NEW ROBUST ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING METHOD FOR MULTIPATH COHERENT SIGNAL RECEPTION

In this paper a novel robust beamforming method is devised to receive multipath signals effectively. The new algorithm constructs a transformation matrix derived through high-order angle constraint to suppress the interferences with the directions of arrival (DOA) of interference signals. Using the transformed data, the composite steering vector of the multipath signals is estimated as the principal eigenvector of the signal subspace, and then is utilized in minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) beamforming to compute the optimal weight vector. The new algorithm is improved in robustness to DOA error by forming wide nulls in incident directions of the interferences, and keeps effective in the presence of coherent interferences. Simulations analyses are provided to illustrate the robustness and effectiveness of the new beamformer.