Estimating matched filter amplitude probability functions by failure rate analysis

被引:3
作者
Drumheller, DM [1 ]
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Acoust Div, Washington, DC 20375 USA
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10.1109/7.766943
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V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
Performance analysis of echolocation systems requires knowledge of the probability density function (pdf) or cumulative distribution function (cdf) of a matched filter output. A method is presented to estimate these and other probability functions from data by estimating the failure rate function, a function employed in reliability theory. The method can also be used to derive approximations to closed-form probability functions. The method is demonstrated using experimental sonar and radar clutter data and a closed-form radar clutter model.
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页码:627 / 636
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