtering system. We show that this equation can be solved explicitly with an arbitrary initial condition by solving a system of ordinary differential equations and a Kolmogorov-type equation, Let n be the dimension of state space. We show that we need only n sufficient statistics in order to solve the DMZ equation.     

带侧向膨胀的三维非对称喷管设计和性能分析

针对带侧向膨胀的三维矩形截面非对称喷管,提出了一种基于准二维特征线法的喷管设计方法,获得了基于准二维特征线法的非对称喷管设计程序.然后,根据给定的几种侧向膨胀规律,通过该设计方法获得了相应的非对称喷管构型,并将该构型与通过优化算法获得的最优构型进行了比较,结果表明:两种方法所设计的非对称喷管的上、下壁面型面基本重合,喷管壁面压力分布趋势基本一致,验证了准二维特征线法的可靠性.与最优构型的性能相比,该方法所设计的喷管构型,推力偏差低于0.60%,升力偏差低于8.07%,且该设计法将设计耗时由30.5h减少到2h,可方便地应用到带侧向膨胀喷管的初期设计中.      

Numerical investigation on leakage and rotordynamic performance of the honeycomb seal with swirl-reverse rings

Honeycomb seals are a crucial component to restrict the leakage flow and improve system stability for the turbomachines and aero-engines. In this work, the leakage and rotordynamic performance of honeycomb seals with the Swirl-Reverse Ring(SRR) is predicted by employing the approach of Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) and the multifrequency whirling model theory.Numerical results show that the positive preswirl flow and circumferential velocity can be effectively weakened for the honeycomb seal...     

气冷径向稳定器张角对混合扩压器性能影响

针对一种混合扩压器和气冷径向稳定器一体化新型结构,基于N-S方程建立了流场三维数值计算模型,研究了气冷径向稳定器张角变化对混合扩压器流场、流阻特性和混合特性的影响规律.结果表明:随着气冷径向稳定器张角的增大,混合扩压器的静压恢复系数逐渐减小,混合扩压器的流阻系数和压力损失系数均逐渐增大;在混合扩压器出口截面处,随着气冷径向稳定器张角的增大,总压恢复系数逐渐减小,总压恢复系数的最大值与最小值相差0.0032.热混合效率逐渐增大,热混合效率的整体变化范围为0.7268~0.8857.      

高空环境下喷嘴参数对航空活塞发动机燃烧与性能的影响

以一台四缸四冲程压燃式航空煤油活塞发动机为研究机型,运用工程系统高级建模和仿真平台软件(AMESim)仿真软件建立了发动机的整机模型,并使用台架实验的采集数据对该仿真模型进行了验证.在高空环境中,仿真分析了飞行器起飞工况、最大巡航工况下发动机喷油器的不同喷孔数、孔径对发动机燃烧过程、性能和NOx排放特性的影响.计算结果...     

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