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Analog Signal Processor for Adaptive Antenna Arrays

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2008-01-04T14:35:15Z

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Hossu, Mircea

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University of Waterloo

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An analog circuit for beamforming in a mobile Ku band satellite TV antenna array has been implemented. The circuit performs continuous-time gradient descent using simultaneous perturbation gradient estimation. Simulations were performed using Agilent ADS circuit simulator. Field tests were performed in a realistic scenario using a satellite signal. The results were comparable to the simulation predictions and to results obtained using a digital implementation of a similar stochastic approximation algorithm.

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antenna beamforming, analog processor, smart antennas, analog processing, stochastic approximation, gradient descent, ku band, antenna

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