Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "mm-wave"
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Autonomous Radar-based Gait Monitoring System
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-16)Features related to gait are fundamental metrics of human motion [1]. Human gait has been shown to be a valuable and feasible clinical marker to determine the risk of physical and mental functional decline [2], [3]. ... -
Compensation for Impairments of Frequency Converters in Millimeter Wave Vector Signal Generators
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)The upcoming fifth generation (5G) of wireless communications aims to utilize millimeter wave (mm-wave) frequencies in its infrastructure to alleviate the crowded spectrum problem below 6 GHz. At higher frequencies, ... -
Design of a mm-wave Planar CPW-fed Tapered Dielectric Rod Antenna
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-16)The demand for high data rate transfers in short range areas have been increasing significantly. Millimeter wave communication systems can fulfill the requirements for such applications due to the availability of wide ... -
A Detailed Characterization of 60 GHz Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11ad)
(University of Waterloo, 2017-02-22)The emergence of wireless local area network (WLAN) standards and the global system of mobile communication (GSM) in the early 1990s incited tremendous growth in the demand for wireless connectivity. Iterative technological ... -
I/Q Imbalance Identification and Compensation for Millimeter-wave MIMO Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Today’s fourth generation (4G) cellular mobile communication networks are tasked with providing service for an ever increasing number of mobile users and their demand for increased data rates. The fifth generation (5G) ... -
Integrated Antennas and Active Beamformers Technology for mm-Wave Phased-Array Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)In this thesis, based on the indoor channel measurements and ray-tracing modeling for the indoor mm-wave wireless communications, the challenges of the design of the radio in this band is studied. Considering the recently ... -
Millimeter-wave 39 GHz 4x4 Phased Antenna Array with Embedded Near-field Probing Antenna for Performance Enhancement
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-19)Beamforming arrays are a vital technology for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) wireless communication systems. A large amount of research and an increasing number of phased array prototypes have been developed which provide high ... -
Near-field Probing Array for Enhancing 5G mm-wave Beamforming Transmitter Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-10)As sub-6 GHz fifth-generation (5G) communication networks begin to deploy commercially, the industry is seeing a paradigm shift towards the millimeter wave (mm-wave) bands as they provide multi-gigahertz of frequency ... -
Remote vital signs monitoring using a mm-wave FMCW radar
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)A vision on the migration from contact standard health monitoring measurement devices to non-contact measurement technologies has gained a tremendous attention in literature and in industry. A promising method for realizing ... -
Shared-Aperture 3D-Printed Dielectric Resonator Antenna Arrays for Millimeter-Wave Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-11)With the increase in demand for higher data rates and higher bandwidth requirements, modern communication systems pursue innovative solutions that effectively utilize the high-frequency spectrum available at the Millimeter-wave ...