Conventional sub-Nyquist sampling methods for analog signals exploit prior information about the spectral support. In this paper, we consider the challenging problem of blind sub-Nyquist sampling of multiband signals, whose unknown frequency support occupies only a small portion of a wide spectrum. Our primary design goals are efficient hardware implementation and low computational load on the supporting digital processing. We propose a system, named the modulated wideband converter, which first multiplies the analog signal by a bank of periodic waveforms. The product is then lowpass filtered and sampled uniformly at a low rate, which is orders of magnitude smaller than Nyquist. Perfect recovery from the proposed samples is achieved under certain necessary and sufficient conditions. We also develop a digital architecture, which allows either reconstruction of the analog input, or processing of any band of interest at a low rate, that is, without interpolating to the high Nyquist rate. Numerical simulations demonstrate many engineering aspects: robustness to noise and mismodeling, potential hardware simplifications, realtime performance for signals with time-varying support and stability to quantization effects. We compare our system with two previous approaches: periodic nonuniform sampling, which is bandwidth limited by existing hardware devices, and the random demodulator, which is restricted to discrete multitone signals and has a high computational load. In the broader context of Nyquist sampling, our scheme has the potential to break through the bandwidth barrier of state-of-the-art analog conversion technologies such as interleaved converters.
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We introduce Xampling, a unified framework for signal acquisition and processing of signals in a union of subspaces. The main functions of this framework are two. Analog compression that narrows down the input bandwidth prior to sampling with commercial devices. A nonlinear algorithm then detects the input subspace prior to conventional signal processing. A representative union model of spectrally-sparse signals serves as a test-case to study these Xampling functions. We adopt three metrics for the choice of analog compression: robustness to model mismatch, required hardware accuracy and software complexities. We conduct a comprehensive comparison between two sub-Nyquist acquisition strategies for spectrally-sparse signals, the random demodulator and the modulated wideband converter (MWC), in terms of these metrics and draw operative conclusions regarding the choice of analog compression. We then address lowrate signal processing and develop an algorithm for that purpose that enables convenient signal processing at sub-Nyquist rates from samples obtained by the MWC. We conclude by showing that a variety of other sampling approaches for different union classes fit nicely into our framework.
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A unified view of the area of sparse signal processing is presented in tutorial form by bringing together various fields in which the property of sparsity has been successfully exploited. For each of these fields, various algorithms and techniques, which have been developed to leverage sparsity, are described succinctly. The common potential benefits of significant reduction in sampling rate and processing manipulations through sparse signal processing are revealed. The key application domains of sparse signal processing are sampling, coding, spectral estimation, array processing, component analysis, and multipath channel estimation. In terms of the sampling process and reconstruction algorithms, linkages are made with random sampling, compressed sensing, and rate of innovation. The redundancy introduced by channel coding in finite and real Galois fields is then related to over-sampling with similar reconstruction algorithms. The error locator polynomial (ELP) and iterative methods are shown to work quite effectively for both sampling and coding applications. The methods of Prony, Pisarenko, and MUltiple SIgnal Classification (MUSIC) are next shown to be targeted at analyzing signals with sparse frequency domain representations. Specifically, the relations of the approach of Prony to an annihilating filter in rate of innovation and ELP in coding are emphasized; the Pisarenko and MUSIC methods are further improvements of the Prony method under noisy environments. The iterative methods developed for sampling and coding applications are shown to be powerful tools in spectral estimation. Such narrowband spectral estimation is then related to multi-source location and direction of arrival estimation in array processing. Sparsity in unobservable source signals is also shown to facilitate source separation in sparse component analysis; the algorithms developed in this area such as linear programming and matching pursuit are also widely used in compressed sensing. Finally, the multipath channel estimation problem is shown to have a sparse formulation; algorithms similar to sampling and coding are used to estimate typical multicarrier communication channels.
