Analyzed the relation between time delay difference and time delay estimation errors, based on the principles of three-point locating, a reformed threshold method for time delay difference estimation of impulse signal...Analyzed the relation between time delay difference and time delay estimation errors, based on the principles of three-point locating, a reformed threshold method for time delay difference estimation of impulse signals, called as amendment estimation for short, is developed by introducing channel equalization technique to its conventional version, named as direct estimation in this paper, to improve the estimation stability. After inherent relationship between time delay and phase shift of signals is analyzed, an integer period error compensation method utilized the diversities of both contribution share and contribution mode of concerned estimates is proposed under the condition of high precision phase lag estimation. Finally, a cooperative multi-threshold estimation method composed of amendment and direct estimations to process impulse signals with three thresholds is established. In sea trials data tests of passive locating, this method improves the estimation precision of time delay difference efficiently. The experiments verify the theoretical predictions.展开更多
To improve the estimation accuracy,a novel time delay estimation(TDE)method based on the closed-form offset compensation is proposed.Firstly,we use the generalized cross-correlation with phase transform(GCC-PHAT)metho...To improve the estimation accuracy,a novel time delay estimation(TDE)method based on the closed-form offset compensation is proposed.Firstly,we use the generalized cross-correlation with phase transform(GCC-PHAT)method to obtain the initial TDE.Secondly,a signal model using normalized cross spectrum is established,and the noise subspace is extracted by eigenvalue decomposition(EVD)of covariance matrix.Using the orthogonal relation between the steering vector and the noise subspace,the first-order Taylor expansion is carried out on the steering vector reconstructed by the initial TDE.Finally,the offsets are compensated via simple least squares(LS).Compared to other state-of-the-art methods,the proposed method significantly reduces the computational complexity and achieves better estimation performance.Experiments on both simulation and real-world data verify the efficiency of the proposed approach.展开更多
The true-time delay(TTD)units are critical for solving beam squint and frequency selective fading inWideband Large-Scale Antenna Systems(LSASs).In this work,we propose a TTD array architecture for wideband multi-beam ...The true-time delay(TTD)units are critical for solving beam squint and frequency selective fading inWideband Large-Scale Antenna Systems(LSASs).In this work,we propose a TTD array architecture for wideband multi-beam tracking that eliminates the beam squint phenomenon and filters out interference signals by applying a spatial filter and time delay estimations(TDEs).The paper presents a novel approach to spatial filter design by introducing a transformation matrix that can optimize the beam response in a specific direction and at a specific frequency.Using the variable fractional delay(VFD)filters,we propose a TDE algorithm with a Newton-Raphson iteration update process that corrects the arrival time delay difference between sensors.Simulations and examples have demonstrated that the proposed architecture can achieve beam tracking within 10 ms at the low signalto-noise ratio(SNR)and demodulation loss is less than 0.5 dB in wideband multi-beam scenarios.展开更多
随着空间卫星的广泛使用,射电天文望远镜受到高仰角的干扰越来越多,进一步确定整个天空中卫星干扰源的频率、位置和分布,是有效规划天文观测的重要手段。本文介绍了一种基于时频差对高仰角卫星干扰源定位的方法,即基于时频差信息,将干...随着空间卫星的广泛使用,射电天文望远镜受到高仰角的干扰越来越多,进一步确定整个天空中卫星干扰源的频率、位置和分布,是有效规划天文观测的重要手段。本文介绍了一种基于时频差对高仰角卫星干扰源定位的方法,即基于时频差信息,将干扰源定位解构为时频差联合估计与定位的问题。首先建立用于时频差联合估计的地面接收信号模型,基于四阶最大似然进行到达时间差(time difference of arrival,TDOA)与到达频率差(frequency difference of arrival,FDOA)的联合估计;然后建立干扰源定位模型,根据两步加权最小二乘算法对干扰源进行定位。经过仿真验证,实现了对高仰角快速运动干扰源的定位与轨迹估计,对于300 km高度干扰源的定位误差最小可达到78 m。利用基于联合时频差分析的卫星干扰源定位算法进行射电天文台址无线电环境测量可提升射电望远镜的科学产出,并保障其平稳运行。展开更多
