A direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation algorithm based on direct data domain （D3） approach is presented. This method can accuracy estimate DOA using one snapshot modified data, called the temporal and spatial two...A direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation algorithm based on direct data domain （D3） approach is presented. This method can accuracy estimate DOA using one snapshot modified data, called the temporal and spatial two-dimensional vector reconstruction （TSR） method. The key idea is to apply the D3 approach which can extract the signal of given frequency but null out other frequency signals in temporal domain. Then the spatial vector reconstruction processing is used to estimate the angle of the spatial coherent signal source based on extract signal data. Compared with the common temporal and spatial processing approach, the TSR method has a lower computational load, higher real-time performance, robustness and angular accuracy of DOA. The proposed algorithm can be directly applied to the phased array radar of coherent pulses. Simulation results demonstrate the performance of the proposed technique.展开更多
The Khatri-Rao(KR) subspace method is a high resolution method for direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation.Combined with 2q level nested array,the KR subspace method can detect O(N2q) sources with N sensors.However,the m...The Khatri-Rao(KR) subspace method is a high resolution method for direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation.Combined with 2q level nested array,the KR subspace method can detect O(N2q) sources with N sensors.However,the method cannot be applicable to Gaussian sources when q is equal to or greater than 2 since it needs to use 2q-th order cumulants.In this work,a novel approach is presented to conduct DOA estimation by constructing a fourth order difference co-array.Unlike the existing DOA estimation method based on the KR product and 2q level nested array,the proposed method only uses second order statistics,so it can be employed to Gaussian sources as well as non-Gaussian sources.By exploiting a four-level nested array with N elements,our method can also identify O(N4) sources.In order to estimate the wideband signals,the proposed method is extended to the wideband scenarios.Simulation results demonstrate that,compared to the state of the art KR subspace based methods,the new method achieves higher resolution.展开更多
A polynomial-rooting based fourth-order cumulant algorithm is presented for direction-of-arrival（DOA） estimation of second-order fully noncircular source signals, using a uniform linear array（ULA）. This algorithm ...A polynomial-rooting based fourth-order cumulant algorithm is presented for direction-of-arrival（DOA） estimation of second-order fully noncircular source signals, using a uniform linear array（ULA）. This algorithm inherits all merits of its spectralsearching counterpart except for the applicability to arbitrary array geometry, while reducing considerably the computation cost.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the previously developed closed-form second-order noncircular ESPRIT method, in terms of processing capacity and DOA estimation accuracy, especially in the presence of spatially colored noise.展开更多
The presence of array imperfection and mutual coupling in sensor arrays poses several challenges for development of effective algorithms for the direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation problem in array processing. A c...The presence of array imperfection and mutual coupling in sensor arrays poses several challenges for development of effective algorithms for the direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation problem in array processing. A correlation domain wideband DOA estimation algorithm without array calibration is proposed, to deal with these array model errors, using the arbitrary antenna array of omnidirectional elements. By using the matrix operators that have the memory and oblivion characteristics, this algorithm can separate the incident signals effectively. Compared with other typical wideband DOA estimation algorithms based on the subspace theory, this algorithm can get robust DOA estimation with regard to position error, gain-phase error, and mutual coupling, by utilizing a relaxation technique based on signal separation. The signal separation category and the robustness of this algorithm to the array model errors are analyzed and proved. The validity and robustness of this algorithm, in the presence of array model errors, are confirmed by theoretical analysis and simulation results.展开更多
This paper addresses the direction of arrival （DOA） estimation problem for the co-located multiple-input multiple- output （MIMO） radar with random arrays. The spatially distributed sparsity of the targets in the b...This paper addresses the direction of arrival （DOA） estimation problem for the co-located multiple-input multiple- output （MIMO） radar with random arrays. The spatially distributed sparsity of the targets in the background makes com- pressive sensing （CS） desirable for DOA estimation. A spatial CS framework is presented, which links the DOA estimation problem to support recovery from a known over-complete dictionary. A modified statistical model is developed to ac- curately represent the intra-block correlation of the received signal. A structural sparsity Bayesian learning algorithm is proposed for the sparse recovery problem. The proposed algorithm, which exploits intra-signal correlation, is capable being applied to limited data support and low signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） scene. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm has less computation load compared to the classical Bayesian algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has a more accurate DOA estimation than the traditional multiple signal classification （MUSIC） algorithm and other CS recovery algorithms.展开更多
