title: Using a phase space statistic to identify resonant objects.
abstract: The identification of resonant objects in radar or sonar, important for object identification, is difficult because existing methods require that the signal have a large signal-to-noise ratio. It is shown in this article that a modified version of the Kaplan-Glass (KG) statistic, a phase space statistic used to determine if a signal is deterministic, is sensitive to the properties of resonant objects. The modified KG statistic can be used to detect the presence of a resonant object even when the radar or sonar signal does not come from a deterministic dynamical system. The use of the modified KG statistic both numerically and in a simple experiment is also demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Code 6362, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Carroll