High resolution DF architectures using a robust symmetric number system encoding

Author

Wickersham, D.J. ; Pace, P.E. ; Styer, D. ; Jenn, D.C. ; Vitale, R. ; York, N.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

169

Lastpage

172

Abstract

A direction finding architecture that implements an innovative number system encoding of phase samples, the robust symmetric number system (RSNS), is described. The RSNS possesses Gray code properties and provides significant advantages over conventional phase scanning methods and other symmetric number system encoding techniques. The design equations for a RSNS array are presented. Simulation results for a prototype RSNS array are shown, and its performance compared to previously published results for other number system encoded direction finding architectures

Keywords

Gray codes; antenna arrays; array signal processing; direction-of-arrival estimation; phase coding; radio direction-finding; signal resolution; signal sampling; Gray code; RSNS array; direction finding architecture; high resolution architectures; performance; phase sample encoding; robust symmetric number system; simulation; Antenna measurements; Computer architecture; Dynamic range; Encoding; Filtering; Phase measurement; Phased arrays; Reflective binary codes; Robustness; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Phased Array Systems and Technology, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dana Point, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6345-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAST.2000.858933

Filename

858933