Subspace Method-based Blind SNR Estimation for Communication between Orbiters in Mars Exploration

Abstract

In Mars exploration the effective time of communication between orbiters is short, and the relative distance and gesture between them change fast. The signal to noise ratio (SNR) estimation is required in receiver to change adaptively the data rate in the communication system. Therefore, SNR estimation is a key technique in adaptive data transmission. We propose a blind SNR estimation for communication between orbiters in Mars exploration via subspace method. The subspace method has better SNR estimation than some conventional SNR estimation algorithms. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness and improvement of the proposed algorithm.