Compact Cramer-Rao bound expressions on directional covariance for DF of sources with unknown constant polarizations

The Cramer-Rao Bound B/sub C/ on directional covariance routinely is used as a yardstick for assessing the performance of candidate direction-finding (DF) algorithms. Stoica and Nehorai (1989, 1990) and Yau and Bresler (see ibid., vol.40, no.5,p.1226, 1992) introduced compact formulae for B/sub C/ a...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on signal processing 1994-10, Vol.42 (10), p.2864-2867
Main Author: Lee, H.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromium
Covariance matrix
Multiple signal classification
Navigation
Parameter estimation
Polarization
Signal analysis
Signal processing algorithms
Signal to noise ratio
Stochastic processes
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Summary:The Cramer-Rao Bound B/sub C/ on directional covariance routinely is used as a yardstick for assessing the performance of candidate direction-finding (DF) algorithms. Stoica and Nehorai (1989, 1990) and Yau and Bresler (see ibid., vol.40, no.5,p.1226, 1992) introduced compact formulae for B/sub C/ applicable to DF scenarios in which sources transmit signals having known polarizations. These formulae have proven quite useful in that they facilitate identification of performance limitations that otherwise would be difficult or impossible to obtain. This article presents compact formulae for B/sub C/ for DF scenarios in which n uncorrelated sources transmit signals having constant but unknown polarizations. Also it is shown that these formulae elucidate achievable DF performance for scenarios involving partially correlated sources.< >
ISSN:1053-587X
1941-0476
DOI:10.1109/78.324757