Direction finding using non-coherent measurements in large antenna arrays

Mainak Chowdhury, Milind Rao, Andrea Goldsmith

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Abstract

Direction finding based on array elements capable of acquiring only non-coherent or phaseless measurements is considered. Fundamental limits on the angle estimation error for a finite number of planar wavefronts impinging on the array as a function of the number of antennas are derived through a characterization of the Fisher information matrix. The performance of sparsity-based computationally efficient algorithms for direction finding from recent advances in the phase retrieval literature are also presented. Estimation error under both coherent and noncoherent measurements is shown to decrease as the cube of the number of antennas when this number is large, with a small gap in performance for the non-coherent case.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference Record of 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017
EditorsMichael B. Matthews
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1231-1236
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538618233
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017 - Pacific Grove, United States
Duration: Oct 29 2017Nov 1 2017

Publication series

NameConference Record of 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017
Volume2017-October

Other

Other51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPacific Grove
Period10/29/1711/1/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Optimization
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Instrumentation

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