Compared with the traditional channel estimation methods, blind channel estimation methods can increase the bandwidth efficiency of the systems, but their precision is low and they converge slowly. In this paper, the ...Compared with the traditional channel estimation methods, blind channel estimation methods can increase the bandwidth efficiency of the systems, but their precision is low and they converge slowly. In this paper, the Cramér-Rao Bound （CRB） for blind channel estimation in complex-valued Single-Input Multiple- Output （SIMO） channel is derived. In the simulations, the correctness of the CRB is validated and some channel estimation methods are evaluated by using the CRB.展开更多
Most currently existing investigations on the observability of passive guidance systems can only provide a qualitative result. In this paper, a quantitative method, which utilizes Cramér-Rao lower bound in the es...Most currently existing investigations on the observability of passive guidance systems can only provide a qualitative result. In this paper, a quantitative method, which utilizes Cramér-Rao lower bound in the estimability analysis of closed-loop guidance systems with bearings-only measurements, is proposed. The new method provides an intuitive result for observability of the guidance system through graphical analysis. As a demonstration, a numerical example is presented, in which the degrees of observability of the guidance systems under two commonly used guidance laws are compared by using the new approach.展开更多
The primary goal of this work is to characterize the impact of weighting selection strategy and multistatic geometry on the multistatic radar performance. With the relationship between the multistatic ambiguity functi...The primary goal of this work is to characterize the impact of weighting selection strategy and multistatic geometry on the multistatic radar performance. With the relationship between the multistatic ambiguity function （AF） and the multistatie Cram6r-Rao lower bound （CRLB）, the problem of calculating the multistatic AF and the multistatic CRLB as a performance metric for multistatic radar system is studied. Exactly, based on the proper selection of the system parameters, the multistatic radar performance can be significantly improved. The simulation results illustrate that the multistatic AF and the multistatic CRLB can serve as guidelines for future multistatic fusion rule development and multistatic radars deployment.展开更多
For bistatic multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)radar,this paper presents a robust and direction finding method in strong impulse noise environment.By means of a new lower order covariance,the method is effective in ...For bistatic multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)radar,this paper presents a robust and direction finding method in strong impulse noise environment.By means of a new lower order covariance,the method is effective in suppressing impulse noise and achieving superior direction finding performance using the maximum likelihood(ML)estimation method.A quantum equilibrium optimizer algorithm(QEOA)is devised to resolve the corresponding objective function for efficient and accurate direc-tion finding.The results of simulation reveal the capability of the presented method in success rate and root mean square error over existing direction-finding methods in different application situations,e.g.,locating coherent signal sources with very few snapshots in strong impulse noise.Other than that,the Cramér-Rao bound(CRB)under impulse noise environment has been drawn to test the capability of the presented method.展开更多
A mean squared error lower bound for the discrete-time nonlinear filtering with colored noises is derived based on the posterior version of the Cramér-Rao inequality. The colored noises are characterized by the a...A mean squared error lower bound for the discrete-time nonlinear filtering with colored noises is derived based on the posterior version of the Cramér-Rao inequality. The colored noises are characterized by the auto-regressive model including the auto-correlated process noise and autocorrelated measurement noise simultaneously. Moreover, the proposed lower bound is also suitable for a general model of nonlinear high order auto-regressive systems. Finally, the lower bound is evaluated by a typical example in target tracking. It shows that the new lower bound can assess the achievable performance of suboptimal filtering techniques, and the colored noise has a significantly effect on the lower bound and the performance of filters.展开更多
For coping with the multiple target tracking in the presence of complex time-varying environments and unknown target information, a time resource management scheme based on chance-constraint programming（CCP） employi...For coping with the multiple target tracking in the presence of complex time-varying environments and unknown target information, a time resource management scheme based on chance-constraint programming（CCP） employing fuzzy logic priority is proposed for opportunistic array radar（OAR）. In this scheme,the total beam illuminating time is minimized by effective time resource allocation so that the desired tracking performance is achieved. Meanwhile, owing to the randomness of radar cross section（RCS）, the CCP is used to balance tracking accuracy and time resource conditioned on the specified confidence level. The adaptive fuzzy logic prioritization, imitating the human decision-making process for ranking radar targets, can realize the full potential of radar. The Bayesian Crame ′r-Rao lower bound（BCRLB） provides us with a low bound of localization estimation root-mean-square error（RMSE）, and equally important, it can be calculated predictively. Consequently, it is employed as an optimization criterion for the time resource allocation scheme. The stochastic simulation is integrated into the genetic algorithm（GA） to compose a hybrid intelligent optimization algorithm to solve the CCP optimization problem. The simulation results show that the time resource is saved strikingly and the radar performance is also improved.展开更多
