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Auteurs principaux: Herath, Sanjaya, Gerami, Armin, Wagner, Kevin, Duraiswami, Ramani, Metzler, Christopher A.
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14802
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author Herath, Sanjaya
Gerami, Armin
Wagner, Kevin
Duraiswami, Ramani
Metzler, Christopher A.
author_facet Herath, Sanjaya
Gerami, Armin
Wagner, Kevin
Duraiswami, Ramani
Metzler, Christopher A.
contents The Minimum Variance Distortionless Response (MVDR) beamforming technique is widely applied in array systems to mitigate interference. However, applying MVDR to large arrays is computationally challenging; its computational complexity scales cubically with the number of antenna elements. In this paper, we introduce a scalable MVDR beamforming method tailored for massive arrays. Our approach, which is specific to scenarios where the signal of interest is below the noise floor (e.g.,~GPS), leverages the Sherman-Morrison formula, low-rank Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) approximations, and algebraic manipulation. Using our approach, we reduce the computational complexity from cubic to linear in the number of antennas. We evaluate the proposed method through simulations, comparing its computational efficiency and beamforming accuracy with the conventional MVDR approach. Our method significantly reduces the computational load while maintaining high beamforming accuracy for large-scale arrays. This solution holds promise for real-time applications of MVDR beamforming in fields like radar, sonar, and wireless communications, where massive antenna arrays are proliferating.
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spellingShingle A Scalable MVDR Beamforming Algorithm That is Linear in the Number of Antennas
Herath, Sanjaya
Gerami, Armin
Wagner, Kevin
Duraiswami, Ramani
Metzler, Christopher A.
Signal Processing
The Minimum Variance Distortionless Response (MVDR) beamforming technique is widely applied in array systems to mitigate interference. However, applying MVDR to large arrays is computationally challenging; its computational complexity scales cubically with the number of antenna elements. In this paper, we introduce a scalable MVDR beamforming method tailored for massive arrays. Our approach, which is specific to scenarios where the signal of interest is below the noise floor (e.g.,~GPS), leverages the Sherman-Morrison formula, low-rank Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) approximations, and algebraic manipulation. Using our approach, we reduce the computational complexity from cubic to linear in the number of antennas. We evaluate the proposed method through simulations, comparing its computational efficiency and beamforming accuracy with the conventional MVDR approach. Our method significantly reduces the computational load while maintaining high beamforming accuracy for large-scale arrays. This solution holds promise for real-time applications of MVDR beamforming in fields like radar, sonar, and wireless communications, where massive antenna arrays are proliferating.
title A Scalable MVDR Beamforming Algorithm That is Linear in the Number of Antennas
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14802