Abstract: This paper focuses on the early detection problem of multiple moving targets in statistical MIMO radar systems using TBD techniques. At first, assuming prior knowledge of the number of targets, a binary generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT) is derived, which shows that the optimal implementation of the GLRT requires multidimensional joint search. To reduce the implementation complexity, a suboptimum multitarget TBD algorithm using successive-target cancellation and polar Hough transform (STC-PHT) is proposed. In addition to low complexity, the new proposed algorithm doesn't need the prior information of the number of targets, and can avoid the implementation of multi-hypothesis test when the number of targets is unknown.
Keywords: Antenna, Detect, Processor, Noise, Target, Threshold, Track, Velocity.
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