Detection of signals in noise

Graham Brooker

2021Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks164 citationsDOI

Abstract

Chapter Contents: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Radar noise 9.2.1 Noise probability density functions 9.3 Infrared detection and lidar noise 9.3.1 Thermal noise 9.3.2 Shot noise 9.3.3 Avalanche noise 9.3.4 1/f noise 9.3.5 Total noise contribution 9.4 Sonar noise 9.4.1 Thermal noise 9.4.2 Noise from the sea 9.5 Effects of signal-to-noise ratio 9.5.1 Probability of false alarm 9.5.2 Probability of detection 9.5.3 Detector loss relative to an ideal system 9.6 The matched filter 9.7 Coherent detection 9.8 Integration of pulse trains 9.9 Detection of fluctuating signals 9.10 Detecting targets in clutter 9.11 Constant false alarm rate (CFAR) processors 9.12 Target detection analysis 9.12.1 Worked example: target detection with an air surveillance radar 9.12.2 Range analysis software packages 9.12.3 Detection range in rain 9.13 Noise jamming 9.13.1 Noise jamming example References

Topics & Concepts

Noise (video)Constant false alarm rateMatched filterNoise floorNoise spectral densityGaussian noiseAcousticsNoise measurementComputer scienceDetectorPhysicsNoise figureArtificial intelligenceTelecommunicationsNoise reductionImage (mathematics)Bandwidth (computing)AmplifierTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksUnderwater Acoustics ResearchRadar Systems and Signal Processing