Publication: Multi-channel factor analysis with common and unique factors
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2020-01-01
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This work presents a generalization of classical factor analysis (FA). Each of M channels carries measurements that share factors with all other channels, but also contains factors that are unique to the channel. Furthermore, each channel carries an additive noise whose covariance is diagonal, as is usual in factor analysis, but is otherwise unknown. This leads to a problem of multi-channel factor analysis with a specially structured covariance model consisting of shared low-rank components, unique low-rank components, and diagonal components. Under a multivariate normal model for the factors and the noises, a maximum likelihood (ML) method is presented for identifying the covariance model, thereby recovering the loading matrices and factors for the shared and unique components in each of the M multiple-input multipleoutput (MIMO) channels. The method consists of a three-step cyclic alternating optimization, which can be framed as a block minorization-maximization (BMM) algorithm. Interestingly, the three steps have closed-form solutions and the convergence of the algorithm to a stationary point is ensured. Numerical results demonstrate the performance of the proposed algorithm and its application to passive radar.
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Block minorization-maximization (BMM) algorithms, Expectation-maximization (EM) algorithms, Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation, Multi-channel factor analysis (MFA), Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels, Passive radar
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IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, (2020), 68, pp.: 113-126.