The photon polarization law po ＝ sin2θ is derived from a simple informational consideration by twomethods: The first is via an intuitive principle of mininum Fisher information, the second is via a symmetry andinvar...The photon polarization law po ＝ sin2θ is derived from a simple informational consideration by twomethods: The first is via an intuitive principle of mininum Fisher information, the second is via a symmetry andinvariance argument. The results demonstrate that in photon polarization, Nature has a tendency to hide herselfas deepas possible while obeying some regular conditions.展开更多
In many applications such as multiuser radar communications and astrophysical imaging processing,the encountered noise is usually described by the finite sum ofα-stable(1≤α<2)variables.In this paper,a new parame...In many applications such as multiuser radar communications and astrophysical imaging processing,the encountered noise is usually described by the finite sum ofα-stable(1≤α<2)variables.In this paper,a new parameter estimator is developed,in the presence of this new heavy-tailed noise.Since the closed-formPDF of theα-stable variable does not exist exceptα=1 andα=2,we take the sum of the Cauchy(α=1)and Gaussian(α=2)noise as an example,namely,additive Cauchy-Gaussian(ACG)noise.The probability density function(PDF)of the mixed random variable,can be calculated by the convolution of the Cauchy’s PDF and Gaussian’s PDF.Because of the complicated integral in the PDF expression of the ACG noise,traditional estimators,e.g.,maximum likelihood,are analytically not tractable.To obtain the optimal estimates,a new robust frequency estimator is devised by employing the Metropolis-Hastings(M-H)algorithm.Meanwhile,to guarantee the fast convergence of the M-H chain,a new proposal covariance criterion is also devised,where the batch of previous samples are utilized to iteratively update the proposal covariance in each sampling process.Computer simulations are carried out to indicate the superiority of the developed scheme,when compared with several conventional estimators and the Cramér-Rao lower bound.展开更多
The resource allocation technique is of great significance in achieving frequency spectrum coexistence in Joint Radar-Communication(JRC)systems,by which the problem of radio frequency spectrum congestion can be well a...The resource allocation technique is of great significance in achieving frequency spectrum coexistence in Joint Radar-Communication(JRC)systems,by which the problem of radio frequency spectrum congestion can be well alleviated.A Robust Joint Frequency Spectrum and Power Allocation(RJFSPA)strategy is proposed for the Coexisting Radar and Communication(CRC)system.Specifically,we consider the uncertainty of target Radar Cross Section(RCS)and communication channel gain to formulate a bi-objective optimization model.The joint probabilities that the Crame´r-Rao Lower Bound(CRLB)of each target satisfying the localization accuracy threshold and the Communication Data Ratio(CDR)of each user satisfying the communication threshold are simultaneously maximized,under the constraint of the total power budget.A Three-Stage Alternating Optimization Method(TSAOM)is proposed to obtain the Best-Known Pareto Subset(BKPS)of this problem,where the frequency spectrum,radar power,and communicator power are allocated using the greedy search and standard convex optimization methods,respectively.Simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed RJFSPA strategy,compared with the resource allocation methods in a uniform manner and that ignores the uncertainties.The efficiency of the TSAOM is also verified by the comparison with the exhaustive search-based method.展开更多
As an important parameter in the single airborne passive locating system, the rate of phase difference change contains range information of the radio emitter. Taking single carrier sine pulse signals as an example, th...As an important parameter in the single airborne passive locating system, the rate of phase difference change contains range information of the radio emitter. Taking single carrier sine pulse signals as an example, this article illustrates the principle of passive location through measurement of rates of phase difference change and analyzes the structure of measurement errors. On the basis of the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB), an algorithm associated with time-chips is proposed to determine the rates of pha...展开更多
