Wideband Millimeter-Wave Channel Characterization in an Open Office at 26 GHz

Based on the newest frequency allocation for the fifth generation (5G) radio systems at 26 GHz millimeter wave band by the World Radio Communications Conference, this paper investigates the wideband channel properties by measurements carried out in the LOS and NLOS environments at 26 GHz with 1 GHz bandwidth in an open office at KeySight Beijing, China, which is a representative of an indoor hotspot scenario. In the time domain measurements, an omni-directional biconical horn is used at the transmitter, while at the receiver a 24.3 dBi horn is applied and rotated with 5° angular step in the whole azimuth plane, and from ?20° to 30° in the elevation plane with 10° angular step. In the work, two kinds of path-loss models are developed, namely directional and omni-directional models by using close-in and float intercept methods. The directional path-loss model is useful for adopting beamforming techniques. The large scale channel parameters such as the shadow fading, root mean square (RMS) delay spread, RMS angular spread in the azimuth and elevation planes, Ricean K-factor, number of clusters and their correlations are investigated for the fifth generation (5G) link and system level simulations. A new method for extracting number of clusters is proposed to find the peak power within a sliding window. The power angular profiles are employed at the measurement locations for propagation mechanisms studies. We believe that the newest results in this work are useful in the simulations and planning for future 5G radio systems at 26 GHz.     

Joint azimuth, elevation, and time of arrival estimation of diffuse sources

In this paper, we estimate the azimuth, the elevation, and the time of arrival of diffuse sources using the covariance matching estimator (COMET) algorithm. Previous works dealt with azimuth estimation of diffuse sources or azimuth and time of arrival estimation of point sources. However, in realistic situations, a tridimensional diffuse source localization is needed, which is the main objective of this paper. We show that the dimensionality of the COMET algorithm can be reduced by separating the estimation of the different source powers and the noise variance from that of the remaining parameters, namely the azimuth, the elevation, the time of arrival, and the corresponding angular and temporal spreads. As COMET still involves a multidimensional nonlinear optimization, we choose, in this purpose, the alternating projection algorithm to alleviate the corresponding complexity. The multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm is processed to initialize the so-resulted algorithm. Simulations of the proposed algorithm are carried in different contexts and compared to the Cramér-Rao Bound, MUSIC algorithm, and dispersed signal parametric estimation simulation results.     

单快拍数据的分布式二维阵列测角方法研究

该文针对2维阵列波达方向估计问题,提出一种基于单快拍数据的分布式2维DOA估计算法。该算法首先利用每个子阵单元的单快拍数据进行2维Hankle矩阵构造;然后基于2维状态空间平衡法分别获得方位角和俯仰角子阵单元内DOA估计与子阵单元间DOA估计;最后通过解模糊算法获得方位角和俯仰角高精度无模糊DOA估计。该算法较好地解决了子阵单元内DOA估计和子阵单元间DOA估计之间的配对问题以及俯仰角和方位角之间配对问题,充分利用分布式阵列扩展阵列物理孔径特性;同时该算法可直接对相干信号和非相干信号进行处理。计算机仿真结果验证了所提算法的有效性。     

A Fast Decoupled Nominal 2-D Direction-of-Arrival Estimation for Coherently Distributed Source

In this paper, we consider the problem of the nominal 2-D (azimuth and elevation) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation for coherently distributed source. This new approach is based on the rotation matrices of three parallel uniform linear arrays as deduced, which has decoupled the nominal 2-D DOA from those of angular spreads. The estimator makes use of the eigenvalue decomposition to beamspace data to estimate the nominal elevation DOA. And then using a new cross-correlation matrix, the nominal azimuth DOA estimates are decoupled from the elevation estimates and can be obtained with no searching. The proposed algorithm has lower computational complexity particularly when the radio of array size to the number of source is large, at the expense of negligible performance loss. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

一种可自动配对的二维波达方向估计算法

针对非相关远场窄带信号,提出了一种基于L阵模型的低复杂度高分辨二维波达方向估计算法。该方法通过利用互相关矩阵以及L阵的几何结构,消除了附加噪声的影响,且对于方位角和俯仰角的求取仅仅需要一维估计,同时该算法只需对一个低维矩阵进行特征值分解,减少了运算负担,该算法利用特征值求取俯仰角,利用相应的特征向量构造出的虚拟阵列响应矩阵求取与俯仰角配对的方位角。仿真进一步证明了算法的有效性,通过仿真还可以看出,该文所提方法在低信噪比、小快拍数和较小角度间距的情况下都具有良好的性能。     

一种新的二维角度估计的高分辨算法

该文针对常规2维波达方向估计的高分辨算法运算量大和稳健性差等问题,提出了一种新的2维角度估计的高分辨方法。该方法首先建立基于范数约束的最优化问题的目标函数;然后用迭代算法沿均匀面阵接收数据的方位向求最小化目标函数的稀疏解,得到方位、俯仰角耦合的空间角频率,并分离信号;最后对每个分离的信号,沿面阵俯仰向求稀疏解,得到信号的俯仰角,进而求得对应的方位角。针对算法存在测角盲区的问题,提出了一种改进方法,通过求解空间2维稀疏解得到信号的2维角度。与传统的高分辨算法相比,该方法对信噪比和快拍数要求不高、无需特征值分解和多维搜索过程,具有较高的分辨力和极低的旁瓣电平。     

A Simple 3-D Geometric Channel Model for Macrocell Mobile Communications

One of the fundamental research areas in wireless communications is the development of realistic models that can efficiently and accurately describe the wireless propagation channel. Most of the proposed models disregard the three dimensional character of the signal spread or use techniques with excessive computational complexity. In this paper, we develop a simple 3-D geometric scattering model for the uplink of a macrocell mobile environment that provides the statistics of Angle-of-Arrival (AoA) of the multipath components. The model extends the 2-D geometrical-based single bounce macrocell (GBSBM) model. Explicit closed-form expressions are derived for the statistics of the AoA of the multipaths in the azimuth and elevation planes. Analysis of the results exhibits the advantages of our proposal compared to 2-D and 3-D ones published in the literature. Comparisons with experimental data confirm its validity. Interesting conclusions for the effective evaluation of mobile communication systems have been derived. Moreover, an application of the model to mobile location estimation has been developed and evaluated.     

郊区环境下角度扩散特性的实验研究

电子装备试验是在特定场区进行的,其电波传播环境与一般移动通信有较大差别.定义了更能反映试验要求的角度扩散参数并利用定向天线扫描法测量了试验环境下几种典型情况的角度功率谱分布,计算分析了这几种情况下的角度扩散值.通过测量分析可知,不同的试验环境其空域特性差别较大,电子装备试验的进行与结果分析必须依据环境的不同对数据进行相应的处理.     

High-resolution angle-of-arrival measurement of the mobile radiochannel

The accurate planning of microcellular mobile radio networks requires a thorough understanding of the mechanisms that govern radio wave propagation in urban environments. Combined measurements of time delays and angles-of-arrival (AoAs), both in azimuth and elevation, of individual multipath contributions are expected to he very helpful in the validation and improvement of existing ray-tracing propagation models. To this end, we have applied the uniform circular array (UCA)-MUSIC angular superresolution algorithm to complex impulse response measurement data obtained from a synthetic uniform circular array. Beamspace processing and forward/backward averaging were applied to cope with strongly correlated signals. The presented experimental results show that our approach is capable of identifying the dominant multipaths in actual mobile propagation environments     

二维光学扫描中扫描角度非线性研究

分析了二维光学扫描角度非线性产生的原因,给出了二维扫描中仰角、方位角、垂直角方程的数学推导,对二维扫描的非线性进行了分析,讨论了非线性对角度跟踪和扫描成像等应用中的性能的影响,指出非线性修正的方法。     

