In this chapter a postdetection integrator is considered that provides slightly poorer performance than the ideal integrator discussed in Chapters 10 and 11. In this integrator the received signal is quantized so that it can be processed by simple digital circuits. The integration technique is called binary integration, or double-threshold detection; both titles are descriptive of its operation.

Chapter Contents:

• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.2 Description of Binary Detector
• 14.3 Performance of Binary Integrator
• 14.4 Extension to Fluctuating Targets
• 14.5 Coincidence Detection
• Problems
• References

Inspec keywords: radar detection; integrating circuits; quantisation (signal)

Other keywords: postdetection integrator; integration technique; binary detector; double-threshold detection; received signal; digital circuits; binary integration

Subjects: Signal detection; Radar theory