Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars

This paper addresses the problem of target localization in a distributed waveform diverse array radar system, exploiting the technique of sparse reconstruction. At the configuration stage, the distributed radar system consists of two individual Frequency Diverse Array Multiple-Input Multiple-Output...

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Main Authors: Runlong Ma, Lan Lan, Guisheng Liao, Jingwei Xu, Fa Wei, Ximin Li
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/13/2278
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author Runlong Ma
Lan Lan
Guisheng Liao
Jingwei Xu
Fa Wei
Ximin Li
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Lan Lan
Guisheng Liao
Jingwei Xu
Fa Wei
Ximin Li
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description This paper addresses the problem of target localization in a distributed waveform diverse array radar system, exploiting the technique of sparse reconstruction. At the configuration stage, the distributed radar system consists of two individual Frequency Diverse Array Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (FDA-MIMO) radars and one single Element-Pulse Coding MIMO (EPC-MIMO) radar. To obtain the angle and incremental range (i.e., the range offset between the sampling point and actual position within the range bin) of the targets in each local radar, two sparse reconstruction-based algorithms, including the grid-based Iterative Adaptive Approach (IAA) and gridless Atomic Norm Minimization (ANM) algorithms, are implemented. Furthermore, multiple sets of local statistics are fused at the fusion center, where a Weighted Least Squares (WLS) method is performed to localize targets. At the analysis stage, the estimation performance of the proposed methods, encompassing both IAA and ANM algorithms, is evaluated in contrast to the Cramér–Rao Bound (CRB). Numerical results and parametric studies are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed sparse reconstruction methods for target localization in the distributed waveform diverse array system.
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spelling doaj-art-46d4ff3b56884eb4b19bd2fcc43bd1c42025-08-20T03:28:59ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-07-011713227810.3390/rs17132278Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array RadarsRunlong Ma0Lan Lan1Guisheng Liao2Jingwei Xu3Fa Wei4Ximin Li5National Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaThis paper addresses the problem of target localization in a distributed waveform diverse array radar system, exploiting the technique of sparse reconstruction. At the configuration stage, the distributed radar system consists of two individual Frequency Diverse Array Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (FDA-MIMO) radars and one single Element-Pulse Coding MIMO (EPC-MIMO) radar. To obtain the angle and incremental range (i.e., the range offset between the sampling point and actual position within the range bin) of the targets in each local radar, two sparse reconstruction-based algorithms, including the grid-based Iterative Adaptive Approach (IAA) and gridless Atomic Norm Minimization (ANM) algorithms, are implemented. Furthermore, multiple sets of local statistics are fused at the fusion center, where a Weighted Least Squares (WLS) method is performed to localize targets. At the analysis stage, the estimation performance of the proposed methods, encompassing both IAA and ANM algorithms, is evaluated in contrast to the Cramér–Rao Bound (CRB). Numerical results and parametric studies are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed sparse reconstruction methods for target localization in the distributed waveform diverse array system.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/13/2278distributed waveform-diverse array radarstarget localizationsparse reconstructionIAAANMincrement range and angle estimation
spellingShingle Runlong Ma
Lan Lan
Guisheng Liao
Jingwei Xu
Fa Wei
Ximin Li
Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars
Remote Sensing
distributed waveform-diverse array radars
target localization
sparse reconstruction
IAA
ANM
increment range and angle estimation
title Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars
title_full Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars
title_fullStr Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars
title_full_unstemmed Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars
title_short Sparse Reconstruction-Based Target Localization with Distributed Waveform-Diverse Array Radars
title_sort sparse reconstruction based target localization with distributed waveform diverse array radars
topic distributed waveform-diverse array radars
target localization
sparse reconstruction
IAA
ANM
increment range and angle estimation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/13/2278
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