J4 ›› 2010, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 576-580.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2010.03.034

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Orthogonal projection-based spatial spectrum algorithm for finding the direction of the wideband coherent source

XIE Nuo1;ZHANG Run-sheng2;GE Jian-hua1;ZHANG Jian-li2   

  1. (1. State Key Lab. of Integrated Service Networks, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China;
    2. No.54 Research Inst. of CETC, Shijiazhuang  050081, China)
  • Received:2010-01-05 Online:2010-06-20 Published:2010-07-23
  • Contact: XIE Nuo E-mail:cti-jyxy@sohu.com

Abstract:

A novel algorithm using the orthogonal projection is proposed, which avoids initially estimating the DOA and the number of sources through angle scanning and covariance matrix orthogonal projection, thereby improving the performance of direction finding by the spatial spectrum. This paper discusses the principle and realization of this method, and we compare other algorithms with the one developed here whose performance is shown to be better under the condition of a low SNR. Computer simulation illustrates that the proposed method has a better angle resolution ability and a lower RMSE.

Key words: wideband sources, spatial spectrum estimation, focusing, DOA, orthogonal projection