Rake‐Based Cellular Radar Receiver Design for Moving Target Detection in Multipath Channel

In this paper, we design a rake‐based cellular radar receiver (CRR) scheme to detect a moving target located in a multipath environment. The modules of Doppler filter banks, threshold level test, and target detection module are newly introduced into the conventional rake receiver so that it can function as a radar system. The proposed CRR tests the Doppler‐shift frequency and signal‐to‐noise ratio of the received signal against predefined threshold levels to determine detection and then calculates target velocities and ranges. The system performance is evaluated in terms of detection probability and the maximum detection range under a Nakagami‐n channel that reflects the multipath environment.