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An FPGA Software-Defined Ultra Wideband Transceiver

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dc.contributor.authorBlanton, Matthew Bruceen
dc.contributor.committeechairAthanas, Peter M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Mark T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPatterson, Cameron D.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:44:57Zen
dc.date.adate2006-09-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:44:57Zen
dc.date.issued2006-08-28en
dc.date.rdate2006-09-25en
dc.date.sdate2006-09-08en
dc.description.abstractIncreasing interest in ultra-wideband (UWB) communications has engendered the need for a test bed for UWB systems. An FPGA-based software-defined radio provides both post-fabrication definition of the radio and ample parallel processing power. This thesis presents the FPGA design for a software-defined radio targeted to impulse ultra-wideband signals. The system is capable of an effective sampling frequency of up to 8 G-samples/s using time interleaved sampling with eight 1-GHz ADCs. The system is also capable of transmitting UWB pulses using a transmitter board controlled by the FPGA. In this thesis, the FPGA design used to capture and export data from the eight ADCs is presented, along with two systems which make use of the transceiver: a pilot-based matched filter communications system, and a remote vital signs monitor.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09082006-094650en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082006-094650/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34968en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectultra-widebanden
dc.subjectField programmable gate arraysen
dc.subjecthigh-speeden
dc.subjectsoftware defined radioen
dc.titleAn FPGA Software-Defined Ultra Wideband Transceiveren
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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