Synchronization in Impulse Based Ultra Wideband Systems

dc.contributor.authorPiratla, Dinakara Phaneendra Kumaren
dc.contributor.committeechairZaghloul, Amir I.en
dc.contributor.committeememberReed, Jeffrey H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRahman, Saifuren
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:40:15Zen
dc.date.adate2008-07-31en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:40:15Zen
dc.date.issued2008-06-09en
dc.date.rdate2010-12-22en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-19en
dc.description.abstractIn Impulse Radio based Ultra Wide Band (UWB) systems, where sub-nano second pulses are used, synchronization is very challenging because of their short pulse duration and very low duty cycle. Coherent detection of ultra wide-band signals requires complex channel estimation algorithms. In impulse based UWB systems, suboptimal receivers that require no channel estimation are proposed for low data rate applications using non coherent detection of energy. This approach requires integrators that collect energy and detect the incoming stream of bits for detection and synchronization. These techniques yield reasonable performance when compared to coherent detection techniques that require complex hardware and dissipate more energy. Non-coherent detection is a promising technique for low complexity, low cost and low data rate ultra-wideband communication applications like sensor area networks. In the past, several attempts have been made to characterize the performance of the energy collection receivers for synchronization using various metrics that include time of arrival and BER measurements. A comprehensive study of the synchronization problem using Probability of False Alarm is limited. The current thesis attempts to characterize the synchronization problem using Probability of False Alarm and Probability of Detection under various channel models and also discusses the importance of the length of the integration window for energy collection receivers. The current work also focuses on the performance evaluation of synchronization for Impulse based UWB systems using energy capture method and modeling them using the Probability of False Alarm and Probability of Detection under various channel models. In these systems, the integration region of a receiver integrator significantly affects the bit error rate (BER) performance. The effect of the integration window on the performance of the algorithm is also studied. This work also discusses the trade-offs between complexity and precision in using these algorithms for synchronization of Impulse based Direct Sequence Ultra Wideband Systems (DS-UWB). Signal to Noise Ratio vs. Probability of Detection, Probability of False Alarm are plotted for different channel models.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06192008-104633en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06192008-104633/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33654en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartPiratla_Thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectUltra Widebanden
dc.subjectUWBen
dc.subjectDirect Sequence UWBen
dc.subjectImpulse Radioen
dc.subjectSynchronizationen
dc.subjectTime Hopping UWBen
dc.titleSynchronization in Impulse Based Ultra Wideband Systemsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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