Robust Variable Step-Size Reweighted Zero-Attracting Least Mean M-Estimate Algorithm for Sparse System Identification

The reweighted zero-attracting least mean square (RZA-LMS) algorithm has good performance in sparse system identification. However, the convergence performance of the RZA-LMS algorithm degrades in the impulsive noise environment. In this brief, a reweighted zero-attracting least mean M-estimate (RZA-LMM) algorithm is proposed to address the issue. The RZA-LMM algorithm employs the M-estimate cost function with a sparsity-aware penalty term and is derived by using the unconstrained minimization method. In order to further enhance the convergence speed and reduce the steady-state error of the RZA-LMM algorithm, a variable step-size reweighted zero-attracting least mean M-estimate (VSSRZA-LMM) algorithm is proposed. The variable step-size scheme, which adopts the M-estimate cost function with a sparsity-aware penalty term and a constrained term of the step-size, is obtained by using the constrained minimization method. Besides, the mean-square stability is analyzed to obtain the range of the step-size, which guarantees the stabilization of the proposed algorithms. The computer simulation results show that the proposed RZA-LMM algorithm achieves better convergence performance than the RZA-LMS algorithm, and the proposed VSSRZA-LMM algorithm exhibits better convergence performance in terms of convergence speed and steady-state normalized mean square deviation (NMSD) than the RZA-LMM algorithm for sparse system identification in the impulsive noise environment.