Fast radar detection method based on two-dimensional trilinear autocorrelation function for maneuvering target with jerk motion

We focus on the range migration (RM) and Doppler frequency migration (DFM) corrections in the long-time coherent integration, and a fast detection method based on two-dimensional trilinear autocorrelation function is proposed for the maneuvering target with jerk motion. This proposed method can integrate the echoes’ energy into peaks in a three-dimensional parameter space coherently and estimate the target’s radial range, acceleration, and jerk simultaneously by the peak detection technique. Then through the estimations of radial range, acceleration, and jerk, the radial velocity can be obtained through one-dimensional parameter searching. Finally, RM and DFM can be compensated simultaneously, and the target can be detected through the constant false alarm technique. This proposed method can strike a good balance between the computational complexity and detection performance. Experiments with the simulation and real measured radar data are conducted to verify the proposed method.