A novel Direction-Of-Arrival (DOA) estimation method is proposed in the presence of mutual coupling using the joint sparse recovery. In the proposed method, the eigenvector corresponding to the maximum eigenvalue of c...A novel Direction-Of-Arrival (DOA) estimation method is proposed in the presence of mutual coupling using the joint sparse recovery. In the proposed method, the eigenvector corresponding to the maximum eigenvalue of covariance matrix of array measurement is viewed as the signal to be represented. By exploiting the geometrical property in steering vectors and the symmetric Toeplitz structure of Mutual Coupling Matrix (MCM), the redundant dictionaries containing the DOA information are constructed. Consequently, the optimization model based on joint sparse recovery is built and then is solved through Second Order Cone Program (SOCP) and Interior Point Method (IPM). The DOA estimates are gotten according to the positions of nonzeros elements. At last, computer simulations demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed method.展开更多
A new direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation algorithm for wideband sources is introduced, The new method obtains the output of the virtual arrays in the signal bandwidth using cubic spline function interpolation tec...A new direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation algorithm for wideband sources is introduced, The new method obtains the output of the virtual arrays in the signal bandwidth using cubic spline function interpolation techniques. The narrowband high- resolution algorithm is then used to get the DOA estimation. This technique does not require any preliminary knowledge of DOA angles. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.展开更多
The performance of traditional high-resolution direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimation methods is sensitive to the inaccurate knowledge on prior information,including the position of ar-ray elements,array gain and phase,a...The performance of traditional high-resolution direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimation methods is sensitive to the inaccurate knowledge on prior information,including the position of ar-ray elements,array gain and phase,and the mutual coupling between the array elements.Learning-based methods are data-driven and are expected to perform better than their model-based counter-parts,since they are insensitive to the array imperfections.This paper presents a learning-based method for DOA estimation of multiple wideband far-field sources.The processing procedure mainly includes two steps.First,a beamspace preprocessing structure which has the property of fre-quency invariant is applied to the array outputs to perform focusing over a wide bandwidth.In the second step,a hierarchical deep neural network is employed to achieve classification.Different from neural networks which are trained through a huge data set containing different angle combinations,our deep neural network can achieve DOA estimation of multiple sources with a small data set,since the classifiers can be trained in different small subregions.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method performs well both in generalization and imperfections adaptation.展开更多
In this paper, the subspace fitting models for direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is analyzed, an effective algorithmic approach is given. As the initialization value is so critical to the global convergence, the c...In this paper, the subspace fitting models for direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is analyzed, an effective algorithmic approach is given. As the initialization value is so critical to the global convergence, the continuation theory is also used to develop a new framework which solves the initialization problem powerfully. Some numerical evidence will be given to show that the performance of the new algorithm is very promising.展开更多
A novel universal preprocessing method is proposed to estimate angles of arrival,which is applicable to one-or two-dimensional high resolution processing based on arbitrarycenter-symmetric arrays (such as uniform line...A novel universal preprocessing method is proposed to estimate angles of arrival,which is applicable to one-or two-dimensional high resolution processing based on arbitrarycenter-symmetric arrays (such as uniform linear arrays, equal-spaced rectangular planar arraysand symmetric circular arrays). By mapping the complex signal space into the real one, the newmethod can effectively reduce the computation needed by the signal subspace direction findingtechniques without any performance degradation. In addition, the new preprocessing scheme itselfcan decorrelate the coherent signals received on the array. For regular array geometry such asuniform linear arrays and equal-spaced rectangular planar arrays, the popular spatial smoothingpreprocessing technique can be combined with the novel approach to improve the decorrelatingability. Simulation results confirm the above conclusions.展开更多
Premise:The com bined effects of modern healthcare practices which prolong lifespan and declining birthrates have created unprecedented changes in age demographics worldwide that are especially pronounced in Japan,Sou...Premise:The com bined effects of modern healthcare practices which prolong lifespan and declining birthrates have created unprecedented changes in age demographics worldwide that are especially pronounced in Japan,South Korea,Europe,and North America.Since old age is the most significant predictor of dementia,global healthcare systems must rise to the challenge of providing care for those with neurodegenerative disorders.展开更多
Two-dimensional endoscopic images are susceptible to interferences such as specular reflections and monotonous texture illumination,hindering accurate three-dimensional lesion reconstruction by surgical robots.This st...Two-dimensional endoscopic images are susceptible to interferences such as specular reflections and monotonous texture illumination,hindering accurate three-dimensional lesion reconstruction by surgical robots.This study proposes a novel end-to-end disparity estimation model to address these challenges.Our approach combines a Pseudo-Siamese neural network architecture with pyramid dilated convolutions,integrating multi-scale image information to enhance robustness against lighting interferences.This study introduces a Pseudo-Siamese structure-based disparity regression model that simplifies left-right image comparison,improving accuracy and efficiency.The model was evaluated using a dataset of stereo endoscopic videos captured by the Da Vinci surgical robot,comprising simulated silicone heart sequences and real heart video data.Experimental results demonstrate significant improvement in the network’s resistance to lighting interference without substantially increasing parameters.Moreover,the model exhibited faster convergence during training,contributing to overall performance enhancement.This study advances endoscopic image processing accuracy and has potential implications for surgical robot applications in complex environments.展开更多
