采用空间谱加权稀疏约束的稳健Capon波束形成方法

针对标准Capon波束形成器旁瓣级高以及期望信号方向存在误差时,性能会严重下降的问题,提出一种基于噪声及干扰空间谱加权的稀疏约束Capon波束形成方法。该方法利用波束响应本身具有的稀疏特性,以及在稀疏重构算法中l₁范数具有抑制较大值保护较小值的特性,使用噪声及干扰的空间谱对不同角度的波束响应进行加权,然后施以稀疏约束。仿真、水池试验与湖上试验中,与其它几种方法比较表明该方法可以降低波束形成器的旁瓣级,获得较深的零陷,提高了阵列输出信干噪比与抗导向向量误差的能力。     

波束空间能量约束的稳健自适应波束形成

为改善波束形成器在一定失配条件下的工作性能,提出了一种稳健自适应波束形成方法。该方法通过设计信号在波束空间能量分布的约束条件,利用阵列数据协方差矩阵,结合迭代二阶锥规化方法,实现信号驾驶向量的估计,最后利用该估计得到最小方差无失真响应波束形成器。该方法在较恶劣的失配条件下也可以自适应地准确估计信号驾驶向量并保证其成分无失真地通过,使系统的稳健性得到改善。数据仿真结果表明,该方法在理想条件下与成熟的对角加载法性能相当,在失配条件下则优于后者。     

非均匀对角减载最小方差无失真响应多目标分辨

针对最小方差无失真响应(Minimum Variance Distortionless Response,MVDR)方法在起伏非相关噪声环境下多目标分辨性能严重下降的问题,提出一种非均匀对角减载MVDR (Inhomogeneous Diagonal Unloading MVDR,IDU-MVDR)方法。该方法首先对协方差矩阵进行非均匀对角减载,然后实施MVDR方法。各阵元上的对角减载量通过求解半正定优化问题获得,优化问题中最大化减载量之和,但约束减载后协方差矩阵的最小特征值是一个较小的正值。数值仿真表明,IDUMVDR方法可通过非均匀对角减载消除大部分非相关噪声,但保留小部分噪声分量.因此IDU-MVDR方法较MVDR方法分辨力更高,空间谱中背景级更低、弱目标谱峰更加明显,并且具备一定的稳健性.海上实验结果与数值仿真相一致,验证了IDU-MVDR方法的有效性.     

一种最差情况下性能最优化的特征分析自适应波束形成方法

自适应波束形成在弱目标检测和空域滤波中应用广泛。然而在实际海洋环境中,失配情况比较普遍,往往会导致传统自适应波束形成方法性能明显下降。针对此问题,本文基于特征分析重构观测信号协方差矩阵来抑制干扰对弱目标检测的影响,在此基础上进一步利用凸优化算法来提高波束形成方法的鲁棒性。数值仿真和海试数据处理结果表明,本文所提方法在抑制干扰对弱目标影响的基础上,在阵元位置平均误差不超过入射信号中心频率对应波长的40%的情况下,仍可以鲁棒地检测目标信号。同时,该方法显著提高了自适应波束形成方法的输出信干噪比,且受对角加载量取值的影响较小。     

可变不确定集约束的鲁棒自适应波束形成方法

自适应波束形成方法在存在协方差矩阵误差和导向向量误差的失配条件中性能严重下降。最差情况性能最优。(Worst-Case Performance Optimization,WCPO)方法可以显著增强失配条件下自适应波束形成的鲁棒性,但该方法存在系统性的信号功率过估计问题,并且限定协方差矩阵不确定集与导向向量不确定集的两个关键参数需要人为指定,缺乏具备明确物理意义的求解方法和数据自适应性.本文以WCPO方法为基础,给出了信号功率过估计的理论分析以及相应的改进方法,提出了基于矩阵重构的协方差矩阵不确定集参数的自适应估计方法,最终得到一种可变不确定集约束的鲁棒自适应波束形成方法(WCPO-PCVC).相比WCPO方法,该方法消除了信号功率估计的系统性偏差,且关键参数无需人为指定。数值仿真和海试数据处理结果表明,该方法在失配条件下具有良好的干扰与旁瓣抑制能力,与常规波束形成方法相比具有更好的信号到达角分辨能力,与自适应波束形成方法相比估计的信号功率更为精准。     

Robust adaptive acoustic vector sensor beamforming using automated diagonal loading

In this paper, a novel robust adaptive acoustic vector sensor beamformer based on shrinkage is derived. Unlike many existing methods, the proposed method is completely automatic (or so-called user parameter-free), which means, it do not need the choice of user parameters. The proposed diagonal loading algorithms use shrinkage-based covariance matrix estimates, instead of the conventional sample covariance matrix, in the standard Capon acoustic vector sensor beamforming formulation. The numerical results show that our method is robust against errors on the steering vector and small sample sizes, and meanwhile gives high output signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).     

