The estimation problem of structured clutter covariance matrix (CCM) in space-time adaptive processing (STAP) for airborne radar systems is studied in this letter. By employing the prior knowledge and the persymmetric covariance structure, a new estimation algorithm is proposed based on the whitening ability of the covariance matrix. The proposed algorithm is robust to prior knowledge of different accuracy, and can whiten the observed interference data to obtain the optimal solution. In addition, the extended factored approach (EFA) is used in the optimization for dimensionality reduction, which reduces the computational burden. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively improve STAP performance even under the condition of some errors in prior knowledge.
Quanxin MA
Yantai University
Xiaolin DU
Yantai University
Jianbo LI
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Yang JING
Yantai University
Yuqing CHANG
Yantai University
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Quanxin MA, Xiaolin DU, Jianbo LI, Yang JING, Yuqing CHANG, "Persymmetric Structured Covariance Matrix Estimation Based on Whitening for Airborne STAP" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals,
vol. E106-A, no. 7, pp. 1002-1006, July 2023, doi: 10.1587/transfun.2022EAL2042.
Abstract: The estimation problem of structured clutter covariance matrix (CCM) in space-time adaptive processing (STAP) for airborne radar systems is studied in this letter. By employing the prior knowledge and the persymmetric covariance structure, a new estimation algorithm is proposed based on the whitening ability of the covariance matrix. The proposed algorithm is robust to prior knowledge of different accuracy, and can whiten the observed interference data to obtain the optimal solution. In addition, the extended factored approach (EFA) is used in the optimization for dimensionality reduction, which reduces the computational burden. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively improve STAP performance even under the condition of some errors in prior knowledge.
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