The invention discloses a
direction of arrival estimation method based on a residual network. A space
encoder and an improved residual network
cascade module are included. According to the
system, complex signals received by an
antenna array element are used as input, a
covariance matrix is extracted, and a multi-channel characteristic pattern is constructed. Direction-of-arrival coarse
estimation is carried out through space
encoder partition, and further direction-of-arrival fine
estimation is carried out through an improved residual network. Through reasonable combination of the deep neural network and the residual network, high estimation precision and operation speed can still be maintained in complex scenes of low
signal-to-
noise ratio, small
signal source angle interval,
multipath interference and the like. Compared with the traditional
direction of arrival estimation method, the method provided by the invention has a remarkable
advantage in the
direction of arrival estimation precision under the complex test conditions of low
signal-to-
noise ratio and the like. Meanwhile, on the premise that high precision is kept, the method has the higher operation speed, and good real-time performance and
engineering application prospects are embodied.