A Statistically Efficient Estimator for Co-array Based DoA Estimation

in Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (2018, October)

Co-array-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) estimation using Sparse linear arrays (SLAs) has recently gained considerable interest in array processing due to the attractive capability of providing enhanced ... [more ▼]

Co-array-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) estimation using Sparse linear arrays (SLAs) has recently gained considerable interest in array processing due to the attractive capability of providing enhanced degrees of freedom. Although a variety of estimators have been suggested in the literature for co-array-based DoA estimation, none of them are statistically efficient. This work introduces a novel Weighted Least Squares (WLS) estimator for the co-array-based DoA estimation employing the covariance fitting method. Then, an optimal weighting is given so that the asymptotic performance of the proposed WLS estimator coincides with the Cram\'{e}r-Rao Bound (CRB), thereby ensuring statistical efficiency of resulting WLS estimator. This implies that the proposed WLS estimator has significantly better performance compared to existing methods in the literature. Numerical simulations are provided to corroborate the asymptotic statistical efficiency and the improved performance of the proposed estimator. [less ▲]

CONSISTENT LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATOR FOR CO-ARRAY-BASED DOA ESTIMATION

in IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM) (2018, July)

Sparse linear arrays (SLAs), such as nested and co-prime arrays, have the attractive capability of providing enhanced degrees of freedom by exploiting the co-array model. Accordingly, co-array-based ... [more ▼]

Sparse linear arrays (SLAs), such as nested and co-prime arrays, have the attractive capability of providing enhanced degrees of freedom by exploiting the co-array model. Accordingly, co-array-based Direction of Arrivals (DoAs) estimation has recently gained considerable interest in array processing. The literature has suggested applying MUSIC on an augmented sample covariance matrix for co-array-based DoAs estimation. In this paper, we propose a Least Squares (LS) estimator for co-array-based DoAs estimation employing the covariance fitting method as an alternative to MUSIC. We show that the proposed LS estimator provides consistent estimates of DoAs of identifiable sources for SLAs. Additionally, an analytical expression for the large sample performance of the proposed estimator is derived. Numerical results illustrate the finite sample behavior in relation to the derived analytical expression. Moreover, the performance of the proposed LS estimator is compared to the co-array-based MUSIC. [less ▲]

Reduced complexity satellite broadcast receiver with interference mitigation in correlated noise

in International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking (2018), 36(5),

ry The recent commercial trends towards using smaller dish antennas for satellite receivers and the growing density of broadcasting satellites necessitate the application of robust adjacent satellite ... [more ▼]

ry The recent commercial trends towards using smaller dish antennas for satellite receivers and the growing density of broadcasting satellites necessitate the application of robust adjacent satellite interference cancellation schemes. This orbital density growth along with the wider beamwidth of a smaller dish have imposed an overloaded scenario at the satellite receiver, where the number of transmitting satellites exceeds the number of receiving elements at the dish antenna. To ensure successful operation in this practical scenario, we propose a satellite receiver that enhances signal detection from the desired satellite by mitigating the interference from neighboring satellites. Towards this objective, we propose an enhanced list‐based group‐wise search detection (E‐LGSD) receiver under the assumption of spatially correlated additive noise. To further enhance detection performance, the proposed satellite receiver utilizes a newly designed whitening filter to remove the spatial correlation among the noise parameters, while also applying a preprocessor that maximizes the signal‐to‐interference‐plus‐noise ratio. We exploit the structure of this filter and propose a reduced complexity LGSD (RC‐LGSD) receiver. Extensive simulations under practical scenarios show that the proposed receiver enhances the performance of satellite broadcast systems in the presence of adjacent satellite interference compared with existing methods. Also, under pointing error, RC‐LGSD exhibits similar behavior to that of the optimum receiver. [less ▲]

Designing Joint Precoding and Beamforming in a Multiple Gateway Multibeam Satellite System

in IEEE WCNC 2018 (2018, April 18)

This paper aims to design joint on-ground precoding and on-board beamforming of a multiple gateway multibeam satellite system in a hybrid space-ground mode where full frequency reuse pattern is considered ... [more ▼]

This paper aims to design joint on-ground precoding and on-board beamforming of a multiple gateway multibeam satellite system in a hybrid space-ground mode where full frequency reuse pattern is considered among the beams. In such an architecture, each gateway serves a cluster of adjacent beams such that the adjacent clusters are served through a set of gateways that are located at different geographical areas. However, such a system brings in two challenges to overcome. First, the inter-beam interference is the bottleneck of the whole system and applying interference mitigation techniques becomes necessary. Second, as the data demand increases, the ground and space segments should employ extensive bandwidth resources in the feeder link accordingly. This entails embedding an extra number of gateways aiming to support a fair balance between the increasing demand and the corresponding required feeder link resources. To solve these problems, this study investigates the impact of employing a joint multiple gateway architecture and on-board beamforming scheme. It is shown that by properly designing the on-board beamforming scheme, the number of gateways can be kept affordable even if the data demand increases. Moreover, Zero Forcing (ZF) precoding technique is considered to cope with the inter-beam interference where each gateway constructs a part of block ZF precoding matrix. The conceived designs are evaluated with a close-to-real beam pattern and the latest broadband communication standard for satellite communications. [less ▲]

Learning-based rainfall estimation via communication satellite links

in 2018 IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop (SSP) (2018)

