用符号回归实现可解释的波束角估计,精度媲美黑箱模型。
SABER: Symbolic Regression-based Angle of Arrival and Beam Pattern Estimator
- 基于符号回归自动推导波束模式与入射角的显式公式。
- 实测误差低于0.5度,逼近克拉美罗下界。
- 适合需要物理可解释性的无线定位与智能反射面场景。
高精度波束入射角(AoA)估计对下一代无线通信系统至关重要,可用于可靠波束成形、高精度定位和融合感知。然而,传统高分辨率方法依赖多天线阵列并需大量采样,而通用机器学习方法常生成缺乏物理可解释性的黑箱模型。为此,本文提出基于符号回归(SR)的机器学习框架——符号回归式入射角与波束图估计器(SABER),一种约束符号回归框架,可从路径损耗测量中自动发现闭式波束图与AoA模型,兼具高精度与可解释性。我们在受控自由空间消声室中验证该方法,直接反演已知cos^n波束及低阶多项式代理模型的平均绝对误差均低于0.5度;纯无约束符号回归虽进一步降低角度预测误差,但产生复杂公式,丧失物理意义。随后在真实世界可重构智能表面(RIS)辅助室内测试平台部署,SABER与无约束符号回归模型均以近乎零误差准确恢复真实入射角。最后,我们以克拉美罗下界(CRLBs)为基准进行对比,结果表明SABER是当前先进黑箱机器学习方法的可解释且高精度替代方案。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Accurate Angle-of-arrival (AoA) estimation is essential for next-generation wireless communication systems to enable reliable beamforming, high-precision localization, and integrated sensing. Unfortunately, classical high-resolution techniques require multi-element arrays and extensive snapshot collection, while generic Machine Learning (ML) approaches often yield black-box models that lack physical interpretability. To address these limitations, we propose a Symbolic Regression (SR)-based ML framework. Namely, Symbolic Regression-based Angle of Arrival and Beam Pattern Estimator (SABER), a constrained symbolic-regression framework that automatically discovers closed-form beam pattern and AoA models from path loss measurements with interpretability. SABER achieves high accuracy while bridging the gap between opaque ML methods and interpretable physics-driven estimators. First, we validate our approach in a controlled free-space anechoic chamber, showing that both direct inversion of the known $\cos^n$ beam and a low-order polynomial surrogate achieve sub-0.5 degree Mean Absolute Error (MAE). A purely unconstrained SR method can further reduce the error of the predicted angles, but produces complex formulas that lack physical insight. Then, we implement the same SR-learned inversions in a real-world, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)-aided indoor testbed. SABER and unconstrained SR models accurately recover the true AoA with near-zero error. Finally, we benchmark SABER against the Cramér-Rao Lower Bounds (CRLBs). Our results demonstrate that SABER is an interpretable and accurate alternative to state-of-the-art and black-box ML-based methods for AoA estimation.
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