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On Calibration and Direction Finding with Uniform Circular Arrays
Joint Authors
Thomä, Reiner S.
Häfner, Stephan
Käske, Martin
Source
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Antenna array calibration methods and narrowband direction finding (DF) techniques will be outlined and compared for a uniform circular array.
DF is stated as an inverse problem, which solution requires a parametric model of the array itself.
Because real arrays suffer from mechanical and electrical imperfections, analytic array models are per se not applicable.
Mitigation of such disturbances by a global calibration matrix will be addressed, and methods to estimate this calibration matrix will be recapped from literature.
Also, a novel method will be presented, which circumvents the problem of a changed noise statistic due to calibration.
Furthermore, local calibration, where array calibration measurements are incorporated in the DF algorithm, is considered as well.
Common DF algorithms will be outlined, their assumptions regarding array properties will be addressed, and required preprocessing steps such as the beam-space transformation will be presented.
Also, two novel DF techniques will be proposed, based on the Capon beamformer, but with reduced computational effort and higher resolution for bearing estimation.
Simulations are used to exemplary compare calibration and DF methods in conjunction with each other.
Furthermore, measurements with a single and two coherent sources are considered.
It turns out that global calibration enables computational efficient DF algorithms but causes biased estimates.
Furthermore, resolution of two coherent sources necessitates array calibration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Häfner, Stephan& Käske, Martin& Thomä, Reiner S.. 2019. On Calibration and Direction Finding with Uniform Circular Arrays. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Häfner, Stephan…[et al.]. On Calibration and Direction Finding with Uniform Circular Arrays. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157228
American Medical Association (AMA)
Häfner, Stephan& Käske, Martin& Thomä, Reiner S.. On Calibration and Direction Finding with Uniform Circular Arrays. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157228
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157228