RFI mitigation in microwave radiometry using the Karhunen–Loève transform

This study presents a new signal-processing method to mitigate radio-frequency interference (RFI), based on the Karhunen–Loève transform (KLT). The main property of this method is that it is adaptive and RFI-agnostic, that is, it can potentially mitigate any type of RFI waveform. It is based on the...

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Autores: Díez García, Raúl, Camps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992, Hyuk, Park|||0000-0003-0031-0802
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/397350
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/397350
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2023.3323678
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Radio -- Interference
Signal processing
Interference
Karhunen-Loève transform (KLT)
Microwave radiometer
Passive microwave remote sensing
Radio-frequency interference (RFI)
RFI mitigation
Ràdio -- Interferències
Tractament del senyal
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
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Sumario:This study presents a new signal-processing method to mitigate radio-frequency interference (RFI), based on the Karhunen–Loève transform (KLT). The main property of this method is that it is adaptive and RFI-agnostic, that is, it can potentially mitigate any type of RFI waveform. It is based on the estimation of the covariance matrix of the process, and the derivation of a basis that spans the RFI subspace. The methodology to find this basis is explained in detail. The theoretical performance obtained using KLT is explored by simulations, along with the evaluation of the influence of the system parameters. In addition, a couple of examples with real data are provided.