The invention discloses an electromagnetic vector array based angle
estimation method for metric-
wave radar. The method is realized through adopting the following steps: (1), receiving
radar return through adopting the electromagnetic vector array, and mixing the
radar return to a base band for discrete sampling; (2), building a second-order statistical matrix through data obtained from the discrete sampling; (3), performing
singular value resolving for the second-order statistical matrix, so as to obtain a left
signal characteristic matrix; (4), building a pencil of matrix through utilizing the left
signal characteristic matrix; (5), performing extended-feature value resolving for the pencil of matrix, so as to obtain an extended-
feature vector matrix, an extended-feature value matrix and an extended-feature value, and calculating a
poynting vector of a
radar return
signal through adopting the parameters; and (6), calculating a two-dimensional angle of an object as per the obtained extended-feature value and the
poynting vector of the radar return signal. Under the circumstance that the one-dimensional
linear array is adopted, the method can be used for estimating the two-dimensional angle, has the
array element spacing larger than the half
wavelength, has small computation, facilitates
engineering realization, and can be used for the
estimation of the two-dimensional angle of the object through the metric-
wave radar.