Multi-target localization using distributed MIMO radar based on spatial sparsity

This paper presents a sparsity-based multi-target localization method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar systems using distributed antennas. Since targets usually lie at some points within the localization domain, we are able to exploit this sparsity to convert the radar localization problem into a distributed recovery solution. Based on this natural sparsity, in this paper we introduce a block-sparse illustration model for distributed MIMO radar and propose a completely unique block-sparse recovery algorithmic rule supported approximate l0 norm diminution. The novelty of this technique is using l0 norm to push inter-block sparsity within the signals and also the optimisation problem is resolved by an ordered procedure in conjunction with a conjugate-gradient technique for quick reconstruction. Moreover, the amount of targets doesn't be well-known in advance. The effectiveness of this technique is incontestable by simulation results that obtain better localization performance and reduce computation complexness for giant sized data.