The generalized maximum likelihood(GML)algorithm for direction-of-arrival estimation is proposed.Firstly,a new data model is established based on generalized steering vectors and generalized array manifold matrix.The ...The generalized maximum likelihood(GML)algorithm for direction-of-arrival estimation is proposed.Firstly,a new data model is established based on generalized steering vectors and generalized array manifold matrix.The GML algorithm is then formulated in detail.It is flexible in the sense that the arriving sources may be a mixture of multiclusters of coherent sources,the array geometry is unrestricted,and the number of sources resolved can be larger than the number of sensors.Secondly,the comparison between the GML algorithm and the conventional deterministic maximum likelihood(DML)algorithm is presented based on their respective geometrical interpretation.Subsequently,the estimation consistency of GML is proved,and the estimation variance of GML is derived.It is concluded that the performance of the GML algorithm coincides with that of the DML algorithm in the incoherent sources’case,while it improves greatly in the coherent source case.By using genetic algorithm,GML is realized,and the simulation results illustrate its improved performance compared with DML,especially in the case of multiclusters of coherent sources.展开更多
Previous multi-view 3D human pose estimation methods neither correlate different human joints in each view nor model learnable correlations between the same joints in different views explicitly,meaning that skeleton s...Previous multi-view 3D human pose estimation methods neither correlate different human joints in each view nor model learnable correlations between the same joints in different views explicitly,meaning that skeleton structure information is not utilized and multi-view pose information is not completely fused.Moreover,existing graph convolutional operations do not consider the specificity of different joints and different views of pose information when processing skeleton graphs,making the correlation weights between nodes in the graph and their neighborhood nodes shared.Existing Graph Convolutional Networks(GCNs)cannot extract global and deeplevel skeleton structure information and view correlations efficiently.To solve these problems,pre-estimated multiview 2D poses are designed as a multi-view skeleton graph to fuse skeleton priors and view correlations explicitly to process occlusion problem,with the skeleton-edge and symmetry-edge representing the structure correlations between adjacent joints in each viewof skeleton graph and the view-edge representing the view correlations between the same joints in different views.To make graph convolution operation mine elaborate and sufficient skeleton structure information and view correlations,different correlation weights are assigned to different categories of neighborhood nodes and further assigned to each node in the graph.Based on the graph convolution operation proposed above,a Residual Graph Convolution(RGC)module is designed as the basic module to be combined with the simplified Hourglass architecture to construct the Hourglass-GCN as our 3D pose estimation network.Hourglass-GCNwith a symmetrical and concise architecture processes three scales ofmulti-viewskeleton graphs to extract local-to-global scale and shallow-to-deep level skeleton features efficiently.Experimental results on common large 3D pose dataset Human3.6M and MPI-INF-3DHP show that Hourglass-GCN outperforms some excellent methods in 3D pose estimation accuracy.展开更多
The emergence of next generation networks(NextG),including 5G and beyond,is reshaping the technological landscape of cellular and mobile networks.These networks are sufficiently scaled to interconnect billions of user...The emergence of next generation networks(NextG),including 5G and beyond,is reshaping the technological landscape of cellular and mobile networks.These networks are sufficiently scaled to interconnect billions of users and devices.Researchers in academia and industry are focusing on technological advancements to achieve highspeed transmission,cell planning,and latency reduction to facilitate emerging applications such as virtual reality,the metaverse,smart cities,smart health,and autonomous vehicles.NextG continuously improves its network functionality to support these applications.Multiple input multiple output(MIMO)technology offers spectral efficiency,dependability,and overall performance in conjunctionwithNextG.This article proposes a secure channel estimation technique in MIMO topology using a norm-estimation model to provide comprehensive insights into protecting NextG network components against adversarial attacks.The technique aims to create long-lasting and secure NextG networks using this extended approach.The viability of MIMO applications and modern AI-driven methodologies to combat cybersecurity threats are explored in this research.Moreover,the proposed model demonstrates high performance in terms of reliability and accuracy,with a 20%reduction in the MalOut-RealOut-Diff metric compared to existing state-of-the-art techniques.展开更多
