单快拍数据的分布式阵列DOA估计

该文针对分布式阵列相干信号单次快拍波达方向估计问题,提出一种基于状态空间平衡法的1维波达角估计算法。该算法首先直接利用单快拍数据以分布式阵列每个子阵单元进行Hankle矩阵构造,然后采用状态空间平衡法,分别获得低精度无模糊的子阵单元内DOA估计和高精度有模糊的子阵单元间DOA估计,最后结合配对和解模糊算法获得高精度无模糊DOA估计。该算法不受信号形式限制,可同时对相干信号和非相干信号进行处理,能充分利用分布式阵列扩展阵列物理孔径特性,获得较高的DOA估计精度。计算机仿真结果验证了所提算法的有效性。     

一种自动匹配的分布式非圆信号二维DOA快速估计方法

在相干分布式非圆信号2维波达方向(DOA)估计中,针对利用非圆特性后维数扩展带来的较大复杂度问题,且现有的低复杂度算法均需要额外的参数匹配,该文提出一种基于互相关传播算子的自动匹配2维DOA快速估计算法。该算法考虑L型阵列,在建立相干分布式非圆信号扩展阵列模型的基础上,首先证明了L阵中两个子阵的广义方向矢量(GSV)均具有近似旋转不变特性,然后通过阵列输出信号的互相关运算消除了额外噪声,最终利用子阵GSV的近似旋转不变关系通过传播算子方法得到中心方位角与俯仰角估计。理论分析和仿真实验表明,所提算法无须谱峰搜索和协方差矩阵特征分解运算,具有较低的计算复杂度,并且能够实现2维DOA估计的自动匹配;同时,相比于现有的相干分布式非圆信号传播算子算法,所提算法以较小的复杂度代价获得了性能的较大提升。     

基于奇异值分解和相干积累的DOA估计方法

简单介绍了常规谱估计算法在存在相干信号源条件下的缺陷以及几种单快拍条件下的DOA估计方法,结合阵列信号模型对单快拍条件下的DOA估计算法进行了分析。在此基础上,提出了一种基于奇异值分解(SVD)和快拍数据相干积累的DOA估计新方法。通过理论分析和仿真测试,证明该方法能利用单次快拍数据或相干积累数据对相干信号实现解相干,降低了DOA估计的均方根误差,提高了成功分辨概率。     

单快拍虚拟阵列Toeplitz矩阵重构的相干信源DOA估计

针对相干信源的DOA估计,提出一种基于单快拍虚拟阵列Toeplitz矩阵(SSVT)重构的解相干算法。该方法利用阵元接收的单快拍数据构造出双向虚拟子阵,并对虚拟子阵的协方差矩阵的平均值进行Toeplitz矩阵重构,实现对相干信源的DOA估计。该方法无需进行多次快拍,在不损失阵列孔径和工作阵元的基础上实现相干信源的DOA估计。仿真结果表明,该算法降低了运算量,在低信噪比的情况下也能分辨M-1个相干信源。     

基于子空间投影角度配对的L型阵列二维DOA估计算法

针对传统二维MUSIC角度估计计算量巨大的缺点,及Root-MUSIC算法可减少计算量却无法完成角度配对的问题,提出了一种基于子空间投影角度配对的L型阵列二维DOA估计算法.该方法利用Root-MUSIC算法估计L型阵列的角度参数,并利用子空间投影完成方位角和俯仰角的角度匹配,从而得到正确的二维DOA结果.计算机仿真验证了该方法的有效性.     

一种互耦条件下多径信号的2D DOA估计方法

在均匀圆阵的阵列结构下,提出了一种互耦条件下相干多径信号的2D DOA估计方法,该方法基于RARE降秩理论,首先对多径相干源进行去相干处理,并对与俯仰角相关的互耦矩阵进行补偿,然后将圆阵导向矢量转换成新的波束空间阵列流型,同时将俯仰角与方位角变量构造到两个独立的函数中去,实现在互耦未知的情况下用求根的方法估计出方位角,再根据俯仰角向量函数与噪声零空间的关系通过1D参数搜索得到俯仰角的估计,最后再与方位角配对,得到2DDOA估计结果.整个估计过程仅需要1D参数搜索,不需要预先知道空间信源个数及相关性,俯仰角与方位角能正确配对,克服了RARE算法中2D DOA伪估计问题,没有孔径损失,计算量较RARE算法增加不大.仿真结果验证所提方法的有效性.     

