A unitary transformation algorithm for wideband array processing

Abstract

The authors apply a two-sided transformation on the cross-correlation matrices of the array. It is shown that the two-sided correlation transformation (TCT) generates unbiased estimates of the directions of arrival regardless of the bandwidth of the signals. The capability of the method for resolving two closely spaced sources is compared with that of the coherent signal-subspace method. The resolution threshold for the new technique is smaller.<>