Meta-heuristic computing knacks for target angle estimation in monostatic radar system with coprime arrays

Abstract

Angle estimation of signals received by antenna arrays is a key step in adaptive beamforming, used to detect and locate targets in space. It is desirable to reduce costs by employing a smaller number of antennas while maintaining efficiency and degrees of freedom (DOF) of the system at the same time. Co-prime antenna arrays not only circumvent the operational constraints of cost and hardware complexity, but also boost the DOF by utilizing far fewer antennas as compared to traditional uniform linear arrays. In this paper, meta-heuristic computing paradigm for estimating arrival angle of targets with co-prime arrays incorporated in monostatic radar is proposed. The system's autocorrelation and Mean Square Error (MSE) are used for fitness function optimized by global/local search with Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Pattern Search (PS). Monte Carlo simulations are performed to evaluate the performance via estimation accuracy, MSE, and computational cost for varying numbers of impinging waves.

Keywords

• Coprime Sensor Arrays (CSA)
• Direction of Arrival (DOA)
• Genetic Algorithm (GA)
• Pattern Search (PS)
• Plane waves