phased.ElementDelay

Sensor array element delay estimator

Description

The ElementDelay object calculates the signal delay for elements in an array.

To compute the signal delay across the array elements:

Define and set up your element delay estimator. See Construction.
Call step to estimate the delay according to the properties of phased.ElementDelay. The behavior of step is specific to each object in the toolbox.

Note

Starting in R2016b, instead of using the step method to perform the operation defined by the System object™, you can call the object with arguments, as if it were a function. For example, y = step(obj,x) and y = obj(x) perform equivalent operations.

Construction

H = phased.ElementDelay creates an element delay estimator System object, H. The object calculates the signal delay for elements in an array when the signal arrives the array from specified directions. By default, a 2-element uniform linear array (ULA) is used.

H = phased.ElementDelay(Name,Value) creates object, H, with each specified property Name set to the specified Value. You can specify additional name-value pair arguments in any order as (Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN).

Properties

SensorArray

Handle to sensor array used to calculate the delay

Specify the sensor array as a handle. The sensor array must be an array object in the phased package. The array cannot contain subarrays.

Default: phased.ULA with default property values

PropagationSpeed

Signal propagation speed

Specify the propagation speed of the signal, in meters per second, as a positive scalar. You can specify this property as single or double precision.

Default: Speed of light

Methods

step	Calculate delay for elements

Common to All System Objects
`release`	Allow System object property value changes

Examples

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Element Delay for Uniform Linear Array

Open Live Script

Calculate the element delay for a uniform linear array when the input is impinging on the array from 30° azimuth and 20° elevation.

array = phased.ULA('NumElements',4);
delay = phased.ElementDelay('SensorArray',array);
tau = delay([30;20])

tau = 4×1
10^-8 ×

    0.1175
    0.0392
   -0.0392
   -0.1175

Algorithms

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Data Precision

This System object supports single and double precision for input data, properties, and arguments.

References

[1] Van Trees, H. Optimum Array Processing. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2002.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Usage notes and limitations:

See System Objects in MATLAB Code Generation (MATLAB Coder).
This System object supports single and double precision for input data, properties, and arguments.

Version History

Introduced in R2011a