Study on the detection of the multiple unresloved targets

When the returns come from two or more unresolved targets (the signals are not resolved in the frequency or time domains) in a monopulse radar system, the direction-of-arrival (DOA)estimate indicated by the monopulse ratio is not the true information of the tracked target. Then the tracking systems is influenced. An approach has been proposed to detect whether the returns come from a single target or two unresolved targets. The above approach is extended from two to three unresolved targets. The simulation indicates that the detection probability under the three unresolved targets is not sure to exceed the detection probability under the two unresolved targets.