Radar Multi-Feature Graph Representation and Graph Network Fusion Target Detection Methods
Research Article  ·  Published: 26 March 2025
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Chinese Journal of Information Fusion
Volume 2, Issue 1, 2025: 59-69
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Radar Multi-Feature Graph Representation and Graph Network Fusion Target Detection Methods

1 Naval Aviation University, Yantai 264001, China
2 Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
* Corresponding Author: Xiaolong Chen, [email protected]
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Abstract

In the context of neural network-based radar feature extraction and detection methods, single-feature detection approaches exhibit limited capability in distinguishing targets from background in complex environments such as sea clutter. To address this, a Multi-Feature Extraction Network and Graph Fusion Detection Network (MFEn-GFDn) method is proposed, leveraging feature complementarity and enhanced information utilization. MFEn extracts features from various time-frequency maps of radar signals to construct Multi-Feature Graph Data (MFG) for multi-feature graphical representation. Subsequently, GFDn performs fusion detection on MFG containing multi-feature information. By expanding the feature dimension, detection performance is further improved. Experimental results on dataset composed of real measured IPIX data demonstrate that MFEn-GFDn detection probability is approximately 8% higher than that of the Dual-Channel Convolutional Neural Network (DCCNN). Additionally, MFEn-GFDn enhances detection performance by expanding the feature dimension, particularly in environments lacking corresponding training samples.

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Radar Multi-Feature Graph Representation and Graph Network Fusion Target Detection Methods

Keywords

radar target detection feature fusion graph data graph fusion detection network

Data Availability Statement

Data will be made available on request.

Funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62222120 and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong under Grant ZR2024JQ003.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest. 

Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate

Not applicable.

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Su, N., Chen, X., Guan, J., Wang, X., Zhou, L., Wang, J., & Wang, H. (2025). Radar Multi-Feature Graph Representation and Graph Network Fusion Target Detection Methods. Chinese Journal of Information Fusion, 2(1), 59–69. https://doi.org/10.62762/CJIF.2025.413277
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@article{Su2025Radar,
  author = {Ningyuan Su and Xiaolong Chen and Jian Guan and Xinghai Wang and Liangjiang Zhou and Jinhao Wang and Hongyong Wang},
  title = {Radar Multi-Feature Graph Representation and Graph Network Fusion Target Detection Methods},
  journal = {Chinese Journal of Information Fusion},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {59-69},
  doi = {10.62762/CJIF.2025.413277},
  url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/CJIF.2025.413277},
  abstract = {In the context of neural network-based radar feature extraction and detection methods, single-feature detection approaches exhibit limited capability in distinguishing targets from background in complex environments such as sea clutter. To address this, a Multi-Feature Extraction Network and Graph Fusion Detection Network (MFEn-GFDn) method is proposed, leveraging feature complementarity and enhanced information utilization. MFEn extracts features from various time-frequency maps of radar signals to construct Multi-Feature Graph Data (MFG) for multi-feature graphical representation. Subsequently, GFDn performs fusion detection on MFG containing multi-feature information. By expanding the feature dimension, detection performance is further improved. Experimental results on dataset composed of real measured IPIX data demonstrate that MFEn-GFDn detection probability is approximately 8\% higher than that of the Dual-Channel Convolutional Neural Network (DCCNN). Additionally, MFEn-GFDn enhances detection performance by expanding the feature dimension, particularly in environments lacking corresponding training samples.},
  keywords = {radar target detection, feature fusion, graph data, graph fusion detection network},
  issn = {2998-3371},
  publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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