A Smart Antenna System for Radar Communication Exploiting Modified Uniform Circular Array

Authors

  • Kavya Shivashankar Department of ECE, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
  • BN Umesh Department of ECE, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
  • Manjula N Department of ECE, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Keywords:

DOA, Snapshot, MUSIC, ESPRIT, Capon, ULA, UCA, VUCA

Abstract

There are lots of spectrum estimation methods are there in array signal processing. Until today, most of the Directions of Arrival (DoA) algorithms are presented using large samples. This research work proposes a new DOA algorithm using single signal snapshot, which is the worst case scenarios in the array signal processing. Meanwhile the proposed method uses a Uniform Circular Array (UCA) to resolve multiple targets for complete 360o range without using the forward/ backward spatial smoothing of sample covariance matrix. This minimizes the complexity of computation and enhances the speed of execution. Usually, spatial smoothing methods using 100 samples require execution time of about 20 seconds for DOA estimation (using i3, 2GHz CPU processor). Since, the proposed method can resolve the multiple targets using single snapshot requires about only 2 seconds using the same processor. Hence the proposed algorithm is computationally efficient and can be used for advanced radar and sonar applications.

How to cite this article:
Shivashankar K, Umesh BN, Manjula N. A Smart Antenna System for Radar Communication Exploiting Modified Uniform Circular Array. J Adv Res Wire Mob Telecom 2021; 4(2): 12-16.

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Published

2022-04-07

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Advanced Research in Wireless, Mobile and Telecommunication

Section

Articles