A cost-effective approach for spectrum sensing using beamforming

Spectrum sensing (SS) is one of the principal challenges on which the mobile communication is based on. Identifying the available frequency bands, also called white spaces, is the main issue. A novel blind approach for SS in the narrowband context is proposed in order to improve the signal detection. Considering a channel with its angle of arrival (AoA), we use beamforming technique to exploit the maximum and minimum angular energy. Both theoretical developments of the threshold and performance analysis are developed. To validate our contribution, the analytical results of the performance developed in this paper are compared with those from simulation. A comparison of state-of-the-art SS method using the eigenvalue decomposition is provided which brings an interesting trade-off between complexity and performance. Finally, simulation results considering the probability of misdetection under very low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are presented.     

随机线列阵的波束形成

为解决拖曳线列阵基元位置不定性问题,本文给出模拟阵形时空曲线方程和信号时空采样矩阵,求出随机化处理平均波束图,将理论模拟和试验结果作了比较,得到阵形变化和畸变损失的定量结果.还给出阵形估计的一种模型,并进行动态补偿的试验研究.结果表明,对中等畸变低速拖曳的小型线列阵,动态补偿可以得到4dB的增益改善.     

质点振速传感器直线阵超指向性波束形成*

声矢量传感器及其组阵方式的研究已成为水声领域的热门课题。该文研究了当单自由度矢量传感器（质点振速传感器）的观测方向沿直线阵轴线方向时的空间均匀噪声场中两阵元的噪声相关系数,然后采用Gram-Schmidt模态波束分解与综合方法推导了高阶超指向性的最优解,得到了直线阵端射方向的指向性指数和稳健性水平。仿真研究表明,当d / λ < 0.5 (d为阵元间距,λ为波长)时,质点振速传感器直线阵（简称质点振速阵）采用超指向性方法在端射方向的指向性指数略高于声压传感器直线阵（简称声压阵）;而当d / λ > 0.5时,质点振速阵的指向性指数远远高于声压阵。该文的研究内容对水下声纳系统中质点振速传感器的有效组阵和实际应用具有一定的参考价值。     

采用球谐分解的二范数广义逆波束形成

基于传声器阵列的声成像技术是解决噪声源识别的有效途径之一。该文提出了一种基于球谐分解的L2范数广义逆波束形成算法,并对此算法在分布式球形阵列布放方案下进行了定位精度及鲁棒性的对比分析研究。仿真结果显示,此算法对低频相干声源具有较高的空间定位精确度,且阵元位置误差对此算法性能的影响有限。通过在半消声室进行实验进一步证明了此算法的可行性。     

Ultra-low loss laser communications technique using smart beamforming optics

Theory and design is presented for a technique for ultra-low loss laser communication that uses a combination of strong and weak thin lens optics, hence obeying the paraxial approximation. As opposed to conventional laser communication systems, the Gaussian laser beam is prevented from diverging at the receiving station by using a weak thin lens that places the transmitted beam waist mid-way between a symmetrical transmitter-receiver link design. The weak lens can be a fixed optic for static link distances or programmable for mobile scenarios. The programmable weak optic can be a single pixel or multi-pixel lens made by liquid crystal or mirror technologies. The proposed link design is appropriate for low air turbulence links such as short-range or indoor links and space based links.     

Characterization of a chaotic optical field using a high-gain, self-amplified free-electron laser

We report on a characterization of the chaotic optical field from a high-gain, self-amplified spontaneous-emission (SASE) free-electron laser. The temporal structure of the amplitude and phase are measured in a single-shot mode, with a resolution well below the coherence length, and the statistics over multiple pulses is determined. The measurement is in excellent quantitative agreement with the prediction based on analysis of random noise, and further verifies the chaotic nature of the SASE optical field.     

高增益型气体电子倍增微网结构探测器的性能研究

随着微结构气体探测器的不断发展, 不同的探测需求相继提出.为了实现气体探测器在高增益和低打火率的条件下长时间稳定工作, 结合气体电子倍增器(GEM)与微网结构气体探测器(MicroMegas)的探测优势, 成功研制出一种基于GEM作为预放大的MicroMegas探测器, 详细介绍了探测器结构和工作原理, 并利用⁵⁵Fe放射源对探测器增益、打火率、能量分辨和工作稳定性等性能进行了实验测量. 分析结果显示GEM-MicroMegas探测器可以连续工作30 h 以上, 探测器增益可以超过10⁶, 相对于无GEM膜的MicroMegas探测器, 相同增益下打火率可以降低近100倍. 关键词： 微网结构气体探测器 能量分辨率 增益 打火率