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A Low-Complexity Target Detection Technique Using the Prefix Sum Algorithm
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  • Li Zhang,
  • Hai Lin,
  • Ke Wang,
  • Feng Zhang
Li Zhang
Wuxi University

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Hai Lin
Wuxi University
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Ke Wang
Anhui University
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Feng Zhang
Nanjing University
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Abstract

A conventional target detection technique for FMCW millimeter-wave radar applies a two-dimensional (2D) cell-averaging constant false alarm rate (CA-CFAR) detector to all range-Doppler cells in order to suppress noise and clutter. However, this 2D CA-CFAR method has significant drawbacks, particularly its high computational cost due to the large number of additions required, resulting in a time complexity of O(n^{4}). To decrease the computational complexity while ensuring the detection accuracy, a novelty CA-CFAR technique based on the prefix sum algorithm with the complexity O(n^{2}) is proposed in this article. Simulations prove the feasibility of the proposed method. Compared to both conventional and state-of-the-art optimized CA-CFAR techniques, the proposed method reduces the number of addition operations by 95%, lowers CFAR loss by approximately 0.5 dB, and improves the figure of merit (FoM) by about 20% at a fixed false alarm rate of 10^{-6}. This advanced technique offers significant computational efficiency for radar applications.
16 Dec 2024Submitted to Electronics Letters
20 Dec 2024Submission Checks Completed
20 Dec 2024Assigned to Editor
20 Dec 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Dec 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned