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To analyze the performance of different CFAR radar processing schemes under homogeneous and nonhomogeneous conditions.

Analysis of CFAR processors in nonhomogeneous background

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Randomized trial evaluates detection performance of CFAR schemes in varying noise environments, suggesting optimized radar processing.

To analyze the performance of different CFAR radar processing schemes under homogeneous and nonhomogeneous conditions.
Compared five CFAR schemes: cell-averaging, greatest of, smallest of, ordered-statistics, and trimmed-mean CFAR.
Calculated average detection thresholds for each scheme in various noise backgrounds.
Utilized the exponential noise model to derive closed-form expressions.
Observed variable detection performances across different CFAR schemes in nonhomogeneous backgrounds.
Found that certain CFAR schemes excelled in clutter transition environments, improving detection rates.
Detected significant differences in performance metrics when comparing homogeneous vs. nonhomogeneous scenarios.

Gandhi et al. (1988) studied this question.

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