We present a method for estimating rainfall by opportunistic use of Ka-band satellite communication network. Our approach is based on the attenuation of the satellite link signal in the rain medium and ... [more ▼]

We present a method for estimating rainfall by opportunistic use of Ka-band satellite communication network. Our approach is based on the attenuation of the satellite link signal in the rain medium and exploits the nearly linear relation between the rain rate and the specific attenuation at Ka-band frequencies. Although our experimental setup is not intended to achieve high resolutions as millimeter wavelength weather radars, it is instructive because of easy availability of millions of satellite ground terminals throughout the world. The received signal is obtained over a passive link. Therefore, traditional weather radar signal processing to derive parameters for rainfall estimation algorithms is not feasible here. We overcome this disadvantage by employing neural network learning algorithms to extract relevant information. Initial results reveal that rainfall accumulations obtained through our method are 85% closer to the in situ rain gauge estimates than the nearest C-band German weather service Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) radar. [less ▲]

Binary Sequences set with small ISL for MIMO radar systems

in 2018 26th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO) (2018)

In this paper, we aim at designing a set of binary sequences with good aperiodic auto- and crosscorrelation properties for Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar systems. We show such a set of ... [more ▼]

In this paper, we aim at designing a set of binary sequences with good aperiodic auto- and crosscorrelation properties for Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar systems. We show such a set of sequences can be obtained by minimizing the Integrated Side Lobe (ISL) with the binary requirement imposed as a design constraint. By using the block coordinate descent (BCD) framework, we propose an efficient monotonic algorithm based on Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), to minimize the objective function which is non-convex and NP-hard in general. Simulation results illustrate that the ISL of designed binary set of sequences is the neighborhood of the Welch bound, Indicating its superior performance. [less ▲]

Interference Localization On-Board the Satellite Using Drift Induced Virtual Array

in Proc. 2018 International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications (SPCOM) (2018)

Herein, we investigate the interference received from other wireless networks into a satellite communication (SATCOM) link, and review approaches to identify the interference location using on-board ... [more ▼]

Herein, we investigate the interference received from other wireless networks into a satellite communication (SATCOM) link, and review approaches to identify the interference location using on-board satellite processing. Interference is an increasing problem for satellite communication links, and while receiving signals from gateways or user terminals, the uplink is prone to disturbance by interference due to jammers or unintentional transmissions. In this paper, our aim is to localize unknown interference sources present on the ground by estimating direction of arrival (DOA) information using onboard processing (OBP) in the satellite, and the satellite drift inducing a virtual array. In this work, the signal sampled by the drifting single antenna feed is modeled as using an arbitrary array. Building on this model, we perform the 2-D DOA (azimuth and elevation) estimation. The key challenges in such a design include single snapshot based DOA estimation with low complexity and robustness, arising out of limited on-board computational complexity as well as uncertainty in parameters like the drift speed. Employing realistic satellite drift patterns, the paper illustrates the performance of the proposed technique highlighting the accuracy in localization under adverse environments. We provide numerical simulations to show the effectiveness of our methodology. [less ▲]

On-Board Precoding in a Multiple Gateway Multibeam Satellite System

Scientific Conference (2018)

This paper present On-Board Precoding (OBP) for a multiple gateway multibeam satellite system where full frequency reuse pattern is employed at both user and feeder links. By reducing the Channel State ... [more ▼]

This paper present On-Board Precoding (OBP) for a multiple gateway multibeam satellite system where full frequency reuse pattern is employed at both user and feeder links. By reducing the Channel State Information (CSI) round-trip delay to half, OBP offers significant benefits in the emerging multiple gateway scenario in terms of lower gateways coordination. However, two critical issues need to be addressed: (a) interference in both user and feeder links is the bottleneck of the whole system and employing interference mitigation techniques is essential, (b) clear push towards non-adaptive (fixed) payload implementation, leading to low computationally complex satellite architectures. In order to fulfill requirements (a) and (b), this paper studies the impact of employing a fixed OBP technique at the payload which is sufficiently robust to the variations in both user and feeder link channels. In addition to (a) and (b), the provided simulation results depict the performance gain obtained by our proposed OBP with respect to the conventional interference mitigation techniques in multiple gateway multibeam systems. [less ▲]

Optical Feeder Links Study towards Future Generation MEO VHTS Systems

in Proceedings of the 35th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC) (2017, October)

Discrimination of Angle-Doppler Signatures using Arbitrary Phase Center Motion for MIMO Radars

in IEEE Radar Conf 2017 (2017, May)

A novel Phase Center Motion (PCM) based technique for discriminating angle-Doppler signatures within Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radars using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) has been ... [more ▼]

A novel Phase Center Motion (PCM) based technique for discriminating angle-Doppler signatures within Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radars using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) has been explored in this work. The PCM technique induces angle dependent Doppler shifts in the back-scattered signal, wherein a modified Doppler post processing for FMCW leads to joint angle-Doppler processing. Specifically, we intend to design unique spatialtemporal motion of the phase center on each individual MIMO radar channel in an effort to synthesize nearly orthogonal angle-Doppler signatures. Subsequently, we also develop a MIMO radar receiver design, which would be capable of discriminating between these induced angle-Doppler signatures. The asymptotic investigation provides a Bessel function characteristic. Simulation results demonstrate a significant side-lobe suppression of 8:5 dB for an individual PCM trajectory and 7 dB over distinct PCM trajectories, in an attempt towards realization of nearly orthogonal MIMO radar channels. [less ▲]