In this study,an end-to-end deep learning method is proposed to improve the accuracy of continuum estimation in low-resolution gamma-ray spectra.A novel process for generating the theoretical continuum of a simulated ...In this study,an end-to-end deep learning method is proposed to improve the accuracy of continuum estimation in low-resolution gamma-ray spectra.A novel process for generating the theoretical continuum of a simulated spectrum is established,and a convolutional neural network consisting of 51 layers and more than 105 parameters is constructed to directly predict the entire continuum from the extracted global spectrum features.For testing,an in-house NaI-type whole-body counter is used,and 106 training spectrum samples(20%of which are reserved for testing)are generated using Monte Carlo simulations.In addition,the existing fitting,step-type,and peak erosion methods are selected for comparison.The proposed method exhibits excellent performance,as evidenced by its activity error distribution and the smallest mean activity error of 1.5%among the evaluated methods.Additionally,a validation experiment is performed using a whole-body counter to analyze a human physical phantom containing four radionuclides.The largest activity error of the proposed method is−5.1%,which is considerably smaller than those of the comparative methods,confirming the test results.The multiscale feature extraction and nonlinear relation modeling in the proposed method establish a novel approach for accurate and convenient continuum estimation in a low-resolution gamma-ray spectrum.Thus,the proposed method is promising for accurate quantitative radioactivity analysis in practical applications.展开更多
Aiming at high-resolution estimation of the direction-of-arrival of closely-spaced sources at low signal-to-noise ratio regions, this paper proposes a DOA estimation algorithm that is suitable for an extensible acoust...Aiming at high-resolution estimation of the direction-of-arrival of closely-spaced sources at low signal-to-noise ratio regions, this paper proposes a DOA estimation algorithm that is suitable for an extensible acoustic vector sensor array. Taking the 3D array composed of the minimum number(four) of acoustic vector sensors as the acquisition module, a virtual array having the same structure as the original array structure is extended in the three-dimensional space based on the aperture expansion characteristic of higher-order cumulants. The virtual array and the real array can construct a matrix with rotational invariance, which contains the angular information for estimating DOA. The Cramer-Rao bound of the algorithm are derived. We analyze the influence of SNR, the number of snapshots and the elevation angle on the performance of the algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has better noise suppression ability and higher resolution in DOA estimation than the conventional ESPRIT algorithm using the acoustic vector array. Experiments are conducted to validate the proposed algorithm.展开更多
The multiple signal classification method for direction-of-arrival estimation is widely applied in practical scenarios.However,the multiple signal classification method with planar array requires 2-dimensional on-grid...The multiple signal classification method for direction-of-arrival estimation is widely applied in practical scenarios.However,the multiple signal classification method with planar array requires 2-dimensional on-grid spectrum searches,which would lead to the grid mismatch and high computational complexity.Therefore,a high-precision fast direction-of-arrival estimation method for planar array is proposed.In the proposed method,a 2-stage grid search approach over the 2-dimensional spectrum is firstly applied to obtain a quick coarse estimation of direction of arrival.Then,the estimation of higher precision is achieved via a quadratic surface fitting method.Simulation results verified the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
The phase errors among the components of a single acoustic vector sensor cause the direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation error of the existing methods.In order to address this issue,a DOA estimation method is proposed,...The phase errors among the components of a single acoustic vector sensor cause the direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation error of the existing methods.In order to address this issue,a DOA estimation method is proposed,which is robust to the phase errors.The proposed method first utilizes the Hadamard product of the principal eigenvector of the covariance matrix of the received signal by the single vector sensor and its conjugate vector to construct the spatial spectrum in order to estimate the DOA of the underwater target.Since the Hadamard product eliminates the phase errors,this estimation is independent of the phase errors.However,it is ambiguous.Afterwards,the phase-error estimate is explored to eliminate the ambiguity and get the correct DOA estimate.The proposed method performs independently of the phase errors and obtains high accuracy.The simulation results and the experimental result demonstrate the proposed method is robust to the phase errors.Furthermore,in the presence of the phase errors,it performs better than the average acoustic intensity method,the CAPON method,and the MUSIC method,in terms of estimation accuracy.In addition,the simulation results indicate that the estimation accuracy of the proposed method approaches to the Cramer-Rao bound(CRB).展开更多
High-resolution direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimations and the starboard ambiguity of moving underwater targets have always been key issues in underwater acoustic array signal processing.Compared with sound pressure arr...High-resolution direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimations and the starboard ambiguity of moving underwater targets have always been key issues in underwater acoustic array signal processing.Compared with sound pressure arrays,vector arrays have natural advantages with respect to solving the starboard ambiguity problem and obtaining higher processing gains.Traditional high-resolution DOA estimation methods such as Capon have disadvantages such as being unable to resolve coherent sources,requiring multiple snapshot processing,and being sensitive to array manifold errors.High-resolution DOA estimation and the starboard ambiguity of moving underwater targets have always been challenging research topics.On one hand,maneuvering underwater targets reduce the coherence time of the received signals,which ultimately leads to poor performance when using high-resolution DOA estimation technologies based on the covariance matrix of the received signal.On the other hand,traditional DOA estimation technologies based on sound pressure arrays have the problem of port and starboard ambiguity,which can be solved by maneuvering the sonar platform.However,maneuvering the sonar platform can impair the coherence of the received signal,on which some algorithms rely.This approach greatly limits the combat effectiveness and performance of the platform.Given the aforementioned problems and taking advantage of the target sparsity,a cross-validation multipath matching pursuit technique based on the sparse DOA estimation of an acoustic vector array is proposed in this article for sonar observations.The proposed algorithm uses cross-validation technology to achieve a sparse DOA estimation with an unknown number of targets in a sonar observation scene.Compared with the conventional acoustic vector array-based Capon algorithm,the proposed algorithm can achieve a sparse DOA estimation and high-resolution capability with small numbers of snapshots or even single snapshots.The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified via simulations and sea trial data processing.展开更多
