%0 Journal Article
%T Waveform Design for Improved Detection of Extended Targets in Sea Clutter.
%A Zhang L
%A Wei N
%A Du X
%J Sensors (Basel)
%V 19
%N 18
%D Sep 2019 13
%M 31540258
%F 3.847
%R 10.3390/s19183957
%X Adaptive waveform design for cognitive radar in the case of extended target detection under compound-Gaussian (CG) sea clutter is addressed. Based on the CG characteristics of sea clutter, the texture component is employed to characterize the clutter ensemble during each closed-loop feedback and its estimation can be used for the next transmitted waveform design. The resulting waveform design problem is formulated according to the following optimization criterion: maximization of the output signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) for sea clutter suppression, and imposing a further constraint on sidelobes level of the waveform autocorrelation outputs for decreasing the false alarm rate. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach.