导向矢量和协方差矩阵联合迭代估计的稳健波束形成算法

针对自适应波束形成器在目标导向矢量存在约束偏差时性能急剧下降的问题，该文提出一种目标导向矢量和干扰噪声协方差矩阵联合迭代估计的稳健波束形成算法。该算法首先采用稀疏重构的方法得到目标导向矢量的初始值，并通过从采样协方差矩阵中剔除目标信号估计值完成干扰加噪声协方差矩阵的初始化；然后在建立导向矢量误差优化模型的基础上，采用凸优化方法对目标导向矢量和干扰加噪声协方差矩阵联合迭代求解。最后利用目标导向矢量和干扰加噪声协方差矩阵的稳态估计值获得自适应权矢量。仿真结果表明该算法提高了波束形成器在目标导向矢量约束偏差时的输出信干噪比。

Steering Vector and Covariance Matrix Joint Iterative Estimations for Robust Beamforming

Focusing on the problem of adaptive beamformer performance decreasing due to target steering vector constraint errors, an algorithm for robust beamforming with joint iterative estimations of steering vector and covariance matrix is proposed. First, the initial value of target steering vector is obtained by sparse reconstruction, following eliminating the target signal estimation in the sampling covariance matrix, the initialization of the covariance matrix is completed; Then, basing on the steering vector error optimization model, this algorithm adopts the convex optimization to estimate joint-iteratively target steering vector and interference plus noise covariance matrix. Finally, the adaptive weight vector is obtained with the steady estimations of steering vector and covariance matrix. Simulation results show output signal to interference and noise ratio is improved in the situation of target steering vector constraint errors.