An automatically paired two-dimensional direction-of-arrival estimation method for two parallel uniform linear arrays

In two-dimensional (2-D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation, paring the azimuth and elevation angles of multiple sources is an important issue. In this letter, we propose a new automatically paired 2-D DOA estimation method by designing the geometry of two antenna subarrays and using the propagator method (PM). A special geometry between two parallel uniform linear arrays (ULAs) with a position displacement on the axial direction is proposed to facilitate the elevation and azimuth pairing and estimation. The simulation results have shown that the proposed method can achieve the same 2-D DOA estimation performance as the existing methods, while the complexity is reduced considerably.     

A cluster-based analysis of propagation characteristics in MIMO relay channels based on wideband measurement

In this paper,the characteristics of clusters induced by a variety of propagation mechanisms in the link from the relay station(RS) to the mobile station(MS) are presented.Based on the results of high resolution channel parameter estimation,an automatic framework integrated with the manual intervention is utilized to perform the cluster identification and tracking.The power proportion and angular spread of clusters are investigated in both the line-of-sight(LOS) and non-line-of-sight(NLOS) scenarios.The measurement results indicate that the channel characteristics of clusters are different from the link from the base station to the MS due to the lower height of the RS antennas.     

基于均匀圆阵相干信源的二维DOA估计

随着通信技术的不断发展,信号传输环境变得日益复杂。针对多径传播形成的高度相关和相干信号测向问题,提出了一种基于均匀圆阵相干信源的二维DOA估计方法。该方法利用均匀圆阵轴向虚拟平移解相干,通过去噪后利用虚拟子阵的自协方差矩阵和互协方差矩阵构造波达方向矩阵,利用该矩阵特征分解估计信号的俯仰角;然后将平滑后的自协方差矩阵与波束空间变换矩阵相乘,使圆阵的导向矢量具备范德蒙结构,最后用求根MUSIC算法估计出信号的方位角,完成了相干信号的二维DOA估计。该方法无需二维谱峰搜索,方位角和俯仰角自动配对,计算量小,分辨率高。仿真实验证明了所提方法的正确性。     

单基地MIMO雷达中基于改进传播算子的二维DOA估计算法

单基地多输入多输出（Multiple input multiple output,MIMO）雷达中,针对传播算子算法在低信噪比和小快拍数环境下进行二维波达方向（Direction of arrival,DOA）估计性能下降的实际问题,提出了一种基于改进传播算子（Propagator method, PM）的二维DOA估计算法。该方法将数据共轭重构的思想应用到传播算子的估计中,借助传播算子的线性变换得到方向矩阵,由方向矩阵还原出二维波达角信息,利用矩阵变换与结构特点实现了仰角和方位角的自动配对。复杂度分析和仿真结果表明,该算法具有较低复杂度的同时,改善了传播算子算法在快拍数有限、低信噪比条件下的估计性能,实现二维DOA的自动配对。      

相干分布源DOA与角度扩展估计求根算法

论文提出了一种具有低复杂度的相干分布源波达方向和角度扩展估计算法。该算法将点源模型中的求根MUSIC算法推广应用至分布源模型。利用空间频率下的相干分布源广义方向矢量可以表示成参数去耦形式的结构特点,并根据相干分布源的角信号密度函数,构造参数估计的多项式求根形式,然后通过交替迭代的求根方法得到分布源的中心波达方向和角度扩展的估计值。该算法参数估计性能与DSPE算法相当,其计算复杂度要远小于DSPE算法,并且适用于不同分布类型的相干分布源同时存在的情况。计算机仿真验证了算法的性能。      

Channel modeling based on multilayer artificial neural network in metro tunnel environments

Traditional deterministic channel modeling is accurate in prediction, but due to its complexity, improving computational efficiency remains a challenge. In an alternative approach, we investigated a multilayer artificial neural network (ANN) to predict large-scale and small-scale channel characteristics in metro tunnels. Simulated high-precision training datasets were obtained by combining measurement campaign with a ray tracing (RT) method in a metro tunnel. Performance on the training data was used to determine the number of hidden layers and neurons of the multilayer ANN. The proposed multilayer ANN performed efficiently (10 s for training; 0.19 ms for prediction), and accurately, with better approximation of the RT data than the single-layer ANN. The root mean square errors (RMSE) of path loss (2.82 dB), root mean square delay spread (0.61 ns), azimuth angle spread (3.06°), and elevation angle spread (1.22°) were impressive. These results demonstrate the superior computing efficiency and model complexity of ANNs.     

Directional macro-cell channel characterization from urbanmeasurements

We measured the angular power distribution at the mobile station in downtown Paris at 890 MHz. The transmit antenna was omnidirectional and placed high above rooftops. The receiver antenna, a 21×41 element rectangular synthetic array, was located on the roof of a van. The refined high-resolution evaluation method, particularly robust against nonstationary signal components, allows an angular resolution of better than 1° in both azimuth and elevation and a delay resolution of 33 ns. Combined angular/temporal domain measurements are crucial for the understanding of the propagation mechanisms. The evaluated sites showed strongly street-dominated propagation. We found a combined circular and rectangular distribution of scatterers around the mobile station in street-dominated environments. Propagation over the roofs was significant; typically 65% of energy was incident with elevation larger than 100. Our results corroborate the hypothesis on the importance of multiple reflections/diffractions in urban macro cells. We explain this behavior by two reasons: narrow streets favoring a canyon effect and strong scatterers without line-of-sight (LOS) to the mobile station     

采用降秩多级维纳滤波器的二维DOA估计快速算法

针对双平行线阵的二维波达方向(DOA)估计问题,为有效降低计算复杂度,提出了一种基于降秩多级维纳滤波器(MSWF)的快速算法。首先利用MSWF的前向递推实现信号子空间的快速估计,无需估计协方差矩阵和特征分解;然后,通过MUSIC算法对方位角和俯仰角的估计进行分维估计,使二维DOA估计退化为两个一维DOA估计问题,且方位角和俯仰角自动配对,进一步降低了运算量。仿真结果表明,该方法的估计精度优于同样基于双平行线阵提出的波达方向矩阵法(DOAM),俯仰角兼并时同样适用,计算复杂度低,适用于实时性要求高的应用背景。     

三维空间MIMO信道接收天线阵列互耦效应及系统容量分析

针对非频率选择性瑞利衰落MIMO(multiple-input multiple-output)信道,建立了接收天线阵列的三维空间信道模型,将MIMO的一般信道建模推广到三维空间域。在建模过程中利用天线阵列在互耦效应下的等效网络模型,推导出三维空间域模型下的互耦相关性的通用表达式,阐明了互耦效应下相关性与无互耦相关性之间的关系。应用通用表达式分析了当接收端为不同的天线阵列结构时,入射信号的中心到达角和角度扩展分别对于在互耦效应下信道容量的影响。分析结果验证了不同的角度扩展对于互耦相关性的影响,揭示了在互耦效应下影响系统容量的主要因素为入射信号的平均中心到达角。     

基于压缩感知的宽频段二维DOA估计算法

针对2维DOA估计问题,该文提出一种基于压缩感知(CS)的宽频段2维DOA估计算法,能够同时得到多个窄带信号的中心频率、方位角和俯仰角。首先利用方位向和俯仰向的空间频率分别建立过完备稀疏字典,然后通过对阵列接收数据的压缩采样得到空间频率的高分辨估计,最后通过空域滤波实现中心频率、方位角和俯仰角之间的匹配。理论分析表明,该算法具有较高的估计精度与分辨力,对信噪比(SNR)要求不高,无需多维搜索过程,且经过压缩采样降低了运算量。仿真结果验证了算法的正确性与有效性。