DOA and Power Estimation Using Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization

Aiming to reduce the computational costs and converge to global optimum, a novel method is proposed to solve the optimization of a cost function in the estimation of direction of arrival(DOA). In this method, a genetic algorithm(GA) and fuzzy discrete particle swarm optimization(FDPSO) are applied to optimize the direction of arrival and power parameters of the mode simultaneously. Firstly, the GA algorithm is applied to make the solution fall into the global searching. Secondly, the FDPSO method is utilized to narrow down the search field. In FDPSO, a chaotic factor and a crossover method are added to speed up the convergence. This approach has been demonstrated through some computational simulations. It is shown that the proposed algorithm can estimate both the DOA and the powers accurately. It is more efficient than some present methods, such as the Newton-like algorithm, Akaike information critical(AIC), particle swarm optimization(PSO), and genetic algorithm with particle swarm optimization(GA-PSO).