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Covariance Symmetries Classification in Multitemporal/Multipass PolSAR Images
Dehbia Hanis, Luca Pallotta, Augusto Aubry +2
A polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) system, which uses multiple images acquired with different polarizations in both transmission and reception, has the potential to i…
Cognitive Non-Coherent Jamming Techniques for Frequency Selective Attacks
Massimo Rosamilia, Augusto Aubry, Vincenzo Carotenuto +1
This paper deals with the design of non-coherent jamming strategies capable of ensuring spectral compatibility with friendly radio frequency (RF) emitters. The goal is achieved via…
Radar Code Design for the Joint Optimization of Detection Performance and Measurement Accuracy in Track Maintenance
Tao Fan, Augusto Aubry, Vincenzo Carotenuto +3
This paper deals with the design of slow-time coded waveforms which jointly optimize the detection probability and the measurements accuracy for track maintenance in the presence o…
3D Localization and Tracking Methods for Multi-Platform Radar Networks
Angela Marino, Giovanni Soldi, Domenico Gaglione +4
Multi-platform radar networks (MPRNs) are an emerging sensing technology due to their ability to provide improved surveillance capabilities over plain monostatic and bistatic syste…
New Methods for MLE of Toeplitz Structured Covariance Matrices with Applications to RADAR Problems
Augusto Aubry, Prabhu Babu, Antonio De Maio +1
This work considers Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) of a Toeplitz structured covariance matrix. In this regard, an equivalent reformulation of the MLE problem is introduced and…
Power-Aperture Resource Allocation for a MPAR with Communications Capabilities
Augusto Aubry, Antonio De Maio, Luca Pallotta
Multifunction phased array radars (MPARs) exploit the intrinsic flexibility of their active electronically steered array (ESA) to perform, at the same time, a multitude of operatio…
Adaptive Radar Detection and Bearing Estimation in the Presence of Unknown Mutual Coupling
Augusto Aubry, Antonio De Maio, Lan Lan +1
This paper deals with joint adaptive radar detection and target bearing estimation in the presence of mutual coupling among the array elements. First of all, a suitable model of th…
Statistical Hypothesis Testing Based on Machine Learning: Large Deviations Analysis
Paolo Braca, Leonardo M. Millefiori, Augusto Aubry +3
We study the performance -- and specifically the rate at which the error probability converges to zero -- of Machine Learning (ML) classification techniques. Leveraging the theory…
New Methods for MLE of Toeplitz Structured Covariance Matrices with Applications to RADAR Problems
Augusto Aubry, Prabhu Babu, Antonio De Maio +1
This work considers Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) of a Toeplitz structured covariance matrix. In this regard, an equivalent reformulation of the MLE problem is introduced and…
Multi-Spectrally Constrained Transceiver Design against Signal-Dependent Interference
Jing Yang, Augusto Aubry, Antonio De Maio +2
This paper focuses on the joint synthesis of constant envelope transmit signal and receive filter aimed at optimizing radar performance in signal-dependent interference and spectra…
Structured Covariance Matrix Estimation with Missing-Data for Radar Applications via Expectation-Maximization
Augusto Aubry, Antonio De Maio, Stefano Marano +1
Structured covariance matrix estimation in the presence of missing data is addressed in this paper with emphasis on radar signal processing applications. After a motivation of the…
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for N-LOS Radar Surveillance
Augusto Aubry, Antonio De Maio, Massimo Rosamilia
This paper deals with the use of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) for radar surveillance in Non-Line Of Sight (N-LOS) scenarios. First of all, the geometry of the scene a…
Enhanced Target Localization with Deployable Multiplatform Radar Nodes Based on Non-Convex Constrained Least Squares Optimization
Augusto Aubry, Paolo Braca, Antonio De Maio +1
A new algorithm for 3D localization in multiplatform radar networks, comprising one transmitter and multiple receivers, is proposed. To take advantage of the monostatic sensor radi…
A Geometric Approach to Covariance Matrix Estimation and its Applications to Radar Problems
Augusto Aubry, Antonio De Maio, Luca Pallotta
A new class of disturbance covariance matrix estimators for radar signal processing applications is introduced following a geometric paradigm. Each estimator is associated with a g…
Model Order Selection Rules For Covariance Structure Classification
V. Carotenuto, A. De Maio, D. Orlando +1
The adaptive classification of the interference covariance matrix structure for radar signal processing applications is addressed in this paper. This represents a key issue because…
A Coordinate-Descent Framework to Design Low PSL/ISL Sequences
M. Alaee, A. Aubry, A. De Maio +2
This paper is focused on the design of phase sequences with good (aperiodic) autocorrelation properties in terms of Peak Sidelobe Level (PSL) and Integrated Sidelobe Level (ISL). T…
Adaptive Detection of Point-like Targets in Spectrally Symmetric Interference
A. De Maio, D. Orlando, C. Hao +1
We address adaptive radar detection of targets embedded in ground clutter dominated environments characterized by a symmetrically structured power spectral density. At the design s…
Adaptive Radar Detection of a Subspace Signal Embedded in Subspace Structured plus Gaussian Interference Via Invariance
Antonio De Maio, Danilo Orlando
This paper deals with adaptive radar detection of a subspace signal competing with two sources of interference. The former is Gaussian with unknown covariance matrix and accounts f…
A Unifying Framework for Adaptive Radar Detection in Homogeneous plus Structured Interference-Part II: Detectors Design
Domenico Ciuonzo, Antonio De Maio, Danilo Orlando
This paper deals with the problem of adaptive multidimensional/multichannel signal detection in homogeneous Gaussian disturbance with unknown covariance matrix and structured (unkn…
A Unifying Framework for Adaptive Radar Detection in Homogeneous plus Structured Interference-Part I: On the Maximal Invariant Statistic
Domenico Ciuonzo, Antonio De Maio, Danilo Orlando
This paper deals with the problem of adaptive multidimensional/multichannel signal detection in homogeneous Gaussian disturbance with unknown covariance matrix and structured deter…
Pseudo-Zernike Based Multi-Pass Automatic Target Recognition From Multi-Channel SAR
Carmine Clemente, Luca Pallotta, Ian Proudler +3
The capability to exploit multiple sources of information is of fundamental importance in a battlefield scenario. Information obtained from different sources, and separated in spac…
Blind user detection in doubly-dispersive DS/CDMA channels
Stefano Buzzi, Luca Venturino, Alessio Zappone +1
In this work, we consider the problem of detecting the presence of a new user in a direct-sequence/code-division-multiple-access (DS/CDMA) system with a doubly-dispersive fading ch…
Diversity-Integration Trade-offs in MIMO Detection
Antonio De Maio, Marco Lops, Luca Venturino
In this work, a MIMO detection problem is considered. At first, we derive the Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test (GLRT) for arbitrary transmitted signals and arbitrary time-correlat…