Performance of joint direction-of-departure and direction-of-arrival estimation in UWB MIMO radars detecting targets with fluctuating radar cross sections

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idnin Pasya ◽  
Naohiko Iwakiri ◽  
Takehiko Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Direction Of Arrival Estimation ◽  
Radar Cross Sections ◽  
Direction Of Departure ◽  
Joint Direction

scholarly journals Joint Direction-of-Departure and Direction-of-Arrival Estimation in a UWB MIMO Radar Detecting Targets with Fluctuating Radar Cross Sections

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idnin Pasya ◽  
Naohiko Iwakiri ◽  
Takehiko Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Mimo Radar ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Radar Cross Sections ◽  
Direction Of Departure ◽  
Estimation Scheme ◽  
Joint Direction

This paper presents a joint direction-of-departure (DOD) and direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar utilizing ultra wideband (UWB) signals in detecting targets with fluctuating radar cross sections (RCS). The UWB MIMO radar utilized a combination of two-way MUSIC and majority decision based on angle histograms of estimated DODs and DOAs at each frequency of the UWB signal. The proposed angle estimation scheme was demonstrated to be effective in detecting targets with fluctuating RCS, compared to conventional spectra averaging method used in subband angle estimations. It was found that a wider bandwidth resulted in improved estimation performance. Numerical simulations along with experimental evaluations in a radio anechoic chamber are presented.

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