Modern Defense Technology ›› 2026, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (1): 61-72.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-086x.2026.01.006

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High Precision Direction Finding Method and System Design for Miniaturized Uniform Circular Array

Haotian WANG1, Liangnian JIN1, Long TANG2, Shujiao MENG1   

  1. 1.School of Information and Communication,Guilin University of Electronic Technology,Guilin 541004,China
    2.Guilin Changhai Development Co. ,Ltd. ,Guilin 541001,China
  • Received:2024-12-06 Revised:2025-12-17 Online:2026-01-28 Published:2026-02-11

小型均匀圆阵高精度测向方法及系统实现

王昊天1, 晋良念1, 唐龙2, 蒙淑娇1   

  1. 1.桂林电子科技大学 信息与通信学院,广西 桂林 541004
    2.桂林长海发展有限责任公司,广西 桂林 541001
  • 作者简介:王昊天(1999-),男,山西忻州人。硕士生,研究方向为雷达信号处理。
  • 基金资助:
    广西创新驱动发展专项(桂科AA21077008);广西自然科学基金项目(2023GXNSFAA026060);广西八桂学者专项经费资助(2019A51)

Abstract:

To address the high algorithm complexity and low timeliness in existing circular array interferometer direction finding methods for building systems, this paper proposed an interferometer direction finding method suitable for system implementation, which was then used in actual systems. First, this method first improved the conventional calculation method for the range of fuzzy numbers based on the amplitude comparison direction finding (ACDF) results, thereby reducing computational complexity and improving processing speed. By considering that higher frequencies enhance ACDF accuracy under the same conditions, the method dynamically segmented the amplitude comparison range in real time by integrating the frequency information and the ACDF results. Then, by taking advantage of the fact that the fuzzy multi-valued differences of each baseline are relatively large, while the true angle has a unique property, the ambiguity resolution for the circular array interferometer direction finding was achieved. Finally, based on the proposed method principle, a miniaturized eight-element uniform circular array interferometer broadband receiver was implemented and designed using an FPGA. Both simulations and field experiments verified that the system achieves high-precision instantaneous direction finding for a radiation source target, with an accuracy of up to 1.5°, demonstrating strong practical value for engineering applications.

Key words: uniform circular array, interferometer direction finding, amplitude comparison direction finding, ambiguity resolution, miniaturized

摘要:

针对现有的圆阵干涉仪测向方法在系统实现方面存在算法复杂度高、时效性低的问题,提出了一种适用于系统实现的干涉仪测向方法,并将其运用到实际系统。该方法首先利用比幅测向结果改进常规模糊数范围计算方法,以此减小运算量,提升运算速度;同时考虑到相同条件下频率越高比幅测向精度越高,联合频率信息和比幅测向结果实时地划分比幅范围;然后利用各基线的模糊多值相差较远,而真实角度具有唯一性的特点,实现对圆阵干涉仪测向解模糊;最后根据所提方法原理利用FPGA实现并设计了小型化八元均匀圆阵干涉仪宽带接收机。经过仿真实验和外场试验,证明了该系统能够实现对辐射源目标的高精度瞬时测向,测向精度可以达到1.5°,在工程应用中具有很高的实用价值。

关键词: 均匀圆阵, 干涉仪测向, 比幅测向, 解模糊, 小型化

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