A computationally efficient source localization method for a mixture of near-field and far-field narrowband signals

In this paper, we consider the source localization for a mixed near-field (NF) and far-field (FF) narrowband signals impinging on a uniform linear array (ULA) with the symmetrical geometric configuration. A computationally efficient direction-of-arrivals (DOAs) and range estimation method for the mixed NF and FF signals is proposed, where the DOAs of the NF and FF signals are estimated separately, and the computationally burdensome eigendecomposition is avoided. Comparing to some existent methods, the proposed method can separate the NF signals from the FF signals more efficiently, and consequently the estimation performance is improved. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified though numerical examples.