Array pattern synthesis and robust beamforming for a complex sonar system

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 370-376

  Wu, R ^a,b   Ma, Y ^c   James, R D ^d  

^a Civil Aviation Institute of China   (China)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beamforming; Pattern synthesis method; Sonar arrays

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); RADIO INTERFERENCE; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

DIGITAL BEAMFORMING;

SONAR;

EID: 0031339459     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19971476     Document Type: Article

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