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Wideband analog signals push contemporary analog-to-digital conversion systems to their performance limits. In many applications, however, sampling at the Nyquist rate is inefficient because the signals of interest contain only a small number of significant frequencies relative to the ban-dlimit, although the locations of the frequencies may not be known a priori. For this type of sparse signal, other sampling strategies are possible. This paper describes a new type of data acquisition system, called a random demodulator, that is constructed from robust, readily available components. Let K denote the total number of frequencies in the signal, and let W denote its bandlimit in Hz. Simulations suggest that the random demodulator requires just O(K log(W/K)) samples per second to stably reconstruct the signal. This sampling rate is exponentially lower than the Nyquist rate of W Hz. In contrast with Nyquist sampling, one must use nonlinear methods, such as convex programming, to recover the signal from the samples taken by the random demodulator. This paper provides a detailed theoretical analysis of the system's performance that supports the empirical observations.
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2008-07-29
Traditional sampling theories consider the problem of reconstructing anunknown signal $x$ from a series of samples. A prevalent assumption which oftenguarantees recovery from the given measurements is that $x$ lies in a knownsubspace. Recently, there has been growing interest in nonlinear but structuredsignal models, in which $x$ lies in a union of subspaces. In this paper wedevelop a general framework for robust and efficient recovery of such signalsfrom a given set of samples. More specifically, we treat the case in which $x$lies in a sum of $k$ subspaces, chosen from a larger set of $m$ possibilities.The samples are modelled as inner products with an arbitrary set of samplingfunctions. To derive an efficient and robust recovery algorithm, we show thatour problem can be formulated as that of recovering a block-sparse vector whosenon-zero elements appear in fixed blocks. We then propose a mixed$\ell_2/\ell_1$ program for block sparse recovery. Our main result is anequivalence condition under which the proposed convex algorithm is guaranteedto recover the original signal. This result relies on the notion of blockrestricted isometry property (RIP), which is a generalization of the standardRIP used extensively in the context of compressed sensing. Based on RIP we alsoprove stability of our approach in the presence of noise and modelling errors. A special case of our framework is that of recovering multiple measurementvectors (MMV) that share a joint sparsity pattern. Adapting our results to thiscontext leads to new MMV recovery methods as well as equivalence conditionsunder which the entire set can be determined efficiently.
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We investigate the problem of a monostatic pulse-Doppler radar transceiver trying to detect targets, sparsely populated in the radar's unambiguous time-frequency region. Several past works employ compressed sensing (CS) algorithms to this type of problem, but either do not address sample rate reduction, impose constraints on the radar transmitter, propose CS recovery methods with prohibitive dictionary size, or perform poorly in noisy conditions. Here we describe a sub-Nyquist sampling and recovery approach called Doppler focusing which addresses all of these problems: it performs low rate sampling and digital processing, imposes no restrictions on the transmitter, and uses a CS dictionary with size which does not increase with increasing number of pulses P. Furthermore, in the presence of noise, Doppler focusing enjoys a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvement which scales linearly with P , obtaining good detection performance even at SNR as low as-25dB. The recovery is based on the Xampling framework, which allows reducing the number of samples needed to accurately represent the signal, directly in the analog-to-digital conversion process. After sampling, the entire digital recovery process is performed on the low rate samples without having to return to the Nyquist rate. Finally, our approach can be implemented in hardware using a previously suggested Xampling radar prototype.
