Non-uniform linear array(NULA)configurations are well renowned due to their structural ability for providing increased degrees of freedom(DOF)and wider array aperture than uniform linear arrays(ULAs).These characteris...Non-uniform linear array(NULA)configurations are well renowned due to their structural ability for providing increased degrees of freedom(DOF)and wider array aperture than uniform linear arrays(ULAs).These characteristics play a significant role in improving the direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimation accuracy.However,most of the existing NULA geometries are primarily applicable to circular sources(CSs),while they limitedly improve the DOF and continuous virtual aperture for noncircular sources(NCSs).Toward this purpose,we present a triaddisplaced ULAs(Tdis-ULAs)configuration for NCS.The TdisULAs structure generally consists of three ULAs,which are appropriately placed.The proposed antenna array approach fully exploits the non-circular characteristics of the sources.Given the same number of elements,the Tdis-ULAs design achieves more DOF and larger hole-free co-array aperture than its sparse array competitors.Advantageously,the number of uniform DOF,optimal distribution of elements among the ULAs,and precise element positions are uniquely determined by the closed-form expressions.Moreover,the proposed array also produces a filled resulting co-array.Numerical simulations are conducted to show the performance advantages of the proposed Tdis-ULAs configuration over its counterpart designs.展开更多
Uniform linear array(ULA)radars are widely used in the collision-avoidance radar systems of small unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).In practice,a ULA's multi-target direction of arrival(DOA)estimation performance suf...Uniform linear array(ULA)radars are widely used in the collision-avoidance radar systems of small unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).In practice,a ULA's multi-target direction of arrival(DOA)estimation performance suffers from significant performance degradation owing to the limited number of physical elements.To improve the underdetermined DOA estimation performance of a ULA radar mounted on a small UAV platform,we propose a nonuniform linear motion sampling underdetermined DOA estimation method.Using the motion of the UAV platform,the echo signal is sampled at different positions.Then,according to the concept of difference co-array,a virtual ULA with multiple array elements and a large aperture is synthesized to increase the degrees of freedom(DOFs).Through position analysis of the original and motion arrays,we propose a nonuniform linear motion sampling method based on ULA for determining the optimal DOFs.Under the condition of no increase in the aperture of the physical array,the proposed method obtains a high DOF with fewer sampling runs and greatly improves the underdetermined DOA estimation performance of ULA.The results of numerical simulations conducted herein verify the superior performance of the proposed method.展开更多
为解决短波辐射源到达时间差(time difference of arrival,TDOA)定位(简称时差定位)方法受电离层影响导致的定位精度下降的问题,提出了一种利用参考源修正的短波辐射源目标时差定位方法。针对地球表面短波辐射源,基于电离层球面反射模...为解决短波辐射源到达时间差(time difference of arrival,TDOA)定位(简称时差定位)方法受电离层影响导致的定位精度下降的问题,提出了一种利用参考源修正的短波辐射源目标时差定位方法。针对地球表面短波辐射源,基于电离层球面反射模型的电离层反射虚高近似方法,建立了利用参考修正的短波目标时差定位模型。考虑参考源与目标共用电离层反射区域对电离层虚高的影响,将各电离层反射点的距离相关性引入电离层虚高的协方差矩阵中,实现了目标定位精度的修正。通过推导和仿真所提模型的克拉美·罗下界,分析了参考源修正目标定位精度的可行性。进一步给出基于Armijo直线搜索Newton法的最大似然估计方法,通过仿真数据验证了所提算法的有效性,实现了良好的定位效果。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62031017,61971221)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(NP2020104)。
文摘Non-uniform linear array(NULA)configurations are well renowned due to their structural ability for providing increased degrees of freedom(DOF)and wider array aperture than uniform linear arrays(ULAs).These characteristics play a significant role in improving the direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimation accuracy.However,most of the existing NULA geometries are primarily applicable to circular sources(CSs),while they limitedly improve the DOF and continuous virtual aperture for noncircular sources(NCSs).Toward this purpose,we present a triaddisplaced ULAs(Tdis-ULAs)configuration for NCS.The TdisULAs structure generally consists of three ULAs,which are appropriately placed.The proposed antenna array approach fully exploits the non-circular characteristics of the sources.Given the same number of elements,the Tdis-ULAs design achieves more DOF and larger hole-free co-array aperture than its sparse array competitors.Advantageously,the number of uniform DOF,optimal distribution of elements among the ULAs,and precise element positions are uniquely determined by the closed-form expressions.Moreover,the proposed array also produces a filled resulting co-array.Numerical simulations are conducted to show the performance advantages of the proposed Tdis-ULAs configuration over its counterpart designs.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(61973037)National 173 Program Project(2019-JCJQ-ZD-324)。
文摘Uniform linear array(ULA)radars are widely used in the collision-avoidance radar systems of small unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).In practice,a ULA's multi-target direction of arrival(DOA)estimation performance suffers from significant performance degradation owing to the limited number of physical elements.To improve the underdetermined DOA estimation performance of a ULA radar mounted on a small UAV platform,we propose a nonuniform linear motion sampling underdetermined DOA estimation method.Using the motion of the UAV platform,the echo signal is sampled at different positions.Then,according to the concept of difference co-array,a virtual ULA with multiple array elements and a large aperture is synthesized to increase the degrees of freedom(DOFs).Through position analysis of the original and motion arrays,we propose a nonuniform linear motion sampling method based on ULA for determining the optimal DOFs.Under the condition of no increase in the aperture of the physical array,the proposed method obtains a high DOF with fewer sampling runs and greatly improves the underdetermined DOA estimation performance of ULA.The results of numerical simulations conducted herein verify the superior performance of the proposed method.
文摘为解决短波辐射源到达时间差(time difference of arrival,TDOA)定位(简称时差定位)方法受电离层影响导致的定位精度下降的问题,提出了一种利用参考源修正的短波辐射源目标时差定位方法。针对地球表面短波辐射源,基于电离层球面反射模型的电离层反射虚高近似方法,建立了利用参考修正的短波目标时差定位模型。考虑参考源与目标共用电离层反射区域对电离层虚高的影响,将各电离层反射点的距离相关性引入电离层虚高的协方差矩阵中,实现了目标定位精度的修正。通过推导和仿真所提模型的克拉美·罗下界,分析了参考源修正目标定位精度的可行性。进一步给出基于Armijo直线搜索Newton法的最大似然估计方法,通过仿真数据验证了所提算法的有效性,实现了良好的定位效果。
