A Novel Sparse Array for Localization of Mixed Near-Field and Far-Field Sources

As we all know, nested array can obtain a larger array aperture and more degrees of freedom using fewer sensors. In this study, we not only designed an enhanced symmetric nested array (ESNA), which achieved more consecutive lags and more unique lags compared with a generalized nested array but also...

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Published in:International journal of antennas and propagation 2021-12, Vol.2021, p.1-13
Main Authors: Wang, Yinsheng, Cui, WeiJia, Du, Yuxi, Ba, Bin, Mei, Fengtong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Arrays
Far fields
Localization
Matrices (mathematics)
Near fields
Noise
Parameter estimation
Sensor arrays
Sensors
Signal processing
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Summary:As we all know, nested array can obtain a larger array aperture and more degrees of freedom using fewer sensors. In this study, we not only designed an enhanced symmetric nested array (ESNA), which achieved more consecutive lags and more unique lags compared with a generalized nested array but also developed a special cumulant matrix, in the case of a given number of sensors, which can automatically generate the largest consecutive lags of the array. First, the direction-of-arrivals (DOAs) of mixed sources are estimated using the special cumulant matrix. Then, we can estimate the range of the near-field source in the mixed source using a one-dimensional spectral search through estimated DOAs, and in the mixed sources, the near-field and far-field sources are classified by bringing in the range parameter. The largest consecutive lags and composition method of ESNA are also given, under a given number of sensors.Our algorithm has moderate computation complexity, which provides a higher resolution and improves the parameters’ estimation accuracy. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed array showed an outstanding performance under estimation accuracy and resolution ability for both DOA and range estimation compared with existing arrays of the same physical array sensors.
ISSN:1687-5869
1687-5877
DOI:10.1155/2021/3960361