Performance analysis of echolocation systems requires knowledge of the probability density function (pdf) or cumulative distribution function (cdf) of a matched filter output. A method is presented to estimate these and other probability functions from data by estimating the failure rate function, a function employed in reliability theory. The method can also be used to derive approximations to closed-form probability functions. The method is demonstrated using experimental sonar and radar clutter data and a closed-form radar clutter model.


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    Title :

    Estimating matched filter amplitude probability functions by failure rate analysis


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    Publication date :

    1999-04-01


    Size :

    447098 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English