文摘A direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation algorithm based on direct data domain （D3） approach is presented. This method can accuracy estimate DOA using one snapshot modified data, called the temporal and spatial two-dimensional vector reconstruction （TSR） method. The key idea is to apply the D3 approach which can extract the signal of given frequency but null out other frequency signals in temporal domain. Then the spatial vector reconstruction processing is used to estimate the angle of the spatial coherent signal source based on extract signal data. Compared with the common temporal and spatial processing approach, the TSR method has a lower computational load, higher real-time performance, robustness and angular accuracy of DOA. The proposed algorithm can be directly applied to the phased array radar of coherent pulses. Simulation results demonstrate the performance of the proposed technique.
基金Project(2010ZX03006-004) supported by the National Science and Technology Major Program of ChinaProject(YYYJ-1113) supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of SciencesProject(2011CB302901) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘The Khatri-Rao(KR) subspace method is a high resolution method for direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation.Combined with 2q level nested array,the KR subspace method can detect O(N2q) sources with N sensors.However,the method cannot be applicable to Gaussian sources when q is equal to or greater than 2 since it needs to use 2q-th order cumulants.In this work,a novel approach is presented to conduct DOA estimation by constructing a fourth order difference co-array.Unlike the existing DOA estimation method based on the KR product and 2q level nested array,the proposed method only uses second order statistics,so it can be employed to Gaussian sources as well as non-Gaussian sources.By exploiting a four-level nested array with N elements,our method can also identify O(N4) sources.In order to estimate the wideband signals,the proposed method is extended to the wideband scenarios.Simulation results demonstrate that,compared to the state of the art KR subspace based methods,the new method achieves higher resolution.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(617020986170209961331019)
文摘A polynomial-rooting based fourth-order cumulant algorithm is presented for direction-of-arrival（DOA） estimation of second-order fully noncircular source signals, using a uniform linear array（ULA）. This algorithm inherits all merits of its spectralsearching counterpart except for the applicability to arbitrary array geometry, while reducing considerably the computation cost.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the previously developed closed-form second-order noncircular ESPRIT method, in terms of processing capacity and DOA estimation accuracy, especially in the presence of spatially colored noise.
基金supported by the National "863" High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2007AA703428)
文摘The presence of array imperfection and mutual coupling in sensor arrays poses several challenges for development of effective algorithms for the direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation problem in array processing. A correlation domain wideband DOA estimation algorithm without array calibration is proposed, to deal with these array model errors, using the arbitrary antenna array of omnidirectional elements. By using the matrix operators that have the memory and oblivion characteristics, this algorithm can separate the incident signals effectively. Compared with other typical wideband DOA estimation algorithms based on the subspace theory, this algorithm can get robust DOA estimation with regard to position error, gain-phase error, and mutual coupling, by utilizing a relaxation technique based on signal separation. The signal separation category and the robustness of this algorithm to the array model errors are analyzed and proved. The validity and robustness of this algorithm, in the presence of array model errors, are confirmed by theoretical analysis and simulation results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61071163,61271327,and 61471191)the Funding for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,China(Grant No.BCXJ14-08)+2 种基金the Funding of Innovation Program for Graduate Education of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.KYLX 0277)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.3082015NP2015504)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PADA),China
文摘This paper addresses the direction of arrival （DOA） estimation problem for the co-located multiple-input multiple- output （MIMO） radar with random arrays. The spatially distributed sparsity of the targets in the background makes com- pressive sensing （CS） desirable for DOA estimation. A spatial CS framework is presented, which links the DOA estimation problem to support recovery from a known over-complete dictionary. A modified statistical model is developed to ac- curately represent the intra-block correlation of the received signal. A structural sparsity Bayesian learning algorithm is proposed for the sparse recovery problem. The proposed algorithm, which exploits intra-signal correlation, is capable being applied to limited data support and low signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） scene. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm has less computation load compared to the classical Bayesian algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has a more accurate DOA estimation than the traditional multiple signal classification （MUSIC） algorithm and other CS recovery algorithms.