It is well known that the Two-step Weighted Least-Squares(TWLS) is a widely used method for source localization and sensor position refinement. For this reason, we propose a unified framework of the TWLS method for jo...It is well known that the Two-step Weighted Least-Squares(TWLS) is a widely used method for source localization and sensor position refinement. For this reason, we propose a unified framework of the TWLS method for joint estimation of multiple disjoint sources and sensor locations in this paper. Unlike some existing works, the presented method is based on more general measurement model, and therefore it can be applied to many different localization scenarios.Besides, it does not have the initialization and local convergence problem. The closed-form expression for the covariance matrix of the proposed TWLS estimator is also derived by exploiting the first-order perturbation analysis. Moreover, the estimation accuracy of the TWLS method is shown analytically to achieve the Cramér-Rao Bound(CRB) before the threshold effect takes place. The theoretical analysis is also performed in a common mathematical framework, rather than aiming at some specific signal metrics. Finally, two numerical experiments are performed to support the theoretical development in this paper.展开更多
In the envisioned smart grid, high penetration of uncertain renewables, unpredictable participation of(industrial) customers, and purposeful manipulation of smart meter readings, all highlight the need for accurate,fa...In the envisioned smart grid, high penetration of uncertain renewables, unpredictable participation of(industrial) customers, and purposeful manipulation of smart meter readings, all highlight the need for accurate,fast, and robust power system state estimation(PSSE). Nonetheless, most real-time data available in the current and upcoming transmission/distribution systems are nonlinear in power system states(i.e., nodal voltage phasors).Scalable approaches to dealing with PSSE tasks undergo a paradigm shift toward addressing the unique modeling and computational challenges associated with those nonlinear measurements. In this study, we provide a contemporary overview of PSSE and describe the current state of the art in the nonlinear weighted least-squares and least-absolutevalue PSSE. To benchmark the performance of unbiased estimators, the Cramér-Rao lower bound is developed.Accounting for cyber attacks, new corruption models are introduced, and robust PSSE approaches are outlined as well. Finally, distribution system state estimation is discussed along with its current challenges. Simulation tests corroborate the effectiveness of the developed algorithms as well as the practical merits of the theory.展开更多
基金Supported by Jiangsu Natural Science Fund (BK2003015) National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory Fund (N0302).
文摘Compared with the traditional channel estimation methods, blind channel estimation methods can increase the bandwidth efficiency of the systems, but their precision is low and they converge slowly. In this paper, the Cramér-Rao Bound （CRB） for blind channel estimation in complex-valued Single-Input Multiple- Output （SIMO） channel is derived. In the simulations, the correctness of the CRB is validated and some channel estimation methods are evaluated by using the CRB.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60104003 and 60374024).
文摘Most currently existing investigations on the observability of passive guidance systems can only provide a qualitative result. In this paper, a quantitative method, which utilizes Cramér-Rao lower bound in the estimability analysis of closed-loop guidance systems with bearings-only measurements, is proposed. The new method provides an intuitive result for observability of the guidance system through graphical analysis. As a demonstration, a numerical example is presented, in which the degrees of observability of the guidance systems under two commonly used guidance laws are compared by using the new approach.
基金Project(61271441)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(NCET-10-0895)supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of China
文摘The primary goal of this work is to characterize the impact of weighting selection strategy and multistatic geometry on the multistatic radar performance. With the relationship between the multistatic ambiguity function （AF） and the multistatie Cram6r-Rao lower bound （CRLB）, the problem of calculating the multistatic AF and the multistatic CRLB as a performance metric for multistatic radar system is studied. Exactly, based on the proper selection of the system parameters, the multistatic radar performance can be significantly improved. The simulation results illustrate that the multistatic AF and the multistatic CRLB can serve as guidelines for future multistatic fusion rule development and multistatic radars deployment.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62073093)the Postdoctoral Scientific Research Developmental Fund of Heilongjiang Province(LBH-Q19098)+1 种基金the Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LH2020F017)the Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Communication and Information Technology,Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
文摘For bistatic multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)radar,this paper presents a robust and direction finding method in strong impulse noise environment.By means of a new lower order covariance,the method is effective in suppressing impulse noise and achieving superior direction finding performance using the maximum likelihood(ML)estimation method.A quantum equilibrium optimizer algorithm(QEOA)is devised to resolve the corresponding objective function for efficient and accurate direc-tion finding.The results of simulation reveal the capability of the presented method in success rate and root mean square error over existing direction-finding methods in different application situations,e.g.,locating coherent signal sources with very few snapshots in strong impulse noise.Other than that,the Cramér-Rao bound(CRB)under impulse noise environment has been drawn to test the capability of the presented method.
