Joint DOD and DOA estimation for bistatic MIMO radar

A joint direction of arrivals (DOAs) and direction of departures (DODs) estimation algorithm for bistatic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar via ESPRIT by means of the rotational factor produced by multi-transmitter is presented. The DOAs and DODs of targets can be solved in closed form and paired automatically. Furthermore, the spatial colored noise can be cancelled in the case of three-transmitters configuration by using this method. Simulation results confirm the performance of the algorithm. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.