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To address this problem, an improved algorithm is employed for target detection by maximizing the detection probability of the received echo on the promise of ensuring the TIR estimation precision. In this algorithm, an additional weight vector is introduced to achieve a trade-off among different targets. Both the estimate of TIR and transmit waveform can be updated at each step based on the previous step. Under the same constraint on waveform energy and bandwidth, the information theoretical approach is also considered. In addition, the relationship between the waveforms that are designed based on the two criteria is discussed. Unlike most existing works that only consider single target with temporally correlated characteristics, waveform design for multiple extended targets is considered in this method. Simulation results demonstrate that compared with linear frequency modulated (LFM) signal, waveforms designed based on maximum detection probability and maximum mutual information (MI) criteria can make radar echoes contain more multiple-target information and improve radar performance as a result.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e20020114","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,9]],"date-time":"2018-02-09T12:46:27Z","timestamp":1518180387000},"page":"114","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Adaptive Waveform Design for Cognitive Radar in Multiple Targets Situation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Xiaowen","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200210, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xingzhao","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200210, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"30","DOI":"10.1109\/MSP.2006.1593335","article-title":"Cognitive radar: A way of the future","volume":"23","author":"Haykin","year":"2006","journal-title":"IEEE Signal Process. 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