A Method for Determining Signal Direction Using Artificial Doppler Shifts

Abstract

A method for determining the direction of an incoming signal is provided in which each of a plurality of receivers arranged in a linear array is sampled in sequence to simulate a single receiver moving along an aperture defined by the linear array at a simulated speed. This generates a simulated time series data from which a simulated Doppler shift in the incident angle is measured. The simulated Doppler shift is used to determine the incident angle between the incident signal and the linear array of receivers. By adjusting the simulated speed to eliminate artifacts in the power spectral density of the data obtained from the receivers, the incident angle can be obtain from the expression of the simulated Doppler shift.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 03, 2007
Accession Number
ADD020297

Entities

People

  • Anthony A. Ruffa

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Arrays
  • Artifacts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Domain
  • Inventions
  • Linear Arrays
  • Patents
  • Plane Waves
  • Sequences
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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