An Efficient Coherent Integration Method for Maneuvering Target Detection With Nonuniform Pulse Sampling Based on Filterbank Framework

This letter addresses the long-time coherent integration issue for weak maneuvering target detection in a staggered pulse repetition interval (PRI) radar system. Due to the random phase fluctuation caused by the varied PRI, the complex range-azimuth coupling effects will significantly deteriorate the maneuvering target detection performance. In this letter, the nonuniformly sampled signal is efficiently reconstructed into a uniform grid based on the filterbank framework, where the uniformly sampled spectrum of a fast-moving target with Doppler ambiguity can also be reconstructed. After compensating the coupling influence caused by target motion, a moving target can be finely focused. Both simulated and real data processing results are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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