임의형상 배열센서에 적용 가능한 다중표적 방위각 추적 알고리즘

류창수,Ryu, Chang-Soo 대한전자공학회 2005 電子工學會論文誌 IE (Industry electronics) Vol.42 No.2

Ryu 등은 선형 선배열센서를 이용하여 표적의 방위각 궤적을 추적하는 알고리즘을 제안하였다. Ryu 등이 제안한 방위각 추적 알고리즘은 선형 선배열센서의 출력신호를 이용하여 신호부공간을 추정하고, 추정된 신호공간으로부터 각 표적의 방위각 이노베이션을 구하며, 이렇게 구한 방위각 이노베이션을 각 표적에 할당된 칼만필터의 입력으로 사용함으로써 표적의 방위각 궤적을 추적한다. 이러한 구조를 가지는 Ryu의 방위각 추적 알고리즘은 별도의 데이터연관 필터가 필요 없으며 효율적이라는 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 Ryu의 방위각 추적 알고리즘은 선형 선배열센서를 사용하는 환경에서 제안되었기 때문에 임의형상 배열센서에 적용하기에는 부적합하다. 배열센서를 사용하는 여러 응용분야에서 배열센서를 구성하는 센서들은 실제로 위치오차를 가지며, 배열센서는 임의형상 배열센서가 된다. 본 논문에서는 Ryu 알고리즘의 장점과 추적 성능을 그대로 유지하면서 임의형상 배열센서에 적용할 수 있는 방위각 추적 알고리즘을 제안한다. Ryu et al. proposed a multiple target DOA tracking algorithm using a linear sensor array. In Ryu's algorithm first, the signal subspace is estimated using sensor output and the angular innovations of targets are extracted from the estimated signal subspace. Next, the DOA's of targets are tracked using the angular innovations as the inputs of Kalman filters. Ryu's algorithm has good features that it has no data association problem and is efficient. However, Ryu's algorithm can't be a lied to an arbitrarily shaped array because it was proposed using linear sensor array. Actually, when the sensor array is used in the various application fields, sensors have a position error. Therefore, the sensor array can be an arbitrarily shaped array. In this paper, we propose a multiple target DOA tracking algorithm applicable to an arbitrarily shaped array, and it sustains the good features of Ryu's algorithm.

Advanced signal processing for enhanced damage detection with piezoelectric wafer active sensors

Yu, Lingyu,Giurgiutiu, Victor Techno-Press 2005 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.1 No.2

Advanced signal processing techniques have been long introduced and widely used in structural health monitoring (SHM) and nondestructive evaluation (NDE). In our research, we applied several signal processing approaches for our embedded ultrasonic structural radar (EUSR) system to obtain improved damage detection results. The EUSR algorithm was developed to detect defects within a large area of a thin-plate specimen using a piezoelectric wafer active sensor (PWAS) array. In the EUSR, the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) was first applied for signal de-noising. Secondly, after constructing the EUSR data, the short-time Fourier transform (STFT) and continuous wavelet transform (CWT) were used for the time-frequency analysis. Then the results were compared thereafter. We eventually chose continuous wavelet transform to filter out from the original signal the component with the excitation signal's frequency. Third, cross correlation method and Hilbert transform were applied to A-scan signals to extract the time of flight (TOF) of the wave packets from the crack. Finally, the Hilbert transform was again applied to the EUSR data to extract the envelopes for final inspection result visualization. The EUSR system was implemented in LabVIEW. Several laboratory experiments have been conducted and have verified that, with the advanced signal processing approaches, the EUSR has enhanced damage detection ability.

디지탈 보간기법을 이용한 실시간 배열신호 생성

윤경식 김천대학교 1995 김천대학교 논문집 Vol.16 No.-

This paper proposes a method of generating an array signal with directionality using Interpolation &Decimation Filtering process. We have selected triangular type sensor array model which is used to estimate the direction of the input signal and Polyphase Interpolation Filter is used for real time process. The input signal to the sensor has been modeled as a sum of a broadband component and discrete lines. Frequency-Domain Beamforming method is used to verify the directivity of array signal. Finally the validity of the proposed array signal model will be confirmed by computer simulation.