相干声波信号DOA单快拍矢量平滑估计与跟踪算法

本文研究了基于声矢量传感器阵列的相干信号波达方向(DOA)估计和跟踪问题.首先,根据中心对称均匀线阵方向矩阵的平移不变特性,提出了一种增强阵列有效孔径的单快拍矢量平滑估计算法(PVFSIA),该算法可以用于相干信号的DOA快速估计.在此基础上,提出了基于迭代的相干信号DOA跟踪算法,该算法无需奇异值分解和矩阵求逆运算,...     

基于虚拟阵列的二维稀疏阵列相干源DOA估计

波达方向DOA估计是雷达阵列信号处理的一个重要方向,传统的MUSIC算法对均匀阵列条件下独立信号源的估计有很强的适应性,但实际的雷达工作中,稀疏布阵下多相干源测角是一个经常出现的应用场景。文中针对二维稀疏阵列的相干源测角,提出了一种基于虚拟阵列的相干源DOA估计方法。该方法利用虚拟阵列内插的方法,将一个任意二维稀疏阵列内插为一个均匀面阵,再通过二维空间平滑方法对相干源进行测角,能够同时获得信号的方位角和俯仰角信息。稀疏面阵和稀疏圆阵的仿真实验结果表明,该方法可以有效的解决二维稀疏阵列的相干源测角问题。     

基于均匀圆阵相干信源的二维DOA估计

随着通信技术的不断发展,信号传输环境变得日益复杂。针对多径传播形成的高度相关和相干信号测向问题,提出了一种基于均匀圆阵相干信源的二维DOA估计方法。该方法利用均匀圆阵轴向虚拟平移解相干,通过去噪后利用虚拟子阵的自协方差矩阵和互协方差矩阵构造波达方向矩阵,利用该矩阵特征分解估计信号的俯仰角;然后将平滑后的自协方差矩阵与波束空间变换矩阵相乘,使圆阵的导向矢量具备范德蒙结构,最后用求根MUSIC算法估计出信号的方位角,完成了相干信号的二维DOA估计。该方法无需二维谱峰搜索,方位角和俯仰角自动配对,计算量小,分辨率高。仿真实验证明了所提方法的正确性。     

互相关矩阵重排获取信号子空间的二维DOA估计算法

本文提出一种L型阵列的二维子空间DOA估计算法,该算法通过重排阵列接收数据的互相关矩阵获取信号子空间,然后根据信号子空间生成一个二维谱函数,最后通过二维搜索估计信号的来波方向。由于该算法采用二维谱峰搜索,所以不需要对俯仰角和方位角进行配对。与二维MUSIC算法相比,该算法的估计精度略有下降,但该算法不需要对矩阵做特征值分解,计算量降低且易于实现。文中给出了该算法的推导过程和具体实现步骤,并进行了实验仿真,仿真结果说明了算法的有效性。      

采用降秩多级维纳滤波器的二维DOA估计快速算法

针对双平行线阵的二维波达方向(DOA)估计问题,为有效降低计算复杂度,提出了一种基于降秩多级维纳滤波器(MSWF)的快速算法。首先利用MSWF的前向递推实现信号子空间的快速估计,无需估计协方差矩阵和特征分解;然后,通过MUSIC算法对方位角和俯仰角的估计进行分维估计,使二维DOA估计退化为两个一维DOA估计问题,且方位角和俯仰角自动配对,进一步降低了运算量。仿真结果表明,该方法的估计精度优于同样基于双平行线阵提出的波达方向矩阵法(DOAM),俯仰角兼并时同样适用,计算复杂度低,适用于实时性要求高的应用背景。     

A Fast Decoupled Nominal 2-D Direction-of-Arrival Estimation for Coherently Distributed Source

In this paper, we consider the problem of the nominal 2-D (azimuth and elevation) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation for coherently distributed source. This new approach is based on the rotation matrices of three parallel uniform linear arrays as deduced, which has decoupled the nominal 2-D DOA from those of angular spreads. The estimator makes use of the eigenvalue decomposition to beamspace data to estimate the nominal elevation DOA. And then using a new cross-correlation matrix, the nominal azimuth DOA estimates are decoupled from the elevation estimates and can be obtained with no searching. The proposed algorithm has lower computational complexity particularly when the radio of array size to the number of source is large, at the expense of negligible performance loss. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Two-dimensional DOA estimation of coherent signals using acoustic vector sensor array

In this paper, we present two new methods for estimating two-dimensional (2-D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) of narrowband coherent (or highly correlated) signals using an L-shaped array of acoustic vector sensors. We decorrelate the coherency of the signals and reconstruct the signal subspace using cross-correlation matrix, and then the ESPRIT and propagator methods are applied to estimate the azimuth and elevation angles. The ESPRIT technique is based on the shift invariance property of array geometry and the propagator method is based on partitioning of the cross-correlation matrix. The propagator method is computationally efficient and requires only linear operations. Moreover, it does not require any eigendecomposition or singular-value decomposition as for the ESPRIT method. These two techniques are direct methods which do not require any 2-D iterative search for estimating the azimuth and the elevation angles. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed methods.     

