Application of the Matrix Pencil Approach to Direction Finding

Abstract

The Matrix Pencil Approach (1) was shown to be an effective and efficient method for estimating the angles of arrival of multiple narrowband sources. It is classified as non search procedure. Therefore, it is computationally less complicated and eliminates problems encountered in search procedures with regard to memory storage and system calibration. Having collected the data from the outputs of a linear uniformly spaced array consisting of m sensors, the objective is to estimate the locations of the d sources (d m). The information about the parameters of interest are contained in the rank reducing values of a matrix pencil generated from the set of data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA238809

Entities

People

  • Braham Himed
  • Donald D. Weiner

Organizations

  • Syracuse University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Direction Finding
  • Engineering
  • Estimators
  • Frequency
  • Information Processing
  • Mathematical Models
  • Narrowband
  • Noise
  • Random Variables
  • Signal Processing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • White Noise

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Linear Algebra
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects