Distributed MIMO Radar Monopulse Angular Estimation

Autor: Jin Zhen, Xie Liang-gui, Wen Shu-liang
Jazyk: English<br />Chinese
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Leida xuebao, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 474-479 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2095-283X
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1300.2014.13077
Popis: The linear zone of the S-curve, which is formed with the digital beamforming (DBF) method, is extremely narrow for monopulse angle measurements with distributed Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar. Based on the transmitting-receiving beam pattern without gratelobe, the DBF method is proposed to form the ΣΔ-beam by using the absolute value of the echo signal. The ideal null depth can be achieved and the linear zone of the S-curve is expanded because the main lobe of the Δ-beam is enveloped by the Σ-beam. The monopulse angle for a target with high angle velocity was estimated. When the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) was higher than -15 dB , the accuracy of the proposed method was better than that of conventional methods. When the SNR was equal to -15 dB , the accuracy of the proposed method was similar to conventional methods that use coherent integration before taking the absolute value of the echo signal.
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