Ultra-wide band gap and wave attenuation mechanism of a novel star-shaped chiral metamaterial

A novel hollow star-shaped chiral metamaterial(SCM)is proposed by incorporating chiral structural properties into the standard hollow star-shaped metamaterial,exhibiting a wide band gap over 1500 Hz.To broaden the band gap,solid single-phase and two-phase SCMs are designed and simulated,which produce two ultra-wide band gaps(approximately 5116 Hz and 6027 Hz,respectively).The main reason for the formation of the ultra-wide band gap is that the rotational vibration of the concave star of two novel SCMs drains the energy of an elastic wave.The impacts of the concave angle of a single-phase SCM and the resonator radius of a two-phase SCM on the band gaps are studied.Decreasing the concave angle leads to an increase in the width of the widest band gap,and the width of the widest band gap increases as the resonator radius of the two-phase SCM increases.Additionally,the study on elastic wave propagation characteristics involves analyzing frequency dispersion surfaces,wave propagation directions,group velocities,and phase velocities.Ultimately,the analysis focuses on the transmission properties of finite periodic structures.The solid single-phase SCM achieves a maximum vibration attenuation over 800,while the width of the band gap is smaller than that of the two-phase SCM.Both metamaterials exhibit high vibration attenuation capabilities,which can be used in wideband vibration reduction to satisfy the requirement of ultra-wide frequencies.

Compact Coplanar Epsilon-Negative Antenna with Ultra-Wide Band Character

In this paper, a compact coplanar epsilon.negative(ENG) antenna is proposed with ultra.wide operation band and small size of 18×11.5 mm2. The proposed antenna is designed based on a coplanar.waveguide(CPW) feeding antenna, and thus the via.free structure is employed to realize the ENG unit cell, which is convenient to tune the frequency of zeroth.order resonance(ZOR) and extends the ZOR bandwidth. The high.order resonant frequencies are achieved and mainly determined by the separate slots that are located between the radiating patch and the ground plane. Adding the left.handed inductance between the radiating patch and ground has slight impact on the high.order resonant frequencies, and then the ultra.wide band is achieved by merging the ZOR bandwidth with the high.order resonant bandwidths. The ground plane primarily works as a matching network for the proposed antenna. Although it generates a low.frequency resonance, the performance is undesirable due to the impedance mismatching. The measured results show that the reflection coefficient, |S11| <.10 d B, is in a wide frequency range from 5.25 to 13 GHz, which covers the upper operation band of UWB communication. Also, the antenna contains relatively stable gains and omni.directional radiation patterns.

ON THE PAR REDUCTION OF MB-OFDM ULTRA-WIDEBAND SIGNALS

The Peak to Average power Ratio (PAR) of a Multi-Band Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (MB-OFDM) Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) signals can be substantially larger than that of single carrier or carrier-less ultra-wideband signals. In this letter, a novel PAR reduction scheme for the MB-OFDM UWB system based on spreading and interleaving is proposed. By spreading the coded bits over each subcarrier in corresponding band and interleaving the spread symbols across all bands, the PAR statistics of the MB-OFDM signals can be improved and the PAR is reduced obviously. In the PAR reduction scheme, there is no loss in transmission data rate or Bit Error Rate (BER) performance decreasing. Since the spreading and interleaving operation are implemented by unitary Hadamard sequences and used for an approach to provide the robustness of the UWB system to narrowband interference, there is no additional implementation burden. Simulation results show that the investigated scheme gives the PAR reduction of 3dB compared with that of the original MB-OFDM signals.

Numerical simulation of the coupling of ultra-wide band electromagnetic pulse into landmine by aperture

The modern landmine＇s electronic fuse is susceptible to strong interference or can even be damaged by the ultra-wide band electromagnetic pulse（UWB-EMP）. The finite-difference time-domain（FDTD） method in lossy media with cylindrical coordinates is used to study the interactions of the UWB-EMP with the landmine. First, the coupling of UWB-EMP into the landmine shielding shell through an aperture is numerically simulated. Second, the coupled electromagnetic field of mine shells made of different shielding materials and with apertures of different sizes is plotted. Third, the aperture coupling laws of UWB-EMP into shells are analyzed and categorized. Such an algorithm is capable of effectively preventing ladder similar errors, and consequently improving the calculation precision, and in addition to adopting the message passing interface（MPI） parallel method to divide the total calculating range into more sub-ranges, the overall calculating efficiency is greatly increased. These calculations are surely a constructive reference for modern landmine design against electromagnetic damage.