基金Supported by the Innovation Foundation for Outstanding Postgraduates in the Electronic Engineering Institute of PLA (No. 2009YB005)
文摘A novel Direction-Of-Arrival (DOA) estimation method is proposed in the presence of mutual coupling using the joint sparse recovery. In the proposed method, the eigenvector corresponding to the maximum eigenvalue of covariance matrix of array measurement is viewed as the signal to be represented. By exploiting the geometrical property in steering vectors and the symmetric Toeplitz structure of Mutual Coupling Matrix (MCM), the redundant dictionaries containing the DOA information are constructed. Consequently, the optimization model based on joint sparse recovery is built and then is solved through Second Order Cone Program (SOCP) and Interior Point Method (IPM). The DOA estimates are gotten according to the positions of nonzeros elements. At last, computer simulations demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed method.
文摘A new direction-of-arrival （DOA） estimation algorithm for wideband sources is introduced, The new method obtains the output of the virtual arrays in the signal bandwidth using cubic spline function interpolation techniques. The narrowband high- resolution algorithm is then used to get the DOA estimation. This technique does not require any preliminary knowledge of DOA angles. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.
基金the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China(No.62101340).
文摘The performance of traditional high-resolution direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimation methods is sensitive to the inaccurate knowledge on prior information,including the position of ar-ray elements,array gain and phase,and the mutual coupling between the array elements.Learning-based methods are data-driven and are expected to perform better than their model-based counter-parts,since they are insensitive to the array imperfections.This paper presents a learning-based method for DOA estimation of multiple wideband far-field sources.The processing procedure mainly includes two steps.First,a beamspace preprocessing structure which has the property of fre-quency invariant is applied to the array outputs to perform focusing over a wide bandwidth.In the second step,a hierarchical deep neural network is employed to achieve classification.Different from neural networks which are trained through a huge data set containing different angle combinations,our deep neural network can achieve DOA estimation of multiple sources with a small data set,since the classifiers can be trained in different small subregions.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method performs well both in generalization and imperfections adaptation.
文摘In this paper, the subspace fitting models for direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is analyzed, an effective algorithmic approach is given. As the initialization value is so critical to the global convergence, the continuation theory is also used to develop a new framework which solves the initialization problem powerfully. Some numerical evidence will be given to show that the performance of the new algorithm is very promising.
文摘A novel universal preprocessing method is proposed to estimate angles of arrival,which is applicable to one-or two-dimensional high resolution processing based on arbitrarycenter-symmetric arrays (such as uniform linear arrays, equal-spaced rectangular planar arraysand symmetric circular arrays). By mapping the complex signal space into the real one, the newmethod can effectively reduce the computation needed by the signal subspace direction findingtechniques without any performance degradation. In addition, the new preprocessing scheme itselfcan decorrelate the coherent signals received on the array. For regular array geometry such asuniform linear arrays and equal-spaced rectangular planar arrays, the popular spatial smoothingpreprocessing technique can be combined with the novel approach to improve the decorrelatingability. Simulation results confirm the above conclusions.
基金funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(RGPIN:2016-05964&2023-04283 to JHK)the University of Manitoba Tri-Agency Bridge Funding(#57289 to JHK)the Ricard Foundation’s Baxter Bursary(to JP)。
文摘Premise:The com bined effects of modern healthcare practices which prolong lifespan and declining birthrates have created unprecedented changes in age demographics worldwide that are especially pronounced in Japan,South Korea,Europe,and North America.Since old age is the most significant predictor of dementia,global healthcare systems must rise to the challenge of providing care for those with neurodegenerative disorders.
基金Supported by Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023YFSY0026,2023YFH0004)Supported by the Institute of Information&Communications Technology Planning&Evaluation(IITP)grant funded by the Korean government(MSIT)(No.RS-2022-00155885,Artificial Intelligence Convergence Innovation Human Resources Development(Hanyang University ERICA)).
文摘Two-dimensional endoscopic images are susceptible to interferences such as specular reflections and monotonous texture illumination,hindering accurate three-dimensional lesion reconstruction by surgical robots.This study proposes a novel end-to-end disparity estimation model to address these challenges.Our approach combines a Pseudo-Siamese neural network architecture with pyramid dilated convolutions,integrating multi-scale image information to enhance robustness against lighting interferences.This study introduces a Pseudo-Siamese structure-based disparity regression model that simplifies left-right image comparison,improving accuracy and efficiency.The model was evaluated using a dataset of stereo endoscopic videos captured by the Da Vinci surgical robot,comprising simulated silicone heart sequences and real heart video data.Experimental results demonstrate significant improvement in the network’s resistance to lighting interference without substantially increasing parameters.Moreover,the model exhibited faster convergence during training,contributing to overall performance enhancement.This study advances endoscopic image processing accuracy and has potential implications for surgical robot applications in complex environments.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60272370)the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in high education institutes of Ministry of Education,China (TRAPOYT).
