基于波束空间的DBF协方差矩阵估计方法

Covariance Matrix Estimation in Beamspace DBF

该文对波束空间数字波束合成(Digital Beamforming,DBF)的前后向平滑协方差矩阵估计算法进行了改进,利用对称阵列特殊结构,把复数运算转化为实数运算,从而减少了运算量。文章介绍了算法的原理和实现过程,并分析了运算量。而仿真表明,改进算法在减少运算量的同时,保持了阵列抑制干扰性能。

A modified forward-backward averaging algorithm to estimate the covariance matrix in beamspace DBF is proposed. The computation is greatly reduced because the complex number operation is replaced with real number operation with the special structure of symmetrical array. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can preserve its interference suppression ability with the reduced computation.