Implementation aspects of wigner-hough transform based detectors for LFMCW signals

Kani K. Guner; Burcu Erkmen; Taylan O. Gulum; Yasin Erdogan; Tulay Yildirim; Lutfiye Durak Ata

doi:10.1109/TSP.2016.7760916

Implementation aspects of wigner-hough transform based detectors for LFMCW signals

Kani K. Guner
, Burcu Erkmen
, Taylan O. Gulum
, Yasin Erdogan
, Tulay Yildirim
, Lutfiye Durak Ata

Informatics Institute

Yildiz Technical University

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Abstract

Linear Frequency Modulated Continuous Waveform (LFMCW) waveforms are widely used in Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) radars. In this work, Wigner- Hough based transforms are used to detect such waveforms. They are investigated for three aims: Minimizing the effects of Wigner-Ville Distribution (WVD) cross-Terms in the transforms, reducing the complexity of hardware implementation and producing the transform results faster. Modified Wigner-Hough Transform (MWHT) is analyzed for the first aim. Sample and hold type intermediate sampling and column-based thresholding techniques are examined for the second and third aims. A signal database (3000 signals with different SNR levels) is created and used to evaluate the performances of 8 alternative methods on probability of detection and probability of chirp rate estimation. The results are compared for -3dB down to -14dB SNR levels. Proposed method is found to be the best candidate to be implemented on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) since it produces better performance with less computational density.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016
Editors	Norbert Herencsar
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	441-444
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509012886
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TSP.2016.7760916
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2016
Event	39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 27 Jun 2016 → 29 Jun 2016

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Name	2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016

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Conference	39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	27/06/16 → 29/06/16

Bibliographical note

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© 2016 IEEE.

Funding

K.K.Guner, B.Erkmen, T.O.Gulum, A.Y.Erdogan, T. Yildirim and L.Durak-Ata are supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, TUBITAK under the grant of Project No. 113E117.

Funders	Funder number
TUBITAK	113E117
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu

Keywords

Column-based thresholding
FPGA
LFMCW
LPI radar
Modified wigner-hough transform

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Guner, K. K., Erkmen, B., Gulum, T. O., Erdogan, Y., Yildirim, T., & Ata, L. D. (2016). Implementation aspects of wigner-hough transform based detectors for LFMCW signals. In N. Herencsar (Ed.), 2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016 (pp. 441-444). Article 7760916 (2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSP.2016.7760916

Guner, Kani K. ; Erkmen, Burcu ; Gulum, Taylan O. et al. / Implementation aspects of wigner-hough transform based detectors for LFMCW signals. 2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016. editor / Norbert Herencsar. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. pp. 441-444 (2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016).

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Guner KK, Erkmen B, Gulum TO, Erdogan Y, Yildirim T, Ata LD. Implementation aspects of wigner-hough transform based detectors for LFMCW signals. In Herencsar N, editor, 2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. p. 441-444. 7760916. (2016 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2016). doi: 10.1109/TSP.2016.7760916

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