DOA estimation by exploiting the amplitude modulation induced by antenna scanning

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1276-1286

  Farina, Alfonso ^b   Gini, Fulvio ^a   Greco, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCANNING;

DIRECTIONS OF ARRIVAL (DOA);

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036821521     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2002.1145749     Document Type: Article

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