Directional constant beamwidth beamforming by second order cone programming constraints

A directional constant beamwidth (DCB) beamforming algorithm is introduced, which keeps the beamwidth unchanged when the mainlobe is steered to a large range of angles. The algorithm is based on the optimization theory that minimizing the sidelobe level subjects to the minimum mean square error betw...

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Published in2012 5th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics pp. 1443 - 1445
Main Author Yin, Jing-xiang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2012
Subjects
Array signal processing
beamforming
constant beamwidth
Linear antenna arrays
Mathematical models
MATLAB
Mean square error methods
Optimization
Programming
second order cone programming (SOCP)
Sensor arrays
Sensors
Vectors
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ISBN9781467311830
1467311839
DOI10.1109/BMEI.2012.6513112

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Summary:A directional constant beamwidth (DCB) beamforming algorithm is introduced, which keeps the beamwidth unchanged when the mainlobe is steered to a large range of angles. The algorithm is based on the optimization theory that minimizing the sidelobe level subjects to the minimum mean square error between the designed mainlobe under all directions and the corresponding reference mainlobe. The introduced algorithm can be written in the form of second order cone programming (SOCP) and can be solved by some certain matlab toolboxes. It is shown by simulation that the new algorithm can form the directional constant beamwidth beampattern effectively under the designed mainlobe direction from −60° to +60°.
ISBN:9781467311830
1467311839
DOI:10.1109/BMEI.2012.6513112