Título del libro: Modern Radar Detection Theory

Capítulo: Detection of Extended Target in Compound-Gaussian Clutter. Pp. 333-367.

Autores: Autor: Javier Gismero Menoyo; Alberto Asensio Lopez; Augusto Aubry; Javier Carretero Moya; Antonio De Maio;  Antonio Pauciullo.

DOI: 10.1049/SBRA509E_ch9

Editorial: IET

ISBN: 978-1-61353-199-0

In this chapter, experimental data from a Ka-band high-resolution radar system are used to evaluate the performance of several schemes for coherent detection of distributed targets. The importance of this analysis relies on the possibility of exploiting detectors for range-spread targets in modern applications for homeland security. A careful border control is crucial to avoid illegal immigration or drug trade by means of very small boats (such as inflatable or wooden boats). It is thus of great interest to assess the capability of a high-resolution radar system to detect such kind of small targets which, at the resolutions of the data available in this chapter (0.10m, 0.20m, and 1 m), appear range-spread