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Cramér-Rao bounds for estimating range, velocity, and direction with a sensor array

  • A. Dogandžić
  • , A. Nehorai

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Abstract

We derive Cramér-Rao bound (CRB) expressions for the range (time delay), velocity (Doppler shift), and direction of a point target using an active radar or sonar array. The CRB expressions are derived for an arbitrary signal waveform and a noise model that allows both spatial and temporal correlation. We discuss the relationship between the CRB and ambiguity function for this model. Then, we simplify the CRB for the cases of temporally or spatially uncorrelated noise. We compute the CRB for a 3-dimensional array with isotropic sensors in spatially uncorrelated noise and show that it is a function of the array geometry only through the "moments of inertia" of the array. The volume of the confidence region for the target's location is proposed as a measure of accuracy. For this measure, we show that the highest (and lowest) target location accuracy is achieved if the target lies along one of the principal axes of inertia of the array.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2000 IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, SAME 2000
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages370-374
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)0780363396
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
EventIEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, SAME 2000 - Cambridge, United States
Duration: Mar 16 2000Mar 17 2000

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop
Volume2000-January
ISSN (Electronic)2151-870X

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, SAME 2000
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCambridge
Period03/16/0003/17/00

Keywords

  • Antenna arrays
  • Baseband
  • Delay effects
  • Delay estimation
  • Doppler radar
  • Doppler shift
  • Radar antennas
  • Sensor arrays
  • Sonar
  • Volume measurement

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