We propose a novel joint estimation algorithm for range
frequency
and two-dimensional (2-D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) of each narrowband source in the near field.The proposed method constructs four matrices using the higher-order cumulants of the properly chosen sensor outputs
and forms three new ones using the four matrices
then estimates the source parameters from the new ones’ eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors.In comparison with the conventional methods
the proposed approach efficiently uses the array aperture
and pairs parameters automatically.Finally
the simulation results are presented to validate the performance of the proposed method.