Title :
The general power variance method for direction finding
Author :
Bond, J.W. ; Hui, S.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Applications Int. Corp., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and analyze a method of estimating the angle of arrival of the dominant component of a signal. Our approach is based on solving a class of optimization problems involving the moments of the directional power variance. This method contains as a special case of the power variance method. Simulations are used to illustrate our approach. Generalizations of the method are also discussed
Keywords :
array signal processing; direction-of-arrival estimation; optimisation; angle of arrival estimation; direction finding; directional power variance moments; dominant signal component; general power variance method; optimization problems; simulations; Antenna accessories; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Background noise; Bonding; Directive antennas; Noise measurement; Power measurement; Random variables; Signal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
MILCOM 97 Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4249-6
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1997.648674
