LI Weiqiang,XING Chuanxi,TAN Guangzhi,et al.DOA estimation for underwater acoustic array signals based on eigenvalue weighting[J].Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni,2026,65(03):112-120.
LI Weiqiang,XING Chuanxi,TAN Guangzhi,et al.DOA estimation for underwater acoustic array signals based on eigenvalue weighting[J].Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni,2026,65(03):112-120. DOI: 10.11714/acta.snus.ZR20250236.
DOA estimation for underwater acoustic array signals based on eigenvalue weighting
An off-grid sparse Bayesian method for underwater acoustic signals using nested arrays is proposed. The method integrates Toeplitz reconstruction and eigenvalue-weighted denoising. It constructs a fu
ll-rank covariance matrix through virtual array mapping and reconstruction,then applies eigenvalue weighting to the signal subspace to suppress noise while preserving essential information. And off-grid sparse representation model is solved by Bayesian learning for maximum a posteriori estimation. Simulation and sea trial results demonstrate that the method can estimate up to 11 sources using only 6 physical sensor elements. It maintains high resolution and stability even in scenarios with a low number of snapshots and multiple closely spaced targets. Furthermore,at a signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) of
dB, the estimation performance of the algorithm shows an improvement of 53.11% and 60.04%,compared to MUSIC and ESPRIT algorithms under the same array configuration. By effectively leveraging the degrees of freedom offered by the virtual array and suppressing noise interference,the proposed algorithm achieves more accurate direction of arrival(DOA) estimation under conditions of low SNR and a small number of snapshots,demonstrating superior robustness.
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