This paper delves into the utilisation of the subgradient method with geometrically decaying stepsize for Bilinear Form Identification. We introduce the iterative Wiener Filter, an l₂ regression method, and highlight its limitations when confronted with noise, particularly heavy-tailed noise. To address these challenges, the paper suggests employing the l₁ regression method with a subgradient method utilizing a geometrically decaying step size. The effectiveness of this approach is compared to existing methods, including the ALS algorithem. The study demonstrates that the l₁ algorithm, especially when paired with the proposed subgradient method, excels in stability and accuracy under conditions of heavy-tailed noise. Additionally, the paper introduces the standard rounding procedure and the S-outlier bound as relaxations of traditional assumptions. Numerical experiments provide support and validation for the presented results.

Using deep learning (DL) to achieve direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is an open and meaningful exploration. Existing DL-based methods achieve DOA estimation by spectrum regression or multi-label classification task. While, both of them face the problem of off-grid errors. In this paper, we proposed a cascaded deep neural network (DNN) framework named as off-grid network (OGNet) to provide accurate DOA estimation in the case of off-grid. The OGNet is composed of an autoencoder consisted by fully connected (FC) layers and a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) with 2-dimensional convolutional layers. In the proposed OGNet, the off-grid error is modeled into labels to achieve off-grid DOA estimation based on its sparsity. As compared to the state-of-the-art grid-based methods, the OGNet shows advantages in terms of precision and resolution. The effectiveness and superiority of the OGNet are demonstrated by extensive simulation experiments in different experimental conditions.

High altitude platform (HAP), known as line-of-sight dominated communications, effectively enhance the spectral efficiency of wireless networks. However, the line-of-sight links, particularly in urban areas, may be severely deteriorated due to the complex communication environment. The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is employed to establish the cascaded-link and improve the quality of communication service by smartly reflecting the signals received from HAP to users without direct-link. Motivated by this, the joint precoding scheme for a novel RIS-aided beamspace HAP with non-orthogonal multiple access (HAP-NOMA) system is investigated to maximize the minimum user signal-to-leakage-plus-noise ratio (SLNR) by considering user fairness. Specifically, the SLNR is utilized as metric to design the joint precoding algorithm for a lower complexity, because the isolation between the precoding obtainment and power allocation can make the two parts be attained iteratively. To deal with the formulated non-convex problem, we first derive the statistical upper bound on SLNR based on the random matrix theory in large scale antenna array. Then, the closed-form expressions of power matrix and passive precoding matrix are given by introducing auxiliary variables based on the derived upper bound on SLNR. The proposed joint precoding only depends on the statistical channel state information (SCSI) instead of instantaneous channel state information (ICSI). NOMA serves multi-users simultaneously in the same group to compensate for the loss of spectral efficiency resulted from the beamspace HAP. Numerical results show the effectiveness of the derived statistical upper bound on SLNR and the performance enhancement of the proposed joint precoding algorithm.

In this paper, we investigate a method for clustering user equipment (UE)-specific transmission access points (APs) in downlink cell-free multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) assuming that the APs distributed over the system coverage know only part of the instantaneous channel state information (CSI). As a beamforming (BF) method based on partial CSI, we use a layered partially non-orthogonal zero-forcing (ZF) method based on channel matrix muting, which is applicable to the case where different transmitting AP groups are selected for each UE under partial CSI conditions. We propose two AP clustering methods. Both proposed methods first tentatively determine the transmitting APs independently for each UE and then iteratively update the transmitting APs for each UE based on the estimated throughput considering the interference among the UEs. One of the two proposed methods introduces a UE cluster for each UE into the iterative updates of the transmitting APs to balance throughput performance and scalability. Computer simulations show that the proposed methods achieve higher geometric-mean and worst user throughput than those for the conventional methods.

We propose a novel peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction method based on a peak cancellation (PC) signal vector that considers the variance in the average signal power among transmitter antennas for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals using the null space in a MIMO channel. First, we discuss the conditions under which the PC signal vector achieves a sufficient PAPR reduction effect after its projection onto the null space of the MIMO channel. The discussion reveals that the magnitude of the correlation between the PC signal vector before projection and the transmission signal vector should be as low as possible. Based on this observation and the fact that to reduce the PAPR it is helpful to suppress the variation in the transmission signal power among antennas, which may be enhanced by beamforming (BF), we propose a novel method for generating a PC signal vector. The proposed PC signal vector is designed so that the signal power levels of all the transmitter antennas are limited to be between the maximum and minimum power threshold levels at the target timing. The newly introduced feature in the proposed method, i.e., increasing the signal power to be above the minimum power threshold, contributes to suppressing the transmission signal power variance among antennas and to improving the PAPR reduction capability after projecting the PC signal onto the null space in the MIMO channel. This is because the proposed method decreases the magnitude of the correlation between the PC signal vectors before its projection and the transmission signal vectors. Based on computer simulation results, we show that the PAPR reduction performance of the proposed method is improved compared to that for the conventional method and the proposed method reduces the computational complexity compared to that for the conventional method for achieving the same target PAPR.

Low signal power and susceptibility to interference cause difficulties for traditional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers in tracking weak signals. Extending coherent integration time is a common approach for enhancing signal gain. However, coherent integration time cannot be indefinitely increased owing to navigation bit sign transition, receiver dynamics, and clock noises. This study proposes a cross-correlation phase combining (CPC) algorithm suitable for distributed multi-antenna receivers to improve carrier-tracking performance in weak GNSS signal conditions. This algorithm cross-correlates each antenna’s intermediate frequency (IF) signal and local carrier to detect the phase differences. Subsequently, the IF signals are weighted to achieve phase alignment and coherently combined. The carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) and carrier phase equation of the combined signal were derived for the CPC algorithm. Global positioning system (GPS) signals received by distributed antenna array with six elements were used to validate the performance of the algorithm. The results demonstrated that the CPC algorithm could effectively achieve signal phase alignment at 32 dB-Hz, resulting in a combined-signal CNR enhancement of 6 dB. The phase-tracking error variance was reduced by 72% at 30 dB-Hz compared with that of a single-antenna signal. The algorithm exhibited low phased array calibration requirements, overcoming the limitations associated with coherent integration time and effectively enhancing tracking performance in weak-signal environments.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be used for wireless communication and localization, among many other things. When terrestrial networks are either damaged or non-existent, and the area is GPS-denied, the UAV can be quickly deployed to provide communication and localization services to ground terminals in a specific target area. In this study, we propose an UAV operation model for unified communication and localization using reinforcement learning (UCL-RL) in a suburban environment which has no cellular communication and GPS connectivity. First, the UAV flies to the target area, moves in a circular fashion with a constant turning radius and sends navigation signals from different positions to the ground terminals. This provides a dynamic environment that includes the turning radius, the navigation signal transmission points, and the height of the unmanned aerial vehicle as well as the location of the ground terminals. The proposed model applies a reinforcement learning algorithm where the UAV continuously interacts with the environment and learns the optimal height that provides the best communication and localization services to the ground terminals. To evaluate the terminal position accuracy, position dilution of precision (PDOP) is measured, whereas the maximum allowable path loss (MAPL) is measured to evaluate the communication service. The simulation result shows that the proposed model improves the localization of the ground terminals while guaranteeing the communication service.