Full Azimuth Direction-of-Arrival Estimation With Successive-Selection Technique

A method for full-azimuth direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation of multiple signals with a hexagonal array is proposed. The DoA estimation is performed in two steps. In the first, a set of estimate candidates is constructed by gathering the estimates that are obtained from applying the low-computational-cost Unitary-ESPRIT algorithm to several translational invariances designed into a hexagonal array. In the second step, the DoA estimates are successively selected from the estimate candidate set by using a selection function. The proposed method removes the north-or-south signal membership ambiguity and the limitation on the number of estimable sources, problems common to any ESPRIT-based algorithm used with one translational invariance. Therefore, up to M-1 signal DoA estimations can be expected with an M- element hexagonal array in the full azimuth. The successive-selection approach is based on a selection function that uses an estimate of the signal's spatial correlation matrix to successively select the DoA estimates. For each DoA estimate selection, the already estimated signal components are removed from the correlation matrix. Such an approach is shown to actually allow the selection of suitable estimates from among a set of estimate candidates. Finally, the method's DoA estimation and resolution capabilities are demonstrated by computer simulation and comparison with the Cramer-Rao bound.

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