Subspace extension algorithm for 2D DOA estimation with L-shaped sparse array

A subspace extension algorithm for two-dimensional (2D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation with an L-shaped array is proposed. This L-shaped array is comprised of two orthogonal sparse linear arrays (SLAs). Each SLA consists of two different uniform linear arrays. The cross-correlation matrix of received data is used to construct two extended signal subspaces, by which the azimuth angles and elevation angles can be estimated independently. The procedure used to extend signal subspace only needs a small amount of calculation. Then, an effective pair-matching method is addressed to pair the estimated elevation angles and azimuth angles. Although the signal subspaces are extended, the complexity of the proposed 2D DOA estimation algorithm is lower than many similar algorithms. Simulation results indicate the availability of the proposed pairing-matching method and subspace extension algorithm.     

基于ADMM的低仰角目标二维DOA估计算法

针对面阵米波(VHF)雷达低仰角目标2维DOA估计问题,该文提出一种基于交替乘子法(ADMM)的快速2维DOA估计算法。该方法首先利用均匀面阵条件下方位、俯仰角无耦合的特性,将2维角度估计问题转化为两个1维角度估计问题,通过方位、俯仰维波束合成实现对目标信息提取;其次根据信号模型建立信号空域超完备表达式,利用ADMM方法完成对方位、俯仰角估计。该方法避免了2维联合估计复杂计算量,复杂度大大降低,且运算过程无需特征分解,进一步提高了运算效率。仿真结果表明了该算法的优越性。     

L-shaped array-based elevation and azimuth direction finding in the presence of mutual coupling

For two-dimensional (2-D) directions-of-arrival (DOA) estimation problem, both the mutual coupling and the failure in pairing can cause severe performance degradation. In this paper, a new elevation and azimuth direction finding algorithm is developed to overcome the above-mentioned two difficulties in the L-shaped array configuration. The key points of this paper are: (i) constructing several correlation matrices to blindly compensate the effect of unknown mutual coupling using the outputs of properly chosen sensors and (ii) deriving a rank-reduction propagator method to estimate elevation and azimuth angles so as to avoid pairing parameters. Simulation results are presented to validate the performance of the proposed method.     

2D DOA estimation for noncircular sources using L-shaped sparse array

We present an algorithm for two-dimensional (2D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation of noncircular sources using an L-shaped sparse array. An L-shaped sparse array consisting of two co-prime arrays is firstly introduced. Then, the fourth-order-cumulants (FOCs) of received data are used to construct a FOC matrix (FOCM), by which we can get the estimations of elevation angles. With the estimated elevation angles, the azimuth angles can be estimated by a low-complexity signal separation algorithm. During the procedure used for estimating azimuth angles, no any eigenvalue decomposition (EVD), peak search and pair-matching procedure need to be implemented. Although the aperture is extended significantly, the computation complexity of proposed algorithm still is acceptable. Compared with some analogous algorithms, our approach shows more attractive estimation performance. A lot of simulation results prove the advantages of proposed DOA estimation technology.     

非圆信号方位、俯仰及初相联合估计

该文利用双平行线阵的阵列结构,提出了用于非圆信号二维方向和初相联合估计的扩展MUSIC(EN-MUSIC)算法。EN-MUSIC算法估计得到的方位角、俯仰角与初相一一对应,自动配对,其可测向信号数大于子阵阵元数,方位及俯仰测角精度与非圆信号二维测向酉ESPRIT(2D-NC-UESPRIT)算法大致相当,优于波达方向矩阵法(DOAM)。     

An automatically paired two-dimensional direction-of-arrival estimation method for two parallel uniform linear arrays

In two-dimensional (2-D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation, paring the azimuth and elevation angles of multiple sources is an important issue. In this letter, we propose a new automatically paired 2-D DOA estimation method by designing the geometry of two antenna subarrays and using the propagator method (PM). A special geometry between two parallel uniform linear arrays (ULAs) with a position displacement on the axial direction is proposed to facilitate the elevation and azimuth pairing and estimation. The simulation results have shown that the proposed method can achieve the same 2-D DOA estimation performance as the existing methods, while the complexity is reduced considerably.