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  • Signal Processing
  • Acoustics
  • Array Signal Processing

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  • Constant beamwidth beamforming is crucial for applications like speech processing, radar, sonar, and communication.
  • Existing methods for linear sensor arrays often struggle with beamwidth consistency across a wide frequency range.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design novel constant-beamwidth beamformers specifically for concentric ring arrays.
  • To leverage circular array geometry for enhanced beamwidth consistency and simplified hardware.

Main Methods:

  • Development of beamformers for concentric ring arrays where sensors on each ring share a common weight.
  • Theoretical analysis and justification of the proposed beamforming technique.
  • Comparative analysis against traditional linear array beamformers.

Main Results:

  • The proposed concentric ring array beamformers achieve improved beamwidth consistency over a wide frequency range.
  • The shared weight constraint significantly reduces hardware and computational complexity.
  • Demonstrated advantages in directivity index, white noise gain, and sidelobe attenuation compared to linear arrays.

Conclusions:

  • Concentric ring arrays offer a more efficient and effective solution for constant-beamwidth beamforming.
  • The proposed method simplifies practical implementation while enhancing performance.
  • This approach is highly beneficial for various signal processing applications requiring consistent beam characteristics.