Moving target detection in complex environment is one of the key points and difficulties in radar target detection.It is necessary to develop theory and method of high time-frequency resolution
high efficiency for big data
and suitable for multi-signals analysis.In this paper
the concept of short-time sparse fractional Fourier transform (ST-SFRFT) is proposed in association with the advantages of classical time-frequency analysis and high-resolution signal processing in sparse domain.The ST-SFRFT is then used for radar moving target detection and parameter estimation
which can achieve high-resolution representation of time-varying signal and improve signal-to-clutter ratio as well.The detection performance of moving target in complex environment is improved.Real experiment using a marine radar was carried out and the results indicate that the proposed method shows distinct advantages in anti-clutter and parameter estimation over classical time-frequency-based moving target detection methods.