Invariance theory for adaptive detection in interference with group symmetric covariance matrix

Antonio De Maio*, Danilo Orlando, Ilya Soloveychik, Ami Wiesel

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Abstract

This paper describes the adaptive detection of point-like targets in a Gaussian environment assuming a group symmetric structure for the interference covariance matrix. This special configuration enforces block-sparsity and permits splitting of the original observation space into lower-dimensional subspaces, each characterized by its own nuisance parameters. Hence, the Principle of Invariance is invoked to select decision rules enjoying some symmetry defined by a suitable group of transformations which leave the decision problem unaltered. All the invariant tests can be expressed as functions of a maximal invariant statistic whose derivation is among the key results of this paper. Finally, some common design criteria are applied to come up with adaptive architectures that share invariance, and their behavior is assessed to highlight the interplay between sample size and detection performance in comparison with conventional decision schemes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7513456
Pages (from-to)6299-6312
Number of pages14
JournalIEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Volume64
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

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Keywords

  • Adaptive detection
  • GLRT
  • Rao test
  • Wald test
  • group symmetric structures
  • invariance

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