基金supported in part by the Open Research Funds of BACC-STAFDL of China under Grant No.2015afdl010the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61673282the PCSIRT16R53
文摘A mean squared error lower bound for the discrete-time nonlinear filtering with colored noises is derived based on the posterior version of the Cramér-Rao inequality. The colored noises are characterized by the auto-regressive model including the auto-correlated process noise and autocorrelated measurement noise simultaneously. Moreover, the proposed lower bound is also suitable for a general model of nonlinear high order auto-regressive systems. Finally, the lower bound is evaluated by a typical example in target tracking. It shows that the new lower bound can assess the achievable performance of suboptimal filtering techniques, and the colored noise has a significantly effect on the lower bound and the performance of filters.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(6127132761671241)
文摘For coping with the multiple target tracking in the presence of complex time-varying environments and unknown target information, a time resource management scheme based on chance-constraint programming（CCP） employing fuzzy logic priority is proposed for opportunistic array radar（OAR）. In this scheme,the total beam illuminating time is minimized by effective time resource allocation so that the desired tracking performance is achieved. Meanwhile, owing to the randomness of radar cross section（RCS）, the CCP is used to balance tracking accuracy and time resource conditioned on the specified confidence level. The adaptive fuzzy logic prioritization, imitating the human decision-making process for ranking radar targets, can realize the full potential of radar. The Bayesian Crame ′r-Rao lower bound（BCRLB） provides us with a low bound of localization estimation root-mean-square error（RMSE）, and equally important, it can be calculated predictively. Consequently, it is employed as an optimization criterion for the time resource allocation scheme. The stochastic simulation is integrated into the genetic algorithm（GA） to compose a hybrid intelligent optimization algorithm to solve the CCP optimization problem. The simulation results show that the time resource is saved strikingly and the radar performance is also improved.
基金The project supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 19901036
文摘The photon polarization law po ＝ sin2θ is derived from a simple informational consideration by twomethods: The first is via an intuitive principle of mininum Fisher information, the second is via a symmetry andinvariance argument. The results demonstrate that in photon polarization, Nature has a tendency to hide herselfas deepas possible while obeying some regular conditions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52075397,61905184,61701021)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.FRF-TP-19-006A3).
文摘In many applications such as multiuser radar communications and astrophysical imaging processing,the encountered noise is usually described by the finite sum ofα-stable(1≤α<2)variables.In this paper,a new parameter estimator is developed,in the presence of this new heavy-tailed noise.Since the closed-formPDF of theα-stable variable does not exist exceptα=1 andα=2,we take the sum of the Cauchy(α=1)and Gaussian(α=2)noise as an example,namely,additive Cauchy-Gaussian(ACG)noise.The probability density function(PDF)of the mixed random variable,can be calculated by the convolution of the Cauchy’s PDF and Gaussian’s PDF.Because of the complicated integral in the PDF expression of the ACG noise,traditional estimators,e.g.,maximum likelihood,are analytically not tractable.To obtain the optimal estimates,a new robust frequency estimator is devised by employing the Metropolis-Hastings(M-H)algorithm.Meanwhile,to guarantee the fast convergence of the M-H chain,a new proposal covariance criterion is also devised,where the batch of previous samples are utilized to iteratively update the proposal covariance in each sampling process.Computer simulations are carried out to indicate the superiority of the developed scheme,when compared with several conventional estimators and the Cramér-Rao lower bound.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62071482)Shaanxi Association of Science and Technology Youth Talent Support Program Project,China(No.20230137)+1 种基金the Innovative Talents Cultivate Program for Technology Innovation Team of ShaanXi Province,China(No.2024RS-CXTD-08)the Youth Talent Lifting Project of the China Association for Science and Technology(No.2021-JCJQ-QT-018).
