Parallel implementation of the wideband DOA algorithm on the IBM Cell BE processor

Author

Schmuland, Todd E. ; Jamali, Mohsin M. ; Longbrake, Matthew B. ; Buxa, Peter E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

10-14 May 2010

Firstpage

549

Lastpage

552

Abstract

The Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) algorithm is a powerful technique for determining the Direction of Arrival (DOA) of signals impinging on an antenna array. The algorithm is serial based, mathematically intensive, and requires substantial computing power to realize in real-time. Recently, multi-core processors are becoming more prevalent and affordable. The challenge of adapting existing serial based algorithms to parallel based algorithms suitable for today´s multi-core processors is daunting. One multi-core processor will be focused on, namely the IBM Cell Broadband Engine Processor (Cell BE). The process of adapting the serial based MUSIC algorithm to the Cell BE will be analyzed in terms of parallelism and performance for DOA determination.

Keywords

direction-of-arrival estimation; multiprocessing systems; parallel algorithms; signal classification; IBM Cell BE processor; IBM Cell Broadband Engine processor; antenna array; direction of arrival; multicore processors; multiple signal classification; parallel based algorithms; serial based algorithms; wideband DOA algorithm; Algorithm design and analysis; Antenna arrays; Classification algorithms; Directive antennas; Engines; Multicore processing; Multiple signal classification; Parallel processing; Performance analysis; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5811-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494559

Filename

5494559