ZHAO Yu, LI Wenxing, MAO Xiaojun. High resolution approach of direction-of-arrival estimation based on twice virtual extension[J]. 2017, 49(5): 2017-5.
DOI:
ZHAO Yu, LI Wenxing, MAO Xiaojun. High resolution approach of direction-of-arrival estimation based on twice virtual extension[J]. 2017, 49(5): 2017-5.DOI: 10.11918/j.issn.0367-6234.201612032.
High resolution approach of direction-of-arrival estimation based on twice virtual extension
In order to further improve the resolution of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation of antenna array
a high resolution approach of DOA estimation is proposed based on the fourth-order multiple signal classification (FO-MUSIC) approach. First
the antenna array is extended through the fourth-order moment of the received data. Then
the antenna array is extended through the conjugate value of the received data. When the expanded steering vector and the expanded covariance matrix are used for DOA estimation instead of the original steering vector and the original covariance matrix
virtual array elements are formed and the aperture of array is extended. It is shown by simulation results that
compared to the FO-MUSIC approach
the proposed method has a higher probability of target resolution
lower root mean square error and higher resolution. Hence
more virtual array elements are formed by the proposed approach based on twice virtual extension
and the resolution of DOA estimation of antenna array is effectively improved.