Single orbit bistatic space-based radar (SBR) is composed of two radars in the same orbit. The characteristics of the clutter Doppler-angle spectrum of a single orbit bistatic SBR show that the slope of the mainbeam clutter spectrum is highly sensitive to the cone angles. Therefore, the minimum detectable velocity of the bistatic system is dependent on the cone angle. Then a new combined working mode of single-orbit bistatic SBR system was developed in which one radar will act as the transmitter and another as the receiver to improve detection performance for all angles. Simulation results by space-time adaptive processing verify the improved detection performance. The new design also reduces the average power of each radar system and the size and weight of the on-board solar array-battery system.

Data selection-based summation fusion (DSSF) was developed to overcome the shortcomings of previously developed likelihood ratio tests based on channel statistics (LRT-CS) for the problem of fusing censored binary decisions transmitted over Nakagami fading channels in a wireless sensor network (WSN). The LRT-CS relies on detection probabilities of the local sensors, while the detection probabilities are a priori unknown for uncooperative targets. Also, for Nakagami fading channels, the LRT-CS involves an infinite series, which is cumbersome for real-time application. In contrast, the DSSF only involves data comparisons and additions and does not require the detection probabilities of local sensors. Furthermore, the performance of DSSF is only slightly degraded in comparison with the LRT-CS when the detection probabilities of local sensors are a priori unknown. Therefore, the DSSF should be used in a WSN with limited resources.