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A Robust Beamformer Based on Weighted Sparse Constraint
Applying a sparse constraint on the beam pattern has been suggested to
suppress the sidelobe level of a minimum variance distortionless response
(MVDR) beamformer. In this letter, we introduce a weighted sparse constraint in
the beamformer design to provide a lower sidelobe level and deeper nulls for
interference avoidance, as compared with a conventional MVDR beamformer. The
proposed beamformer also shows improved robustness against the mismatch between
the steering angle and the direction of arrival (DOA) of the desired signal,
caused by imperfect estimation of DOA.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Spatial Compressive Sensing for MIMO Radar
We study compressive sensing in the spatial domain to achieve target
localization, specifically direction of arrival (DOA), using multiple-input
multiple-output (MIMO) radar. A sparse localization framework is proposed for a
MIMO array in which transmit and receive elements are placed at random. This
allows for a dramatic reduction in the number of elements needed, while still
attaining performance comparable to that of a filled (Nyquist) array. By
leveraging properties of structured random matrices, we develop a bound on the
coherence of the resulting measurement matrix, and obtain conditions under
which the measurement matrix satisfies the so-called isotropy property. The
coherence and isotropy concepts are used to establish uniform and non-uniform
recovery guarantees within the proposed spatial compressive sensing framework.
In particular, we show that non-uniform recovery is guaranteed if the product
of the number of transmit and receive elements, MN (which is also the number of
degrees of freedom), scales with K(log(G))^2, where K is the number of targets
and G is proportional to the array aperture and determines the angle
resolution. In contrast with a filled virtual MIMO array where the product MN
scales linearly with G, the logarithmic dependence on G in the proposed
framework supports the high-resolution provided by the virtual array aperture
while using a small number of MIMO radar elements. In the numerical results we
show that, in the proposed framework, compressive sensing recovery algorithms
are capable of better performance than classical methods, such as beamforming
and MUSIC.Comment: To appear in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processin
Effect of gain and phase errors on SKA1-low imaging quality from 50-600 MHz
Simulations of SKA1-low were performed to estimate the noise level in images
produced by the telescope over a frequency range 50-600 MHz, which extends the
50-350 MHz range of the current baseline design. The root-mean-square (RMS)
deviation between images produced by an ideal, error-free SKA1-low and those
produced by SKA1-low with varying levels of uncorrelated gain and phase errors
was simulated. The residual in-field and sidelobe noise levels were assessed.
It was found that the RMS deviations decreased as the frequency increased. The
residual sidelobe noise decreased by a factor of ~5 from 50 to 100 MHz, and
continued to decrease at higher frequencies, attributable to wider strong
sidelobes and brighter sources at lower frequencies. The thermal noise limit is
found to range between ~10 - 0.3 Jy and is reached after ~100-100 000 hrs
integration, depending on observation frequency, with the shortest integration
time required at ~100 MHz.Comment: 23 pages, 11 figures Typo correcte
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