Phase correction autocorrelation-based frequency estimation method for sinusoidal signal

To improve the precision of frequency estimation, a phase correction autocorrelation-based frequency estimation method for sinusoidal signal is proposed. Firstly, a phase correction autocorrelation is developed to reduce the effect of non-half period sampling signal on autocorrelation. Secondly, reference signal is generated according to phase correction autocorrelation signal. Finally, an error function between phase correction autocorrelation signal and reference signal is constructed and frequency estimation is obtained by calculating the minimum of error function. To demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method, computational complexity is analyzed, simulations and experiments are performed. Theoretical analysis and simulations demonstrate that the proposed method reduces the influence of non- half period sampling signal and has better frequency estimation performance than the interpolated DFT method, the modified covariance method for correlation, the two-stage autocorrelation method and the expanded autocorrelation method. The measurement experiments of LFMCW radars validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method in practice.