{"title":"Range-DOA Information and Scattering Information in Phased-Array Radar","authors":"Chao Shi, Dazhuan Xu, Ying Zhou, Weilin Tu","doi":"10.1109/ICCC47050.2019.9064480","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the application of information theory to describe radar measurement problems is investigated. We define the range-DOA information in the phased-array radar as the mutual information between range, direction of arrival (DOA) and the received signal. The theoretical expression and an asymptotic upper bound for this information are presented in a single target scenario. It is concluded that the range information is independent of DOA information at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The relationship between the upper bound and the Cramer-Rao bound (CRB) is discussed. In addition, the scattering information is defined as the mutual information between scattering properties and the received signal. The corresponding expression is formulated theoretically. Numerical simulation confirms our theoretical observations and indicates that the derived information can be employed as an evaluation index to quantitatively analyse the system performance. The regularity of information change reflects the information acquisition efficiency of a radar system, providing a guidance for system designers.","PeriodicalId":6739,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 5th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC)","volume":"183 1","pages":"747-752"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2019 IEEE 5th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC47050.2019.9064480","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, the application of information theory to describe radar measurement problems is investigated. We define the range-DOA information in the phased-array radar as the mutual information between range, direction of arrival (DOA) and the received signal. The theoretical expression and an asymptotic upper bound for this information are presented in a single target scenario. It is concluded that the range information is independent of DOA information at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The relationship between the upper bound and the Cramer-Rao bound (CRB) is discussed. In addition, the scattering information is defined as the mutual information between scattering properties and the received signal. The corresponding expression is formulated theoretically. Numerical simulation confirms our theoretical observations and indicates that the derived information can be employed as an evaluation index to quantitatively analyse the system performance. The regularity of information change reflects the information acquisition efficiency of a radar system, providing a guidance for system designers.