Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 427-433.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2022.02.09

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Gridless DOA estimation algorithm based on M-FIPM

Tao CHEN, Lin SHI, Mengyu SHEN*   

  1. College of Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
  • Received:2021-04-12 Online:2022-02-18 Published:2022-02-24
  • Contact: Mengyu SHEN

Abstract:

Given the defect that the fast interior point method (FIPM) cannot handle the semi-definite programming (SDP) problem in the case of multiple snapshots, a meshless direction of arrival (DOA) estimation algorithm based on multiple snapshots FIPM (multiple snapshots FIPM, M-FIPM) is proposed. The algorithm first decomposes the eigenvalue of the covariance matrix of the multi-snap data received by the antenna array, and then uses the corresponding weighted sum of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors to reconstruct the single-shot observation vector that conforms to the FIPM model, and finally obtains the SDP through FIPM. The optimal solution of the problem is used to establish the Toeplitz matrix. According to the Vandermonde decomposition result of the matrix, the DOA parameters of the incident source can be estimated. The M-FIPM algorithm not only retains the low computational complexity of the existing FIPM algorithm, but also reduces the dimensionality of the SDP problem. At the same time, in the construction of the new single snapshot observation vector, the small eigenvalues of the covariance matrix are discarded. The corresponding part can effectively suppress the influence of noise on the subsequent DOA parameter recovery process, and further improves the estimation accuracy of the algorithm. The simulation experiment also verifies the superiority of M-FIPM in terms of estimation accuracy and computing time.

Key words: atomic norm minimization, semi-definite programming (SDP), off-grid direction of arrival (DOA) estimation algorithm, fast interior point method (FIPM)

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