文摘The resource allocation technique is of great significance in achieving frequency spectrum coexistence in Joint Radar-Communication(JRC)systems,by which the problem of radio frequency spectrum congestion can be well alleviated.A Robust Joint Frequency Spectrum and Power Allocation(RJFSPA)strategy is proposed for the Coexisting Radar and Communication(CRC)system.Specifically,we consider the uncertainty of target Radar Cross Section(RCS)and communication channel gain to formulate a bi-objective optimization model.The joint probabilities that the Crame´r-Rao Lower Bound(CRLB)of each target satisfying the localization accuracy threshold and the Communication Data Ratio(CDR)of each user satisfying the communication threshold are simultaneously maximized,under the constraint of the total power budget.A Three-Stage Alternating Optimization Method(TSAOM)is proposed to obtain the Best-Known Pareto Subset(BKPS)of this problem,where the frequency spectrum,radar power,and communicator power are allocated using the greedy search and standard convex optimization methods,respectively.Simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed RJFSPA strategy,compared with the resource allocation methods in a uniform manner and that ignores the uncertainties.The efficiency of the TSAOM is also verified by the comparison with the exhaustive search-based method.
基金Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (2007ZC53030)
文摘As an important parameter in the single airborne passive locating system, the rate of phase difference change contains range information of the radio emitter. Taking single carrier sine pulse signals as an example, this article illustrates the principle of passive location through measurement of rates of phase difference change and analyzes the structure of measurement errors. On the basis of the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB), an algorithm associated with time-chips is proposed to determine the rates of pha...
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61201381, 61401513 and 61772548)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2016M592989)+1 种基金the Self-Topic Foundation of Information Engineering University, China (No. 2016600701)the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Information Engineering University, China (No. 2016603201)
文摘It is well known that the Two-step Weighted Least-Squares(TWLS) is a widely used method for source localization and sensor position refinement. For this reason, we propose a unified framework of the TWLS method for joint estimation of multiple disjoint sources and sensor locations in this paper. Unlike some existing works, the presented method is based on more general measurement model, and therefore it can be applied to many different localization scenarios.Besides, it does not have the initialization and local convergence problem. The closed-form expression for the covariance matrix of the proposed TWLS estimator is also derived by exploiting the first-order perturbation analysis. Moreover, the estimation accuracy of the TWLS method is shown analytically to achieve the Cramér-Rao Bound(CRB) before the threshold effect takes place. The theoretical analysis is also performed in a common mathematical framework, rather than aiming at some specific signal metrics. Finally, two numerical experiments are performed to support the theoretical development in this paper.
基金Wang G and Giannakis GB were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.1514056,1505970,and 1711471)Chen J and Sun J were supported by the NSFC(Nos.61621063 and 61522303)+2 种基金the NSFC-Zhejiang Joint Fund for the Integration of Industrialization and Informatization(No.61720106011)the Projects of Major International(Regional)Joint Research Program NSFC(No.61720106011)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(No.IRT1208)
文摘In the envisioned smart grid, high penetration of uncertain renewables, unpredictable participation of(industrial) customers, and purposeful manipulation of smart meter readings, all highlight the need for accurate,fast, and robust power system state estimation(PSSE). Nonetheless, most real-time data available in the current and upcoming transmission/distribution systems are nonlinear in power system states(i.e., nodal voltage phasors).Scalable approaches to dealing with PSSE tasks undergo a paradigm shift toward addressing the unique modeling and computational challenges associated with those nonlinear measurements. In this study, we provide a contemporary overview of PSSE and describe the current state of the art in the nonlinear weighted least-squares and least-absolutevalue PSSE. To benchmark the performance of unbiased estimators, the Cramér-Rao lower bound is developed.Accounting for cyber attacks, new corruption models are introduced, and robust PSSE approaches are outlined as well. Finally, distribution system state estimation is discussed along with its current challenges. Simulation tests corroborate the effectiveness of the developed algorithms as well as the practical merits of the theory.
