Middle Subarray Interference Covariance Matrix Reconstruction Approach for Robust Adaptive Beamforming With Mutual Coupling

Abstract

In this letter, a middle subarray interference-plus-noise covariance matrix (INCM) reconstruction approach is proposed to mitigate the mutual coupling problem in robust adaptive beamforming. In the proposed approach, the banded symmetric Toeplitz structure of mutual coupling matrix in the uniform linear array is employed. The INCM of middle subarray is first reconstructed by using the Capon spectrum of middle subarray to integrate over the possible interference region. Similarly, the desired signal covariance matrix of middle array is calculated over the desired signal region, and the desired signal steering vector of middle array is estimated. Finally, the proposed middle subarray beamformer weight vector is obtained. Simulation results validate the superiority and effectiveness of the proposed method.