Design and experimental validation of knowledge-based constant false alarm rate detectors

IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-316

  De Maio, A ^a   Farina, A ^b   Foglia, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI   (Italy)

^c Elettronica SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION;

KNOWLEDGE-BASED (KB) PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; MCMASTER IPIX RADAR; TRAINING SAMPLES;

DETECTORS;

EID: 34347346128     PISSN: 17518784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn:20060113     Document Type: Article

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