In order to solve the problems of short weak target detection distance, long detection time, few detection cycles and the like of the existing traditional active
sonar, the invention provides a weak target robust high-
gain detection method by using
continuous wave MIMO sonar and Doppler filtering. According to the method, frequency diversity
continuous wave pulse signals with low cross correlation are designed according to the number of transmitting transducers and the number of detection periods of the
MIMO sonar, then the designed frequency diversity
continuous wave pulse signals are continuously transmitted by using the
MIMO sonar and a multi-period transmitting mode, then Doppler filtering
processing is performed on echoes, and the frequency diversity continuous wave pulse signals with low cross correlation are obtained. Doppler filtering output of all frequency diversity continuous wave pulse signals is obtained, coherent accumulation and non-coherent accumulation are carried out on the Doppler filtering output, stable high-
gain accumulation output is obtained, in the process, Doppler filtering of the continuous wave pulse signals can be fully utilized to suppress
reverberation, multi-period accumulation is utilized to suppress
noise, and the
noise suppression effect is improved. And the weak target
detection performance superior to that of the traditional active sonar is obtained.