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The problem of radar detection in compound Gaussian clutter when a radar signature is not completely known has not been considered yet and is addressed in this paper. We proposed a robust technique to detect, based on the generalized…
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To solve the problem of detecting subspace signals in nonzero-mean clutter, we propose adaptive detectors, based on the strategies of generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT), Rao test, Wald test, gradient test, and Durbin test. The results…
Large language models (LLMs) have exhibited remarkable fluency across various tasks. However, their unethical applications, such as disseminating disinformation, have become a growing concern. Although recent works have proposed a number of…
In this paper, we investigate full-wave computed radar tomography (CRT) using a rubble-pile asteroid model in which a realistic shape (Itokawa) is coupled with a synthetic material composition and structure model. The aim is to show that…
This paper addresses the standard generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT) detection problem of weak signals in background noise. In so doing, we consider a nonfluctuating target embedded in complex white Gaussian noise (CWGN), in which the…
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Direct blast is a strong interference in bistatic sonar and difficult to suppress due to multipath propagation for blasts and signals. A generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT) based detection scheme in the frequency domain of the received…
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The problems regarding spectrum sensing are studied by exploiting a priori and a posteriori in information of the received noise variance. First, the traditional Average Likelihood Ratio (ALR) and the General Likelihood Ratio Test (GLRT)…
We address adaptive radar detection of targets embedded in ground clutter dominated environments characterized by a symmetrically structured power spectral density. At the design stage, we leverage on the spectrum symmetry for the…
We derive a detector function for quantum two-mode squeezing (QTMS) radars and noise radars that is based on the use of a likelihood ratio (LR) test for distinguishing between the presence and absence of a target. In addition to an explicit…
This paper introduces a novel methodology for generating controlled, multi-level dust concentrations in a highly cluttered environment representative of harsh, enclosed environments, such as underground mines, road tunnels, or collapsed…
In Change point detection task Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT) is sequentially applied in a sliding window procedure. Its high values indicate changes of parametric distribution in the data sequence. Correspondingly LRT values require…
This article introduces a robust hypothesis testing procedure: the Lq-likelihood-ratio-type test (LqRT). By deriving the asymptotic distribution of this test statistic, the authors demonstrate its robustness both analytically and…
In this paper, we propose a new solution for the detection problem of a coherent target in heterogeneous environments. Specifically, we first assume that clutter returns from different range bins share the same covariance structure but…