2-D DOA estimation employing L-shape array without estimation failure and pair matching failure
Xinyu Sun, Jianjiang Zhou · International Journal of Electronics · 2010
To remove estimation failure problems and pair matching failure problems in two-dimensional direction-of-arrival estimation, we propose a novel method employing a special L-shape array in this study. Two cross-correlated matrices can be used to complete two one-dimensional direction-of-arrival estimations. Based on array configuration and the definitions of azimuth and elevation angles, estimation in each dimension is completely independent. In this way, the estimation failure problems can be removed. Then, we calculate the estimation matrix and construct the expansion matrix of the steering matrix. Both the estimation matrix and the expansion matrix contain the ‘generalised’ permutation matrices. We use pair matching employing these ‘generalised’ permutation matrices instead of the ‘beamforming-like’ method. Simulation results verify that this algorithm can remove these problems and can also significantly improve performance without additional computational loads.