FPGA-based design and implementation of data acquisition and real-time processing for laser ultrasound propagation

Syed Haider Abbas,Jung-Ryul Lee,Zaeill Kim 한국항공우주학회 2016 International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sc Vol.17 No.4

Ultrasonic propagation imaging (UPI) has shown great potential for detection of impairments in complex structures and can be used in wide range of non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring applications. The software implementation of such algorithms showed a tendency in time-consumption with increment in scan area because the processor shares its resources with a number of programs running at the same time. This issue was addressed by using field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) that is a dedicated processing solution and used for high speed signal processing algorithms. For this purpose, we need an independent and flexible block of logic which can be used with continuously evolvable hardware based on FPGA. In this paper, we developed an FPGA-based ultrasonic propagation imaging system, where FPGA functions for both data acquisition system and real-time ultrasonic signal processing. The developed UPI system using FPGA board provides better cost-effectiveness and resolution than digitizers, and much faster signal processing time than CPU which was tested using basic ultrasonic propagation algorithms such as ultrasonic wave propagation imaging and multi-directional adjacent wave subtraction. Finally, a comparison of results for processing time between a CPU-based UPI system and the novel FPGA-based system were presented to justify the objective of this research.

FPGA-based design and implementation of data acquisition and real-time processing for laser ultrasound propagation

Abbas, Syed Haider,Lee, Jung-Ryul,Kim, Zaeill The Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Scie 2016 International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sc Vol.17 No.4

Ultrasonic propagation imaging (UPI) has shown great potential for detection of impairments in complex structures and can be used in wide range of non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring applications. The software implementation of such algorithms showed a tendency in time-consumption with increment in scan area because the processor shares its resources with a number of programs running at the same time. This issue was addressed by using field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) that is a dedicated processing solution and used for high speed signal processing algorithms. For this purpose, we need an independent and flexible block of logic which can be used with continuously evolvable hardware based on FPGA. In this paper, we developed an FPGA-based ultrasonic propagation imaging system, where FPGA functions for both data acquisition system and real-time ultrasonic signal processing. The developed UPI system using FPGA board provides better cost-effectiveness and resolution than digitizers, and much faster signal processing time than CPU which was tested using basic ultrasonic propagation algorithms such as ultrasonic wave propagation imaging and multi-directional adjacent wave subtraction. Finally, a comparison of results for processing time between a CPU-based UPI system and the novel FPGA-based system were presented to justify the objective of this research.

Estimation of the Number of Sources Based on Hypothesis Testing

Xiao, Manlin,Wei, Ping,Tai, Heng-Ming The Korea Institute of Information and Commucation 2012 Journal of communications and networks Vol.14 No.5

Accurate and efficient estimation of the number of sources is critical for providing the parameter of targets in problems of array signal processing and blind source separation among other such problems. When conventional estimators work in unfavorable scenarios, e.g., at low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), with a small number of snapshots, or for sources with a different strength, it is challenging to maintain good performance. In this paper, the detection limit of the minimum description length (MDL) estimator and the signal strength required for reliable detection are first discussed. Though a comparison, we analyze the reason that performances of classical estimators deteriorate completely in unfavorable scenarios. After discussing the limiting distribution of eigenvalues of the sample covariance matrix, we propose a new approach for estimating the number of sources which is based on a sequential hypothesis test. The new estimator performs better in unfavorable scenarios and is consistent in the traditional asymptotic sense. Finally, numerical evaluations indicate that the proposed estimator performs well when compared with other traditional estimators at low SNR and in the finite sample size case, especially when weak signals are superimposed on the strong signals.