For dense time delay estimation(TDE),when multiple time delays are located within a grid interval,it is dificult for the existing sparse Bayesian learning/inference(SBL/SBI)methods to obtain high estimation accuracy t...For dense time delay estimation(TDE),when multiple time delays are located within a grid interval,it is dificult for the existing sparse Bayesian learning/inference(SBL/SBI)methods to obtain high estimation accuracy to meet the application requirements.To solve this problem,this paper proposes a method named off-grid sparse Bayesian inference-biased total grid(OGSBI-BTG),where a mesh evolution process is conducted to move the total grids iteratively based on the position of the off-grid between two grids.The proposed method updates the off-grid dictionary matrix by further reconstructing an optimum mesh and offsetting the off-grid vector.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach performs better than other state-of-the-art SBI methods and multiple signal classification even when the grid interval is larger than the gap of true time delays.In this paper,the time domain model and frequency domain model of TDE are studied.展开更多
A nonconforming finite element method of finite difference streamline diffusion type is proposed to solve the time-dependent linearized Navier-Stokes equations. The backward Euler scheme is used for time discretizatio...A nonconforming finite element method of finite difference streamline diffusion type is proposed to solve the time-dependent linearized Navier-Stokes equations. The backward Euler scheme is used for time discretization. Crouzeix-Raviart nonconforming finite element approximation, namely, nonconforming （P1）2 - P0 element, is used for the velocity and pressure fields with the streamline diffusion technique to cope with usual instabilities caused by the convection and time terms. Stability and error estimates are derived with suitable norms.展开更多
With the conditions of small data size and low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), the application of Higher Order Statistics (HOS) is restrained not only by its high estimation variance,but also by its low estimation precis...With the conditions of small data size and low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), the application of Higher Order Statistics (HOS) is restrained not only by its high estimation variance,but also by its low estimation precision. Therefore, a modified HOS based Time Delay Estimation (TDE) algorithm is proposed to overcome these problems. Comparing with the conventional TDE algorithms, the estimation variance is improved greatly. A typical simulation example is completed in order to test the performance of the algorithm proposed, which shows that the proposed algorithm has advantages over the traditional ones in both detection performance and computation efficiency.展开更多
文摘Analyzed the relation between time delay difference and time delay estimation errors, based on the principles of three-point locating, a reformed threshold method for time delay difference estimation of impulse signals, called as amendment estimation for short, is developed by introducing channel equalization technique to its conventional version, named as direct estimation in this paper, to improve the estimation stability. After inherent relationship between time delay and phase shift of signals is analyzed, an integer period error compensation method utilized the diversities of both contribution share and contribution mode of concerned estimates is proposed under the condition of high precision phase lag estimation. Finally, a cooperative multi-threshold estimation method composed of amendment and direct estimations to process impulse signals with three thresholds is established. In sea trials data tests of passive locating, this method improves the estimation precision of time delay difference efficiently. The experiments verify the theoretical predictions.
基金supported in part by National Key R&D Program of China under Grants 2020YFB1807602 and 2020YFB1807600National Science Foundation of China(61971217,61971218,61631020,61601167)+1 种基金the Fund of Sonar Technology Key Laboratory(Range estimation and location technology of passive target viamultiple array combination),Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds(2020Z013)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M681585).
文摘To improve the estimation accuracy,a novel time delay estimation(TDE)method based on the closed-form offset compensation is proposed.Firstly,we use the generalized cross-correlation with phase transform(GCC-PHAT)method to obtain the initial TDE.Secondly,a signal model using normalized cross spectrum is established,and the noise subspace is extracted by eigenvalue decomposition(EVD)of covariance matrix.Using the orthogonal relation between the steering vector and the noise subspace,the first-order Taylor expansion is carried out on the steering vector reconstructed by the initial TDE.Finally,the offsets are compensated via simple least squares(LS).Compared to other state-of-the-art methods,the proposed method significantly reduces the computational complexity and achieves better estimation performance.Experiments on both simulation and real-world data verify the efficiency of the proposed approach.
