Title :
Cramer-Rao bound and optimum sensor array for source localization from time differences of arrival
Author :
Yang, B. ; Scheuing, J.
Author_Institution :
Stuttgart Univ., Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the Cramer-Rao lower bound for source localization from time differences of arrival. We derive properties of the Cramer-Rao bound and design optimum sensor arrays which minimize the bound.
Keywords :
array signal processing; direction-of-arrival estimation; minimisation; Cramer-Rao lower bound; minimization; optimum sensor array; source localization; time differences of arrival; Acoustic applications; Acoustic sensors; Array signal processing; Covariance matrix; Cramer-Rao bounds; Geometry; Measurement errors; Navigation; Sensor arrays; Signal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2005. Proceedings. (ICASSP '05). IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8874-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICASSP.2005.1416170
