Joint angle-frequency estimation using multi-resolution ESPRIT

Abstract

Multi-resolution ESPRIT is an extension of the ESPRIT direction finding algorithm to antenna arrays with multiple baselines. A short (half wavelength) baseline is necessary to avoid aliasing, a long baseline is preferred for accuracy. The MR-ESPRIT algorithm allows to combine both estimates. The same algorithm can be used for multi-resolution frequency estimation, by combining two different sampling frequencies. We show how this can be used to construct a joint angle-frequency estimator.