基金supported by the foundation of National Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Environment(Grant No.202103012).
文摘The true-time delay(TTD)units are critical for solving beam squint and frequency selective fading inWideband Large-Scale Antenna Systems(LSASs).In this work,we propose a TTD array architecture for wideband multi-beam tracking that eliminates the beam squint phenomenon and filters out interference signals by applying a spatial filter and time delay estimations(TDEs).The paper presents a novel approach to spatial filter design by introducing a transformation matrix that can optimize the beam response in a specific direction and at a specific frequency.Using the variable fractional delay(VFD)filters,we propose a TDE algorithm with a Newton-Raphson iteration update process that corrects the arrival time delay difference between sensors.Simulations and examples have demonstrated that the proposed architecture can achieve beam tracking within 10 ms at the low signalto-noise ratio(SNR)and demodulation loss is less than 0.5 dB in wideband multi-beam scenarios.
文摘随着空间卫星的广泛使用,射电天文望远镜受到高仰角的干扰越来越多,进一步确定整个天空中卫星干扰源的频率、位置和分布,是有效规划天文观测的重要手段。本文介绍了一种基于时频差对高仰角卫星干扰源定位的方法,即基于时频差信息,将干扰源定位解构为时频差联合估计与定位的问题。首先建立用于时频差联合估计的地面接收信号模型,基于四阶最大似然进行到达时间差(time difference of arrival,TDOA)与到达频率差(frequency difference of arrival,FDOA)的联合估计;然后建立干扰源定位模型,根据两步加权最小二乘算法对干扰源进行定位。经过仿真验证,实现了对高仰角快速运动干扰源的定位与轨迹估计,对于300 km高度干扰源的定位误差最小可达到78 m。利用基于联合时频差分析的卫星干扰源定位算法进行射电天文台址无线电环境测量可提升射电望远镜的科学产出,并保障其平稳运行。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61401145)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(No.19ZR1437600)。
文摘For dense time delay estimation(TDE),when multiple time delays are located within a grid interval,it is dificult for the existing sparse Bayesian learning/inference(SBL/SBI)methods to obtain high estimation accuracy to meet the application requirements.To solve this problem,this paper proposes a method named off-grid sparse Bayesian inference-biased total grid(OGSBI-BTG),where a mesh evolution process is conducted to move the total grids iteratively based on the position of the off-grid between two grids.The proposed method updates the off-grid dictionary matrix by further reconstructing an optimum mesh and offsetting the off-grid vector.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach performs better than other state-of-the-art SBI methods and multiple signal classification even when the grid interval is larger than the gap of true time delays.In this paper,the time domain model and frequency domain model of TDE are studied.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10771150)the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2005CB321701)+1 种基金the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-07-0584)the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(No.07ZB087)
文摘A nonconforming finite element method of finite difference streamline diffusion type is proposed to solve the time-dependent linearized Navier-Stokes equations. The backward Euler scheme is used for time discretization. Crouzeix-Raviart nonconforming finite element approximation, namely, nonconforming （P1）2 - P0 element, is used for the velocity and pressure fields with the streamline diffusion technique to cope with usual instabilities caused by the convection and time terms. Stability and error estimates are derived with suitable norms.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60072027)
文摘With the conditions of small data size and low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), the application of Higher Order Statistics (HOS) is restrained not only by its high estimation variance,but also by its low estimation precision. Therefore, a modified HOS based Time Delay Estimation (TDE) algorithm is proposed to overcome these problems. Comparing with the conventional TDE algorithms, the estimation variance is improved greatly. A typical simulation example is completed in order to test the performance of the algorithm proposed, which shows that the proposed algorithm has advantages over the traditional ones in both detection performance and computation efficiency.
