Joint Angle-Doppler Estimation Algorithm Based on Time Reversal Post-Doppler Adaptive MUSIC in Low-Angle Multipath Environments

Abstract

This letter proposes a time-reversal (TR) post-Doppler adaptive multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radars, which addresses the joint estimation of angle and Doppler in diffuse multipath environments. First, an improving TR MIMO multipath model is proposed to avoid the ambiguity between the direction and Doppler in one round trip. Then, the letter designs a spatial filter matrix according to transmit-receive steering matrices, suppressing undesired round trips. Finally, we combine the post-Doppler adaptive MUSIC algorithm and the designed filter to estimate angle and Doppler jointly. Simulation results verify the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed model and algorithm.