WAVES: weighted average of signal subspaces for robust wideband direction finding
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
- Vol. 49 (10), 2179-2191
- https://doi.org/10.1109/78.950774
Abstract
Existing algorithms for wideband direction finding are mainly based on local approximations of the Gaussian log-likelihood around the true directions of arrival (DOAs), assuming negligible array calibration errors. Suboptimal and costly algorithms, such as classical or sequential beamforming, are required to initialize a local search that eventually furnishes DOA estimates. This multistage process may be nonrobust in the presence of even small errors in prior guesses about angles and number of sources generated by inherent limitations of the preprocessing and may lead to catastrophic errors in practical applications. A new approach to wideband direction finding is introduced and described. The proposed strategy combines a robust near-optimal data-adaptive statistic, called the weighted average of signal subspaces (WAVES), with an enhanced design of focusing matrices to ensure a statistically robust preprocessing of wideband data. The overall sensitivity of WAVES to various error sources, such as imperfect array focusing, is also reduced with respect to traditional CSSM algorithms, as demonstrated by extensive Monte Carlo simulations.Keywords
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