A novel technique for phased array receivers based on an economic sampling scheme

dc.contributor.authorBlanco Moro, Rodrigoen
dc.contributor.committeechairManteghi, Majiden
dc.contributor.committeememberKoh, Kwang-Jinen
dc.contributor.committeememberRuohoniemi, J. Michaelen
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-05T08:00:35Zen
dc.date.available2013-09-05T08:00:35Zen
dc.date.issued2013-09-04en
dc.description.abstractPhased array systems present desirable antenna features like beam steering and high gain. However, due to their high cost, civilian applications cannot generally afford them, restricting their usage to military. Hardware involved in phased array systems is expensive and the number of devices is high, since there is usually one device of each kind (filter, amplifier, shifter..) for each individual antenna. Alternative techniques, mainly based on TDMA, have been developed looking for lowering the number of elements in the system. However, these approaches increase the system bandwidth, multiplying it by a factor of $N$ (Number of antennas), as they use redundant information. In this thesis, a novel phased receiver, based on an economic sampling scheme is proposed. All the elements in an array receive a common information (signal amplitude) and a unique information (relative delay between elements). The idea is to sample only the information required to reconstruct the transmitted signal and discard the redundant one. This idea is achieved by sampling just one antenna during each RF cycle and then gathering all the information taking in account the relative delay between different antenna elements. The proposed technique is mathematically proved and validated by simulation. As a first approach, the equation for the received signal in the frequency domain is derived for a linear array. The radiation pattern and the received signals are simulated for equally spaced planar and linear arrays. Bandwidth signal transmission is demonstrated and tapering effects are shown. After that, the proposed technique is expanded for arbitrary structures and the resulting system bandwidth is enhanced by using different sampling order sequences.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:1479en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/23753en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAntennasen
dc.subjectBandwidth enhancementen
dc.subjectPhased Arrayen
dc.subjectSampling Schemeen
dc.subjectTaperingen
dc.titleA novel technique for phased array receivers based on an economic sampling schemeen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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