Robust adaptive beamforming using worst-case performance optimization: A solution to the signal mismatch problem

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 313-324

  Vorobyov, Sergiy A ^a   Gershman, Alex B ^a   Luo, Zhi Quan ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Optimal diagonal loading; Robust adaptive beamforming; Second order cone programming; Signal mismatch problem; Worst case performance optimization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VECTORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING; SIGNAL STEERING;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0037304809     PISSN: 1053587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2002.806865     Document Type: Article

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