Successive ESPRIT Algorithm for Joint DOA-Range-Polarization Estimation With Polarization Sensitive FDA-MIMO Radar

Polarization sensitive frequency and frequency diversity array (FDA)-MIMO (PSFDA-MIMO) hybrid radar is an emerging technology. The existing algorithms for parameter estimation with PSFDA-MIMO radar need multiple-dimensional searches, whose computational complexity is high. To reduce the computational complexity, in this paper, a search-free algorithm is proposed to estimate 4-D parameters with PSFDA-MIMO radar. First, direction of arrival (DOA) is estimated with the estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance techniques (ESPRIT) algorithm using the rotational invariance of the receiving array. Second, based on the estimated DOA parameter, range estimation is obtained with the ESPRIT algorithm using the rotational invariance of the transmitting array. Finally, polarization parameters are estimated with the ESPRIT algorithm using the rotational invariance of the polarization domain. Thus, the proposed algorithm is termed the successive ESPRIT algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.