Multiple Moving Targets Detection and Parameters Estimation in Strong Reverberation Environments

This paper considers the problem of multiple moving targets detection and parameters estimation (direction of arrival and range) in strong reverberation environments. As reverberation has a strong correlation with target echo, the performance of target detection and parameters estimation is signific...

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Main Authors: Ge Yu, Shengchun Piao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5274371
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description This paper considers the problem of multiple moving targets detection and parameters estimation (direction of arrival and range) in strong reverberation environments. As reverberation has a strong correlation with target echo, the performance of target detection and parameters estimation is significantly degraded in practical underwater environments. In this paper, we utilize two uniform circular arrays to receive plane wave of the linear frequency modulation signal reflected from far-field targets. On the basis of received signal, we build a variance matrix of multiple beams by using modal decomposition, conventional beamforming, and fractional Fourier transform (FrFT). We then propose a novel detection method and an estimation method of parameters based on the constructed image. A significant feature of the proposed methods is that our design does not involve any a priori knowledge about targets number and parameters of marine environments. Finally, we demonstrate via numerical simulation examples that the detection probability and the accuracy of estimated parameters of the proposed method are higher than the existing methods in both low signal-to-reverberation ratio and signal-to-noise ratio environment.
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spelling doaj-art-1dc5a68243af4555847cb473b4e39f142025-08-20T03:54:37ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032016-01-01201610.1155/2016/52743715274371Multiple Moving Targets Detection and Parameters Estimation in Strong Reverberation EnvironmentsGe Yu0Shengchun Piao1Acoustic Science and Technology Laboratory and College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, ChinaAcoustic Science and Technology Laboratory and College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, ChinaThis paper considers the problem of multiple moving targets detection and parameters estimation (direction of arrival and range) in strong reverberation environments. As reverberation has a strong correlation with target echo, the performance of target detection and parameters estimation is significantly degraded in practical underwater environments. In this paper, we utilize two uniform circular arrays to receive plane wave of the linear frequency modulation signal reflected from far-field targets. On the basis of received signal, we build a variance matrix of multiple beams by using modal decomposition, conventional beamforming, and fractional Fourier transform (FrFT). We then propose a novel detection method and an estimation method of parameters based on the constructed image. A significant feature of the proposed methods is that our design does not involve any a priori knowledge about targets number and parameters of marine environments. Finally, we demonstrate via numerical simulation examples that the detection probability and the accuracy of estimated parameters of the proposed method are higher than the existing methods in both low signal-to-reverberation ratio and signal-to-noise ratio environment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5274371
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