Fractal detection of radar weak targets

Radar weak target detection is a very difficult problem. The fractal information of radar targets may provide a new way to enhance the performance of conventional detection methods. A new approach to detect ship targets from sea clutter has been developed. The approach is based on the use of the fractal signature difference between the ship target and sea clutter, which is manifested in the backscattered radar signal from different objects. The fractal signatures are estimated by using the box counting method. In the case of a small number of sampling points, the computation of the fractal dimensions is considered.