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While the recent theory of compressed sensing provides an opportunity to overcome the Nyquist limit in recovering sparse signals, a solution approach usually takes a form of inverse problem of the unknown signal, which is crucially dependent on specific signal representation. In this paper, we propose a drastically different two-step Fourier compressive sampling framework in continuous domain that can be implemented as a measurement domain interpolation, after which a signal reconstruction can be done using classical analytic reconstruction methods. The main idea is originated from the fundamental duality between the sparsity in the primary space and the low-rankness of a structured matrix in the spectral domain, which shows that a low-rank interpolator in the spectral domain can enjoy all the benefit of sparse recovery with performance guarantees. Most notably, the proposed low-rank interpolation approach can be regarded as a generalization of recent spectral compressed sensing to recover large class of finite rate of innovations (FRI) signals at near optimal sampling rate. Moreover, for the case of cardinal representation, we can show that the proposed low-rank interpolation will benefit from inherent regularization and the optimal incoherence parameter. Using the powerful dual certificates and golfing scheme, we show that the new framework still achieves the near-optimal sampling rate for general class of FRI signal recovery, and the sampling rate can be further reduced for the class of cardinal splines. Numerical results using various type of FRI signals confirmed that the proposed low-rank interpolation approach has significant better phase transition than the conventional CS approaches. Index Terms Compressed sensing, signals of finite rate of innovations, spectral compressed sensing, low rank matrix completion, dual certificates, golfing scheme
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In this paper we review some recent interactions between harmonic analysis and data compression. The story goes back of course to Shannon's R(D) theory in the case of Gaussian stationary processes, which says that transforming into a Fourier basis followed by block coding gives an optimal lossy compression technique; practical developments like transform-based image compression have been inspired by this result. In this paper we also discuss connections perhaps less familiar to the Information Theory community, growing out of the field of harmonic analysis. Recent harmonic analysis constructions, such as wavelet transforms and Gabor transforms, are essentially optimal transforms for transform coding in certain settings. Some of these transforms are under consideration for future compression standards. We discuss some of the lessons of harmonic analysis in this century. Typically, the problems and achievements of this field have involved goals that were not obviously related to practical data compression, and have used a language not immediately accessible to outsiders. Nevertheless, through an extensive generalization of what Shannon called the "sampling theorem," harmonic analysis has succeeded in developing new forms of functional representation which turn out to have significant data compression interpretations. We explain why harmonic analysis has interacted with data compression, and we describe some interesting recent ideas in the field that may affect data compression in the future.
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We address the problem of reconstructing a multi-band signal from its sub-Nyquist point-wise samples. To date, all reconstruction methods proposed for this class of signals assumed knowledge of the band locations. In this paper, we develop a non-linear blind perfect reconstruction scheme for multi-band signals which does not require the band locations. Our approach assumes an existing blind multi-coset sampling method. The sparse structure of multi-band signals in the continuous frequency domain is used to replace the continuous reconstruction with a single finite dimensional problem without the need for discretization. The resulting problem can be formulated within the framework of compressed sensing, and thus can be solved efficiently using known tractable algorithms from this emerging area. We also develop a theoretical lower bound on the average sampling rate required for blind signal reconstruction, which is twice the minimal rate of known-spectrum recovery. Our method ensures perfect reconstruction for a wide class of signals sampled at the minimal rate. Numerical experiments are presented demonstrating blind sampling and reconstruction with minimal sampling rate. Index Terms Kruskal-rank, Landau-Nyquist rate, multiband, multiple measurement vectors (MMV), nonuniform periodic sampling, orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP), signal representation, sparsity.
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2011-06-24
After a decade of extensive study of the sparse representation synthesismodel, we can safely say that this is a mature and stable field, with cleartheoretical foundations, and appealing applications. Alongside this approach,there is an analysis counterpart model, which, despite its similarity to thesynthesis alternative, is markedly different. Surprisingly, the analysis modeldid not get a similar attention, and its understanding today is shallow andpartial. In this paper we take a closer look at the analysis approach, betterdefine it as a generative model for signals, and contrast it with the synthesisone. This work proposes effective pursuit methods that aim to solve inverseproblems regularized with the analysis-model prior, accompanied by apreliminary theoretical study of their performance. We demonstrate theeffectiveness of the analysis model in several experiments.