文摘The generalized maximum likelihood(GML)algorithm for direction-of-arrival estimation is proposed.Firstly,a new data model is established based on generalized steering vectors and generalized array manifold matrix.The GML algorithm is then formulated in detail.It is flexible in the sense that the arriving sources may be a mixture of multiclusters of coherent sources,the array geometry is unrestricted,and the number of sources resolved can be larger than the number of sensors.Secondly,the comparison between the GML algorithm and the conventional deterministic maximum likelihood(DML)algorithm is presented based on their respective geometrical interpretation.Subsequently,the estimation consistency of GML is proved,and the estimation variance of GML is derived.It is concluded that the performance of the GML algorithm coincides with that of the DML algorithm in the incoherent sources’case,while it improves greatly in the coherent source case.By using genetic algorithm,GML is realized,and the simulation results illustrate its improved performance compared with DML,especially in the case of multiclusters of coherent sources.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 61973065,U20A20197,61973063.
文摘Previous multi-view 3D human pose estimation methods neither correlate different human joints in each view nor model learnable correlations between the same joints in different views explicitly,meaning that skeleton structure information is not utilized and multi-view pose information is not completely fused.Moreover,existing graph convolutional operations do not consider the specificity of different joints and different views of pose information when processing skeleton graphs,making the correlation weights between nodes in the graph and their neighborhood nodes shared.Existing Graph Convolutional Networks(GCNs)cannot extract global and deeplevel skeleton structure information and view correlations efficiently.To solve these problems,pre-estimated multiview 2D poses are designed as a multi-view skeleton graph to fuse skeleton priors and view correlations explicitly to process occlusion problem,with the skeleton-edge and symmetry-edge representing the structure correlations between adjacent joints in each viewof skeleton graph and the view-edge representing the view correlations between the same joints in different views.To make graph convolution operation mine elaborate and sufficient skeleton structure information and view correlations,different correlation weights are assigned to different categories of neighborhood nodes and further assigned to each node in the graph.Based on the graph convolution operation proposed above,a Residual Graph Convolution(RGC)module is designed as the basic module to be combined with the simplified Hourglass architecture to construct the Hourglass-GCN as our 3D pose estimation network.Hourglass-GCNwith a symmetrical and concise architecture processes three scales ofmulti-viewskeleton graphs to extract local-to-global scale and shallow-to-deep level skeleton features efficiently.Experimental results on common large 3D pose dataset Human3.6M and MPI-INF-3DHP show that Hourglass-GCN outperforms some excellent methods in 3D pose estimation accuracy.
基金funding from King Saud University through Researchers Supporting Project number(RSP2024R387),King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
文摘The emergence of next generation networks(NextG),including 5G and beyond,is reshaping the technological landscape of cellular and mobile networks.These networks are sufficiently scaled to interconnect billions of users and devices.Researchers in academia and industry are focusing on technological advancements to achieve highspeed transmission,cell planning,and latency reduction to facilitate emerging applications such as virtual reality,the metaverse,smart cities,smart health,and autonomous vehicles.NextG continuously improves its network functionality to support these applications.Multiple input multiple output(MIMO)technology offers spectral efficiency,dependability,and overall performance in conjunctionwithNextG.This article proposes a secure channel estimation technique in MIMO topology using a norm-estimation model to provide comprehensive insights into protecting NextG network components against adversarial attacks.The technique aims to create long-lasting and secure NextG networks using this extended approach.The viability of MIMO applications and modern AI-driven methodologies to combat cybersecurity threats are explored in this research.Moreover,the proposed model demonstrates high performance in terms of reliability and accuracy,with a 20%reduction in the MalOut-RealOut-Diff metric compared to existing state-of-the-art techniques.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12005198).
