Method to improve ground moving target detection through partially adaptive post pulse compression multi-waveform space-time adaptive processing

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for improving detection ground moving targets using a post-pulse compressed data space time adaptive processing (Pμ-STAP) technique, the operations comprising:

• receiving one or more input radar waveforms at a radar detection system;
• processing the one or more input radar waveforms to produce a pulse compressed datacube;
• applying a plurality of homogenization filters to the pulse compressed datacube to produce a plurality of homogenized pulse compressed datacubes;
• generating, by the radar detection system, an output covariance matrix based on the plurality of homogenized pulse compressed datacubes;
• executing a partial adaptation process against the output covariance matrix;
• initiating space-time adaptive processing with respect to the pulse compressed datacube and an output of the partial adaptation process to identify one or more candidate targets of interest, wherein the space-time adaptive processing is configured to identify one or more candidate targets of interest by filtering the pulse compressed datacube based on the output of the partial adaptation process;
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• detecting one or more targets of interest from among the one or more candidate targets of interests identified by the space-time adaptive processing.

A radar detection system for detecting ground moving targets using a post-pulse compressed data space time adaptive processing (Pμ-STAP) technique, the radar detection system comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• processing one or more received input radar waveforms to produce a pulse compressed datacube;
• apply a plurality of homogenization filters to the pulse compressed datacube to produce a plurality of homogenized pulse compressed datacubes;
• non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
• execute a partial adaptation process against an output covariance matrix;
• initiate space-time adaptive processing with respect to the pulse compressed datacube and an output of the partial adaptation process to identify one or more candidate targets of interest, wherein the space-time adaptive processing is configured to identify one or more candidate targets of interest by filtering the pulse compressed datacube based on the output of the partial adaptation process;
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• detect one or more targets of interest from among the one or more candidate targets of interests identified by the space-time adaptive processing;
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• a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors.