On binary probing signals and instrumental variables receivers for radar

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3820-3825

  Stoica, Petre ^a   Li, Jian ^b   Xue, Ming ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Analytical models; Approximation methods; Baseband; Binary sequences; Binary signal design; Color; Complexity theory; Computer science; Computers; Correlation; Cost function; Covariance matrix; Energy resolution; Equations; Estimation; Filtering; Filtering theory; Gain; Government; Information filtering; Information filters; Information technology; Information theory; Instrumental variables (IV) mismatched filtering (MMF) receiver; Instruments; Integrated sidelobe metric; Iterative methods; Jamming; Least squares (LS) matched filtering (MF) receiver; Merit factor approach (MFA); Monte Carlo methods; Noise; Object recognition; Optimization; Parallel processing; Peak sidelobe metric; Radar; Radar clutter; Radar cross section; Random variables; Receivers; Signal design; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Stress; Symmetric matrices; Thyristors; Transmitters

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL MODELS; APPROXIMATION METHODS; BASEBAND; BINARY SEQUENCES; BINARY SIGNAL DESIGN; COLOR; COMPLEXITY THEORY; COMPUTERS; CORRELATION; COST FUNCTION; COVARIANCE MATRIX; ENERGY RESOLUTION; EQUATIONS; ESTIMATION; FILTERING; FILTERING THEORY; GAIN; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION FILTERING; INFORMATION FILTERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; INSTRUMENTAL-VARIABLES (IV) MISMATCHED-FILTERING (MMF) RECEIVER; INSTRUMENTS; INTEGRATED SIDELOBE METRIC; ITERATIVE METHODS; JAMMING; LEAST SQUARES; LEAST SQUARES (LS) MATCHED-FILTERING (MF) RECEIVER; MERIT FACTOR; MERIT FACTOR APPROACH (MFA); MONTE CARLO METHODS; NOISE; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING; PEAK SIDELOBE METRIC; RADAR CLUTTER; RADAR CROSS SECTION; RADAR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM VARIABLES; RECEIVERS; RESEARCH AREAS; SEQUENCE DESIGN; SIGNAL DESIGN; SIGNAL RESOLUTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STRESS; SYMMETRIC MATRICES; THYRISTORS; TRANSMITTERS;

ALGEBRA; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURVE FITTING; INFORMATION THEORY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMBER THEORY; RADAR; RADIO; TECHNOLOGY;

RADAR THEORY;

EID: 48849112427     PISSN: 00189448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIT.2008.926436     Document Type: Article

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