Joint Estimation of DOA and Polarization Based on Cylindrical Conformal Array Antenna

Abstract

Attributed to its numerous remarkable benefits, conformal array antenna (CAA) is expected to be widely used in various fields. In this paper, we generate a snapshot data model of the cylindrical CAA formed by crossed dipole elements. On the basis of this, a joint two dimensional direction of arrival (2D DOA) and polarization estimation algorithm is proposed. Monte-Carlo simulation results show that the proposed data model and algorithm are competent to resolve the joint parameter estimation problem based on cylindrical CAA.