Target detection and parameter estimation using the Hough transform

In recent years, the algorithms that extract information for target's behavior through mathematical transformation of the signals reflected from a target, find ever-widening practical application. In this paper, a new two-stage algorithm for target detection and target's radial velocity estimation that exploits the Hough transform is proposed. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is formulated in terms of both quality parameters - the probability of detection and the accuracy of velocity estimation. The quality parameters are estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation approach.