Digital array radar channel error analysis

The Journal of Engineering

Jian Yang¹  Zhicheng Yao¹  Bowen Gong¹  Zhihui Wu¹  Jian Lu¹  Zhi Geng² 

[1] High-Tech Institute of Xi'an;Logistics Information Center;

关键词: array signal processing;    antenna arrays;    direction-of-arrival estimation;    error analysis;    radar signal processing;    adaptive antenna arrays;    estimated signal arrival angle;    spatial signal arrival angle estimation accuracy;    signal models;    wide-band array;    narrow-band;    mutual-coupling error;    error characteristics;    study analyses;    mutual coupling effect;    mutual coupling error;    actual digital array radar;    channel inconsistency;    amplitude-phase error;    digital array radar channel error analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1049/joe.2019.0248

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The amplitude-phase error caused by the channel inconsistency in the actual digital array radar and the mutual coupling error caused by the mutual coupling effect have a great influence on the performance of the array. This study analyses and models the error characteristics of amplitude-phase error and mutual-coupling error, respectively. Based on the narrow-band and wide-band array received signal models, the spatial signal arrival angle estimation accuracy and the beam-synthesising pattern are used as indicators to analyse the influence of errors on the array. Channel inconsistency and mutual coupling will cause the estimated signal arrival angle to deviate from the true signal direction and the spatial spectrum curve peak will become gentle. In addition, the beam pattern's sidelobe will raise, null orientation will deviate from the interference signal direction, and gain will raise.

【 授权许可】

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