Radar Target Detection Based on Linear Fusion of Two Features

The joint detection of multiple features significantly enhances radar’s ability to detect weak targets on the sea surface. However, issues such as large data requirements and the lack of robustness in high-dimensional decision spaces severely constrain the detection performance and applicability of such methods. In response to this, this paper proposes a radar target detection method based on linear fusion of two features from the perspective of feature dimension reduction. Firstly, a two-feature linear dimensionality reduction method based on distribution compactness is designed to form a fused feature. Then, the generalized extreme value (GEV) distribution is used to model the tail of the probability density function (PDF) of the fused feature, thereby designing an asymptotic constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detector. Finally, the detection performance of this detector is comparatively analyzed using measured data.