文摘In this study,an end-to-end deep learning method is proposed to improve the accuracy of continuum estimation in low-resolution gamma-ray spectra.A novel process for generating the theoretical continuum of a simulated spectrum is established,and a convolutional neural network consisting of 51 layers and more than 105 parameters is constructed to directly predict the entire continuum from the extracted global spectrum features.For testing,an in-house NaI-type whole-body counter is used,and 106 training spectrum samples(20%of which are reserved for testing)are generated using Monte Carlo simulations.In addition,the existing fitting,step-type,and peak erosion methods are selected for comparison.The proposed method exhibits excellent performance,as evidenced by its activity error distribution and the smallest mean activity error of 1.5%among the evaluated methods.Additionally,a validation experiment is performed using a whole-body counter to analyze a human physical phantom containing four radionuclides.The largest activity error of the proposed method is−5.1%,which is considerably smaller than those of the comparative methods,confirming the test results.The multiscale feature extraction and nonlinear relation modeling in the proposed method establish a novel approach for accurate and convenient continuum estimation in a low-resolution gamma-ray spectrum.Thus,the proposed method is promising for accurate quantitative radioactivity analysis in practical applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11125420,11174312)。
文摘Aiming at high-resolution estimation of the direction-of-arrival of closely-spaced sources at low signal-to-noise ratio regions, this paper proposes a DOA estimation algorithm that is suitable for an extensible acoustic vector sensor array. Taking the 3D array composed of the minimum number(four) of acoustic vector sensors as the acquisition module, a virtual array having the same structure as the original array structure is extended in the three-dimensional space based on the aperture expansion characteristic of higher-order cumulants. The virtual array and the real array can construct a matrix with rotational invariance, which contains the angular information for estimating DOA. The Cramer-Rao bound of the algorithm are derived. We analyze the influence of SNR, the number of snapshots and the elevation angle on the performance of the algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has better noise suppression ability and higher resolution in DOA estimation than the conventional ESPRIT algorithm using the acoustic vector array. Experiments are conducted to validate the proposed algorithm.
文摘The multiple signal classification method for direction-of-arrival estimation is widely applied in practical scenarios.However,the multiple signal classification method with planar array requires 2-dimensional on-grid spectrum searches,which would lead to the grid mismatch and high computational complexity.Therefore,a high-precision fast direction-of-arrival estimation method for planar array is proposed.In the proposed method,a 2-stage grid search approach over the 2-dimensional spectrum is firstly applied to obtain a quick coarse estimation of direction of arrival.Then,the estimation of higher precision is achieved via a quadratic surface fitting method.Simulation results verified the effectiveness of the proposed method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61701133,11674074)the Stable Supporting Fund of Acoustics Science and Technology Laboratory (SSJSWDZC2018003)。
文摘The phase errors among the components of a single acoustic vector sensor cause the direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation error of the existing methods.In order to address this issue,a DOA estimation method is proposed,which is robust to the phase errors.The proposed method first utilizes the Hadamard product of the principal eigenvector of the covariance matrix of the received signal by the single vector sensor and its conjugate vector to construct the spatial spectrum in order to estimate the DOA of the underwater target.Since the Hadamard product eliminates the phase errors,this estimation is independent of the phase errors.However,it is ambiguous.Afterwards,the phase-error estimate is explored to eliminate the ambiguity and get the correct DOA estimate.The proposed method performs independently of the phase errors and obtains high accuracy.The simulation results and the experimental result demonstrate the proposed method is robust to the phase errors.Furthermore,in the presence of the phase errors,it performs better than the average acoustic intensity method,the CAPON method,and the MUSIC method,in terms of estimation accuracy.In addition,the simulation results indicate that the estimation accuracy of the proposed method approaches to the Cramer-Rao bound(CRB).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171333)。
文摘High-resolution direction-of-arrival(DOA)estimations and the starboard ambiguity of moving underwater targets have always been key issues in underwater acoustic array signal processing.Compared with sound pressure arrays,vector arrays have natural advantages with respect to solving the starboard ambiguity problem and obtaining higher processing gains.Traditional high-resolution DOA estimation methods such as Capon have disadvantages such as being unable to resolve coherent sources,requiring multiple snapshot processing,and being sensitive to array manifold errors.High-resolution DOA estimation and the starboard ambiguity of moving underwater targets have always been challenging research topics.On one hand,maneuvering underwater targets reduce the coherence time of the received signals,which ultimately leads to poor performance when using high-resolution DOA estimation technologies based on the covariance matrix of the received signal.On the other hand,traditional DOA estimation technologies based on sound pressure arrays have the problem of port and starboard ambiguity,which can be solved by maneuvering the sonar platform.However,maneuvering the sonar platform can impair the coherence of the received signal,on which some algorithms rely.This approach greatly limits the combat effectiveness and performance of the platform.Given the aforementioned problems and taking advantage of the target sparsity,a cross-validation multipath matching pursuit technique based on the sparse DOA estimation of an acoustic vector array is proposed in this article for sonar observations.The proposed algorithm uses cross-validation technology to achieve a sparse DOA estimation with an unknown number of targets in a sonar observation scene.Compared with the conventional acoustic vector array-based Capon algorithm,the proposed algorithm can achieve a sparse DOA estimation and high-resolution capability with small numbers of snapshots or even single snapshots.The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified via simulations and sea trial data processing.