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This paper presents an account of the current state of sampling, 50 years after Shannon's formulation of the sampling theorem. The emphasis is on regular sampling, where the grid is uniform. This topic has benefited from a strong research revival during the past few years, thanks in part to the mathematical connections that were made with wavelet theory. To introduce the reader to the modern, Hilbert-space formulation, we reinterpret Shannon's sampling procedure as an orthogonal projection onto the subspace of band-limited functions. We then extend the standard sampling paradigm for a representation of functions in the more general class of "shift-in-variant" functions spaces, including splines and wavelets. Practically , this allows for simpler-and possibly more realistic-interpolation models, which can be used in conjunction with a much wider class of (anti-aliasing) prefilters that are not necessarily ideal low-pass. We summarize and discuss the results available for the determination of the approximation error and of the sampling rate when the input of the system is essentially arbitrary; e.g., nonban-dlimited. We also review variations of sampling that can be understood from the same unifying perspective. These include wavelets, multiwavelets, Papoulis generalized sampling, finite elements, and frames. Irregular sampling and radial basis functions are briefly mentioned.
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The rapid developing area of compressed sensing suggests that a sparse vector lying in an arbitrary high dimensional space can be accurately recovered from only a small set of non-adaptive linear measurements. Under appropriate conditions on the measurement matrix, the entire information about the original sparse vector is captured in the measurements, and can be recovered using efficient polynomial methods. The vector model has been extended both theoretically and practically to a finite set of sparse vectors sharing a common non-zero location set. In this paper, we treat a broader framework in which the goal is to recover a possibly infinite set of jointly sparse vectors. Extending existing recovery methods to this model is difficult due to the infinite structure of the sparse vector set. Instead, we prove that the entire infinite set of sparse vectors can recovered by solving a single, reduced-size finite-dimensional problem, corresponding to recovery of a finite set of sparse vectors. We then show that the problem can be further reduced to the basic recovery of a single sparse vector by randomly combining the measurement vectors. Our approach results in exact recovery of both countable and uncountable sets as it does not rely on discretization or heuristic techniques. To efficiently recover the single sparse vector produced by the last reduction step, we suggest an empirical boosting strategy that improves the recovery ability of any given sub-optimal method for recovering a sparse vector. Numerical experiments on random data demonstrate that when applied to infinite sets our strategy outperforms discretization techniques in terms of both run time and empirical recovery rate. In the finite model, our boosting algorithm is characterized by fast run time and superior recovery rate than known popular methods. Index Terms Basis pursuit, compressed sensing, multiple measurement vectors (MMV), orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP), sparse representation.
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Compressive Sensing is an emerging field based on the revelation that a small number of linear projections of a compressible signal contain enough information for reconstruction and processing. It has many promising implications and enables the design of new kinds of Compressive Imaging systems and cameras. In this paper, we develop a new camera architecture that employs a digital micromirror array to perform optical calculations of linear projections of an image onto pseudorandom binary patterns. Its hallmarks include the ability to obtain an image with a single detection element while sampling the image fewer times than the number of pixels. Other attractive properties include its universality, robustness, scalability, progressivity, and computational asymmetry. The most intriguing feature of the system is that, since it relies on a single photon detector, it can be adapted to image at wavelengths that are currently impossible with conventional CCD and CMOS imagers.
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Low-rank matrices play a fundamental role in modeling and computational methods for signal processing and machine learning. In many applications where low-rank matrices arise, these matrices cannot be fully sampled or directly observed, and one encounters the problem of recovering the matrix given only incomplete and indirect observations. This paper provides an overview of modern techniques for exploiting low-rank structure to perform matrix recovery in these settings, providing a survey of recent advances in this rapidly-developing field. Specific attention is paid to the algorithms most commonly used in practice, the existing theoretical guarantees for these algorithms, and representative practical applications of these techniques.
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We introduce and analyze an abstract framework, and corresponding method, for compressed sensing in infinite dimensions. This extends the existing theory from signals in finite-dimensional vectors spaces to the case of separable Hilbert spaces. We explain why such a new theory is necessary, and demonstrate that existing finite-dimensional techniques are ill-suited for solving a number of important problems. This work stems from recent developments in generalized sampling theorems for classical (Nyquist rate) sampling that allows for reconstructions in arbitrary bases. The main conclusion of this paper is that one can extend these ideas to allow for significant subsampling of sparse or compressible signals. The key to these developments is the introduction of two new concepts in sampling theory, the stable sampling rate and the balancing property, which specify how to appropriately discretize the fundamentally infinite-dimensional reconstruction problem.
