Blind beamforming/geolocation for wideband-FFHs with unknown hop-sequences

An ESPRIT based adaptive geolocation and blind interference rejection scheme is herein proposed for multiple noncooperative wideband fast frequency-hop (FFH) signals of unknown hop sequences and unknown arrival angles using one electromagnetic vector-sensor. Beamforming weights need no adjustments to accommodate the frequency hops. The sources' polarizational diversity, angular spatial diversity, and temporal characteristics are all exploited. Applications include electronic surveillance and direction finding of noncooperative sources, plus blind cochannel interference rejection in frequency-hop code-division multiple-access (FH-CDMA) wireless communications.