Statistical performance of the MVDR beamformer in the presence of diagonal loading

Proceedings of the IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 77-81

  Fertig, L B ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive arrays; Adaptive systems; Analytical models; Array signal processing; Covariance matrix; Interference; Laboratories; Phased arrays; Probability density function; Radar

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; ANALYTICAL MODELS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; BEAMFORMING; COVARIANCE MATRIX; LABORATORIES; PROBABILITY; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

ADAPTIVE ARRAYS; ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING; ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING ALGORITHMS; ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING; MINIMUM VARIANCE DISTORTIONLESS RESPONSE; SAMPLE COVARIANCE MATRIX; STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL LITERATURE;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 0038516750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2151870X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SAM.2000.877972     Document Type: Conference Paper

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