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A Gradient Method Based Near-Field Range Estimation Technique Robust to Direction-of-Arrival Error

방위각 오차에 강인한 경사법 기반 근접장 표적 거리 추정 기법

  • Received : 2011.07.12
  • Accepted : 2011.12.07
  • Published : 2012.03.25
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a near-field range estimation method for a uniform linear array that can calibrate bearing estimation error which give a bad influence on a range estimation process. When a range is fixed, the bearing error is calibrated to maximize the beamformer output by the proposed algorithm based on the gradient method. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can compensate the bearing error which is less than the mainlobe beamwidth so that reduce the range estimation error as similar as the case of no bearing error.

본 논문에서는 등간격 선형 배열 센서에서 초점빔형성을 이용한 근접장 거리 추정 시에 방위각 오차의 영향을 극복하기 위하여, 거리 방향 탐색 시에 일정 범위 안의 방위각 오차를 보정하여 추정 성능을 향상시키는 기법을 제안하였다. 방위각 오차는 탐색 거리가 주어졌을 때 경사법을 기반으로 빔형성기 출력값이 최대가 되도록 보정하게 된다. 모의실험 결과를 통해, 제안된 기법이 주엽의 폭보다 작은 방위각 오차를 보정하여 거리 추정 오차를 방위각 오차가 없는 경우와 같은 수준으로 감소시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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