Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Monopulse Problems. Part I. The Structure of the Estimators.

Abstract

Maximum likelihood methods are applied to a series of monopulse problems, involving both angle estimation and signal detection. Only the two-beam, off-boresight monopulse problem is studied. Explicit maximum likelihood estimators are obtained in Part I, and their probability distributions will be discussed in the forthcoming Part II. Both deterministic and stochastic signal models are used here, and maximum likelihood estimates are obtained for the single pulse case and for different models of the multiple pulse problem. Particular emphasis is given to the problem of angle estimation in correlated noise, representing the case of arbitrary interference. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124301

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Kelly

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boresights
  • Complex Variables
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Covariance
  • Detection
  • Differential Equations
  • Direction Finding
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Signal Detection
  • Standards
  • White Noise

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.