Estimation of the Number of Sources Based on Hypothesis Testing

Manlin Xiao,Ping Wei,Heng-Ming Tai 한국통신학회 2012 Journal of communications and networks Vol.14 No.5

Accurate and efficient estimation of the number of sources is critical for providing the parameter of targets in problems of array signal processing and blind source separation among other such problems. When conventional estimators work in unfavorable scenarios, e.g., at low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), with a small number of snapshots, or for sources with a different strength,it is challenging to maintain good performance. In this paper, the detection limit of theminimumdescription length (MDL) estimator and the signal strength required for reliable detection are first discussed. Though a comparison, we analyze the reason that performances of classical estimators deteriorate completely in unfavorable scenarios. After discussing the limiting distribution of eigenvalues of the sample covariance matrix, we propose a new approach for estimating the number of sources which is based on a sequential hypothesis test. The new estimator performs better in unfavorable scenarios and is consistent in the traditional asymptotic sense. Finally,numerical evaluations indicate that the proposed estimator performs well when compared with other traditional estimators at low SNR and in the finite sample size case, especially when weak signals are superimposed on the strong signals.

Off-grid direction-of-arrival estimation for wideband noncircular sources

Xiaoyu Zhang1,Haihong Tao,Ziye Fang,Jian Xie 한국전자통신연구원 2023 ETRI Journal Vol.45 No.3

Researchers have recently shown an increased interest in estimating the direction-of-arrival (DOA) of wideband noncircular sources, but existing studies have been restricted to subspace-based methods. An off-grid sparse recovery-based algorithm is proposed in this paper to improve the accuracy of existing algorithms in low signal-to-noise ratio situations. The covariance and pseudo covariance matrices can be jointly represented subject to block sparsity constraints by taking advantage of the joint sparsity between signal components and bias. Furthermore, the estimation problem is transformed into a single measurement vector problem utilizing the focused operation, resulting in a significant reduction in computational complexity. The proposed algorithm's error threshold and the Cramer–Rao bound for wideband noncircular DOA estimation are deduced in detail. The proposed algorithm's effectiveness and feasibility are demonstrated by simulation results.

Real-time Sound Localization Using Generalized Cross Correlation Based on 0.13 m CMOS Process

Jungdong Jin,Seunghun Jin,SangJun Lee,Hyung Soon Kim,Jong Suk Choi,Munsang Kim,Jae Wook Jeon 대한전자공학회 2014 Journal of semiconductor technology and science Vol.14 No.2

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of real-time sound localization based on 0.13 m CMOS process. Time delay of arrival (TDOA) estimation was used to obtain the direction of the sound signal. The sound localization chip consists of four modules: data buffering, short-term energy calculation, cross correlation, and azimuth calculation. Our chip achieved real-time processing speed with full range (360°) using three microphones. Additionally, we developed a dedicated sound localization circuit (DSLC) system for measuring the accuracy of the sound localization chip. The DSLC system revealed that our chip gave reasonably accurate results in an experiment that was carried out in a noisy and reverberant environment. In addition, the performance of our chip was compared with those of other chip designs.

Real-time Sound Localization Using Generalized Cross Correlation Based on 0.13 µm CMOS Process

진정동,진승훈,이상준,김형순,최종석,김문상,전재욱 대한전자공학회 2014 Journal of semiconductor technology and science Vol.14 No.2

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of real-time sound localization based on 0.13 µm CMOS process. Time delay of arrival (TDOA) estimation was used to obtain the direction of the sound signal. The sound localization chip consists of four modules: data buffering, short-term energy calculation, cross correlation, and azimuth calculation. Our chip achieved real-time processing speed with full range (360°) using three microphones. Additionally, we developed a dedicated sound localization circuit (DSLC) system for measuring the accuracy of the sound localization chip. The DSLC system revealed that our chip gave reasonably accurate results in an experiment that was carried out in a noisy and reverberant environment. In addition, the performance of our chip was compared with those of other chip designs.