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2017-07-12
The celebrated sparse representation model has led to remarkable results invarious signal processing tasks in the last decade. However, despite itsinitial purpose of serving as a global prior for entire signals, it has beencommonly used for modeling low dimensional patches due to the computationalconstraints it entails when deployed with learned dictionaries. A way aroundthis problem has been recently proposed, adopting a convolutional sparserepresentation model. This approach assumes that the global dictionary is aconcatenation of banded Circulant matrices. While several works have presentedalgorithmic solutions to the global pursuit problem under this new model, veryfew truly-effective guarantees are known for the success of such methods. Inthis work, we address the theoretical aspects of the convolutional sparse modelproviding the first meaningful answers to questions of uniqueness of solutionsand success of pursuit algorithms, both greedy and convex relaxations, in idealand noisy regimes. To this end, we generalize mathematical quantities, such asthe $\ell_0$ norm, mutual coherence, Spark and RIP to their counterparts in theconvolutional setting, intrinsically capturing local measures of the globalmodel. On the algorithmic side, we demonstrate how to solve the global pursuitproblem by using simple local processing, thus offering a first of its kindbridge between global modeling of signals and their patch-based localtreatment.
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Compressed sensing (CS) has recently emerged as a powerful signal acquisition paradigm. In essence, CS enables the recovery of high-dimensional but sparse (or nearly sparse) vectors from relatively few linear observations in the form of projections of the signal onto a collection of test vectors. Existing results show, for example, that if the entries of the test vectors are independent realizations of random variables with certain distributions, such as zero-mean Gaussian, then with high probability the resulting observations sufficiently encode the information in the unknown signal and recovery can be accomplished by solving a tractable convex optimization. This work provides a significant extension of current CS theory. A novel technique is proposed that allows theoretical treatment of CS in settings where the entries of the test vectors exhibit structured statistical dependencies, from which it follows that CS can be effectively utilized in linear, time-invariant (LTI) system identification problems. An immediate application is in the area of sparse channel estimation, where the main results of this work can be applied to the recovery of sparse (or nearly sparse) wireless multipath channels. Specifically, it is shown in the paper that time-domain probing of a wireless channel with a (pseudo-)random binary sequence, along with the utilization of CS reconstruction techniques, provides significant improvements in estimation accuracy when compared with traditional least-squares based linear channel estimation strategies. Abstract extensions of the main results, utilizing the theory of equitable graph coloring to tolerate more general statistical dependencies across the test vectors, are also discussed.
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Conventional wisdom and common practice in acquisition and reconstruction of images from frequency data follow the basic principle of the Nyquist density sampling theory. This principle states that to reconstruct an image, the number of Fourier samples we need to acquire must match the desired resolution of the image, i.e. the number of pixels in the image. This paper surveys an emerging theory which goes by the name of "compressive sampling" or "compressed sensing," and which says that this conventional wisdom is inaccurate. Perhaps surprisingly, it is possible to reconstruct images or signals of scientific interest accurately and sometimes even exactly from a number of samples which is far smaller than the desired resolution of the image/signal, e.g. the number of pixels in the image. It is believed that compressive sampling has far reaching implications. For example, it suggests the possibility of new data acquisition protocols that translate analog information into digital form with fewer sensors than what was considered necessary. This new sampling theory may come to underlie procedures for sampling and compressing data simultaneously. In this short survey, we provide some of the key mathematical insights underlying this new theory, and explain some of the interactions between compressive sampling and other fields such as statistics, information theory, coding theory, and theoretical computer science. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000). Primary 00A69, 41-02, 68P30; Secondary 62C65.
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