Improved covariance matrix estimation in spectrally inhomogeneous sea clutter with application to adaptive small boat detection

Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Radar, Radar 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 94-99

  Herselman, P L ^a   De Wind, H J ^a  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOATS; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DETECTORS; OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS; RADAR; RADAR CLUTTER;

ASYMPTOTICALLY OPTIMAL; COHERENT DETECTIONS; COVARIANCE MATRIX ESTIMATIONS; CURRENT ESTIMATORS; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; IN HOMOGENEITIES; LINEAR QUADRATICS; REAL DATUMS; RIGID INFLATABLE BOATS; SEA CLUTTERS; SMALL BOATS;

COVARIANCE MATRIX;

EID: 56749138166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RADAR.2008.4653898     Document Type: Conference Paper

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