Beamforming algorithm for circular antenna array immune to multipath propagation and non-stationary interference sources

Yu. B. Nechaev; D. N. Borisov; I. V. Peshkov

doi:10.3103/S0735272711110045

Authors

Yu. B. Nechaev Voronezh State University, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1788-0262
D. N. Borisov Voronezh State University, Russian Federation
I. V. Peshkov Voronezh State University, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8370-6954

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272711110045

Keywords:

robust beamforming, correlation function, circular antenna array

Abstract

A circular antenna array beamforming algorithm with extended zeros based on using correlation function of antenna array, which should provide continuous uniform or Gaussian angular signal’s energy distribution along the given direction, is presented.

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