Abstract
The relation between an adaptive threshold sensor's size and its performance is analyzed numerically using LMS-filtered noise. The analysis links signal detection to size through the threshold parameter, sampling variance, and a clutter-edge effect. A principle is established for determining by statistical analysis of natural background data whether a 2-D threshold sensor may be advantageous. It is not under the conditions of this simulation. Critical, optimum, and best sizes are given for a 1-D threshold sensor following a 1-D LMS filter with input from an optical sensor having noise equivalent irradiance = 1.5 × 10−13 W/cm2 and spatial resolution of 0.15 × 0.36 mrad.
© 1985 Optical Society of America
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