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Fast Sparse Bayesian Learning-Based Channel Estimation for Underwater Acoustic OFDM Systems

Harsh underwater channels and energy constraints are the two critical issues of underwater acoustic (UWA) communications. To achieve a high channel estimation performance under a severe underwater channel, sparse Bayesian learning (SBL)-based channel estimation was adopted for UWA orthogonal frequen...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-10, Vol.12 (19), p.10175
Main Author: Cho, Yong-Ho
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Language:English
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Summary:Harsh underwater channels and energy constraints are the two critical issues of underwater acoustic (UWA) communications. To achieve a high channel estimation performance under a severe underwater channel, sparse Bayesian learning (SBL)-based channel estimation was adopted for UWA orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Accurate channel estimation can guarantee the successful reception of transmitted data and reduce retransmission occurrences, thereby, leading to energy-efficient communications. However, SBL-based algorithms have improved performances in iterative ways, which require high power consumption. In this paper, a fast SBL algorithm based on a weighted learning rule for hyperparameters is proposed for channel estimation in a UWA-OFDM system. It was shown via numerical analysis that the proposed weighted learning rule enables fast convergence and more accurate channel estimation simultaneously. Simulation results confirm that the proposed algorithm achieves higher accuracy in channel estimation with much fewer iteration numbers in comparison to conventional SBL-based methods for a time-varying UWA channel.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app121910175