The Application of Linear Prediction to Sequential Classification of Radar Target Signatures
Abstract
A linear-predictive form of the quadratic classifier (the optimal decision rule for Gaussian random processes) is developed and applied to the discrimination and classification of radar target signatures. The classifier was devised to implement a sequential probability ratio test (SPRT); that is, consecutive radar returns are observed until the target can be classified with a prescribed probability of error. Because of the linear-predictive formulation, the computational and storage requirements for the classifier are related only to the number of returns necessary to predict the signature and not to the length of signature observed; a classifier with modest storage and computational requirements can be employed to classify signatures consisting of an arbitrarily large number of radar returns. The classifier is related to several results in mean-square filtering theory and has an interpretation in terms of the maximum entropy and maximum likelihood spectral estimates for the target signatures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 25, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA026695
Entities
People
- Charles W. Therrien
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology