可重构智能表面中的低复杂度毫米波信道追踪算法

针对可重构智能表面(RIS)中的毫米波通信系统，用户至RIS端信道角度参数的缓慢变化，该文提出一种基于牛顿算法的低复杂度信道追踪方案。该方案将RIS部分元件连接射频(RF)链，首先使用2维快速傅里叶变换 (2D-FFT)算法初始化估计角度，并且使用最大似然算法估计路径增益。在后续时隙中，使用牛顿算法追踪每个时隙的角度参数。由于环境突然变化和终端缓慢变化会导致信道矩阵发生突变，若检测到信道突变，则再次初始化参数，否则使用牛顿算法继续追踪角度参数。仿真结果表明，该方案在具有优良性能的前提下复杂度可以达到最低，极大节约算力资源，在计算复杂度和性能之间可以取得很好的平衡。

A Low Complexity Millimeter Wave Channel Tracking Algorithm in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface

In this paper, a low complexity channel tracking scheme based on Newton algorithm is proposed for the millimeter wave communication system assisted by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS). The proposed tracking algorithm is used to track the slow variation of the angle between the user and the RIS. In the proposed scheme, some elements of RIS are connected to the Radio Frequency (RF) chains. The two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transform (2D-FFT) algorithm is used to initialize the angle estimation, and then the Newton algorithm is used to track the angle parameters in each time slot. The channel gain of each slot is estimated by maximum likelihood algorithm. The channel abrupt changes is caused by sudden environmental change and slow change of user terminal. If the abrupt change is detected, the angle parameters are initialized again, otherwise the Newton algorithm is still used to track the angle parameters. Simulation results show that the proposed channel tracking scheme not only achieves the lowest complexity but also ensures excellent performance, which achieves a great tradeoff between computational complexity and channel estimation performance.