Journal of Radio Electronics. eISSN 1684-1719. 2024. №3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2024.3.12
GENERALIZED CRAMER–RAO INEQUALITY
IN THE CASE OF JOINT DIRECTION
FINDING BY AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION ANGLE
IN A COMPLEX ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT
M.P. Slichenko, O.N. Zavalishina
JSC “Concern “Sozvezdie”
394018, Russia, Voronezh, Plehanovskaya str., 14
The paper was received February 6, 2024.
Abstract. In this work, a generalized expression is obtained for the Cramer–Rao lower bound in the case of a joint estimation of azimuth and elevation angle in an arbitrary coordinate system in which the vector complex radiation pattern is determined, under conditions of a complex electromagnetic environment, including the presence of noise correlation in spatial channels and differences in its intensity. A theorem is formulated for the Fisher information of joint estimates of azimuth and elevation angle in the case of a multi-channel detector-direction finder with an antenna system described in the selected coordinate system by a vector complex radiation pattern. Dependences of the root-mean-square error of direction finding in azimuth and elevation on the signal-to-noise ratio and true directions to the radio source are obtained, calculated using known and generalized expressions for the Cramer–Rao lower bound. The condition for the applicability of the existing and proposed in the article expression for the Fisher information matrix is obtained. The concept of the “energy” center of the antenna system is given. To confirm the reliability of the obtained generalized expressions for the lower bound of the dispersion of the Cramer–Rao inequality, statistical modeling is carried out. The use of the obtained expressions in practice will allow the most optimal synthesis of antenna devices depending on the structure and characteristics of the direction finder antenna system, the number of antennas and the characteristics of the radio receiving path. Generalized expressions for the lower Cramer–Rao bound are the foundation for organizing the operation of intelligent radio monitoring systems, allowing for a well-founded choice of the optimal antenna array structure that provides the required direction-finding efficiency.
Key words: detector-direction finder, maximum likelihood method, direction finding relief, potential characteristics, Cramer–Rao inequality, energy center, complex electromagnetic environment.
Corresponding author: Slichenko Mikhail Pavlovich, m.p.slichenko@sozvezdie.su
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Slichenko M.P., Zavalishina O.N. Generalized Cramer–Rao inequality in the case of joint direction finding by azimuth and elevation angle in a complex electromagnetic environment. // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2024. – №. 3. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2024.3.12 (In Russian)