Virtual covariance matrix reconstruction-based adaptive beamforming for small aperture array

Lin Chang, Hao Zhang, Hua Yang, Tingting Lv and Ning Tang

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-25

Abstract: Recently, many robust adaptive beamforming (RAB) algorithms have been proposed to improve beamforming performance when model mismatches occur. For a uniform linear array, a larger aperture array can obtain higher array gain for beamforming when the inter-sensor spacing is fixed. However, only the small aperture array can be used in the equipment limited by platform installation space, significantly weakening beamforming output performance. This paper proposes two beamforming methods for improving beamforming output in small aperture sensor arrays. The first method employs an integration algorithm that combines angular sector and gradient vector search to reconstruct the interference covariance matrix (ICM). Then, the interference-plus-noise covariance matrix (INCM) is reconstructed combined with the estimated noise power. The INCM and ICM are used to optimize the desired signal steering vector (SV) by solving a quadratically constrained quadratic programming (QCQP) problem. The second method proposes a beamforming algorithm based on a virtual extended array to increase the degree of freedom of the beamformer. First, the virtual conjugated array element is designed based on the structural characteristics of a uniform linear array, and received data at the virtual array element are obtained using a linear prediction method. Then, the extended INCM is reconstructed, and the desired signal SV is optimized using an algorithm similar to the actual array. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods under different conditions.

Date: 2023
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