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Area of Science:

  • Signal Processing
  • Array Signal Processing
  • Electromagnetics

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  • Convex sparse penalties offer robust direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation but suffer from insufficient sparsity.
  • Nonconvex sparse penalties enhance DOA accuracy but are sensitive to initialization due to local minima.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a minimax-concave penalty (MCP) regularized algorithm for DOA estimation.
  • To leverage the advantages of both convex and nonconvex penalties for improved DOA accuracy and stability.
  • To develop an efficient algorithm for rapid convergence to the optimal solution.

Main Methods:

  • A minimax-concave penalty (MCP) was integrated into a DOA estimation framework.
  • An accelerated block gradient descent-ascent algorithm was developed for optimization.
  • The proposed method was evaluated using simulations and ocean experiments.

Main Results:

  • The MCP penalty significantly improved DOA estimation accuracy compared to existing sparse compressive beamforming techniques, especially in strong noise.
  • The algorithm demonstrated stable DOA estimation accuracy in ocean experiments.
  • The proposed method showed reduced artificial interferences.

Conclusions:

  • The MCP regularized DOA estimation algorithm effectively balances sparsity and convexity for enhanced performance.
  • The developed algorithm provides a robust and accurate solution for DOA estimation in challenging environments.
  • The method shows practical applicability validated by ocean experimental results.