Mobile Robot Positioning and Tracking Based on Ultra-wideband Technology

To solve the precision self-positioning problem for mobile robot,a positioning program based on ultra-wideband technology was proposed. Ultra-wideband pulse has very high bandwidth; ranging accuracy can achieve centimeter-level theoretically. The mobile robot obtained the distance to the reference node by sending ultra-wideband pulse. According to the geometric relations among the references and the robot,establish equations to calculate the position coordinates. Then Kalman filter algorithm was applied for mobile robot tracking. Simulation results show that robot positioning and tracking based on ultra-wideband technology can achieve indoor and outdoor seamless docking.

Designing a Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor with High Transition Frequency for Ultra-Wideband Application

Theoretical calculations predict transition frequencies in the terahertz range for the field-effect transistors based on carbon nanotubes, and this shows their suitability for being used in high frequency applications. In this paper, we have designed a field-effect transistor based on carbon nanotube with high transition frequency suitable for ultra-wide band applications. We did this by optimizing nanotube diameter, gate insulator thickness and dielectric constant. As a result, we achieved the transition frequency about 7.45 THz. The environment of open source software FETToy is used to simulate the device. Also a suitable model for calculating the transition frequency is presented.

Evaluation of System Performance of Ultra-Wide Band Jointing in MC Signaling in Correlated Environments

The evaluation of System Performance of UWB (ultra-wide band) jointing in MC (multi-carrier) signaling in correlated environments is presented in the report. The correlated Nakagami-m statistical distribution for the multipath fading model is assumed in this scenario. In fact to establish the model for analyzing in this article is using MC-CDMA (multi-carrier code-division multiple-access) system characterization combined with a UWB scheme. The average BER (bit error rate) is calculated and compared to a special case of previously published results. Studied results from this paper can be implied to approve the system performance for a UWB system combined with a MC-CDMA wireless communication system. It is worth noting that the Nakagami-m distributed fading parameter significantly dominates UWB system performance when it cooperates with MC signaling under a fading environment. Finally, it is worthy of noting that when the SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) at system’s receiver reaches a preset high threshold value, the parameter of power decay ratio effect could be not included.

Compact Bluetooth/UWB Antenna with Multi-Band Notched Characteristics

A small-sized, low-profile, and planar dual band antenna for Bluetooth (2.4 - 2.484 GHz) and ultra-wideband (UWB) (3.1 - 10.6 GHz) with multi-band notched antennas is presented. Two antennas A and B with different types of slots are used to obtain tri-band notched characteristic. In antenna A notched bands, 5 - 6 GHz for WLAN, and 3.3 - 4 GHz for WiMAX, are achieved using a U-slot in ground structure and in the radiating patch. In antenna B two notched bands at 3.3 - 4 GHz, for WiMAX and 7.2 GHz for C-band satellite communication systems are achieved by using a U-slot in ground structure and a H-shaped slot in the radiating patch. The radiation characteristics of the two antennas are calculated using a commercial EM simulator based on Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Finite Integration Technique (FIT). The two antennas show acceptable gain flatness with stable omnidirectional radiation patterns across the integrated Bluetooth and UWB bands.

Angular insensitive nonreciprocal ultrawide band absorption in plasma-embedded photonic crystals designed with improved particle swarm optimization algorithm

Using an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm(IPSO)to drive a transfer matrix method,a nonreciprocal absorber with an ultrawide absorption bandwidth and angular insensitivity is realized in plasma-embedded photonic crystals arranged in a structure composed of periodic and quasi-periodic sequences on a normalized scale.The effective dielectric function,which determines the absorption of the plasma,is subject to the basic parameters of the plasma,causing the absorption of the proposed absorber to be easily modulated by these parameters.Compared with other quasi-periodic sequences,the Octonacci sequence is superior both in relative bandwidth and absolute bandwidth.Under further optimization using IPSO with 14 parameters set to be optimized,the absorption characteristics of the proposed structure with different numbers of layers of the smallest structure unit N are shown and discussed.IPSO is also used to address angular insensitive nonreciprocal ultrawide bandwidth absorption,and the optimized result shows excellent unidirectional absorbability and angular insensitivity of the proposed structure.The impacts of the sequence number of quasi-periodic sequence M and collision frequency of plasma1ν1 to absorption in the angle domain and frequency domain are investigated.Additionally,the impedance match theory and the interference field theory are introduced to express the findings of the algorithm.

Overview of Ultra-Wideband Transceivers——System Architectures and Applications

The Ultra-WideBand(UWB) technique, which offers good energy efficiency, flexible data rate, and high ranging accuracy, has recently been recognized as a revived wireless technology for short distance communication.This paper presents a brief overview of two UWB techniques, covering Impulse-Radio UWB(IR-UWB) and FrequencyModulation UWB(FM-UWB) methods. The link margin enhancement technique, Very-WideBand(VWB), and power consumption reducing technique, chirp UWB, are also introduced. Then, several potential applications of IR-UWB with transceiver architectures are addressed, including high data rate proximity communication and secure wireless connectivity. With fine-ranging and energy-efficient communication features, the UWB wireless technology is highly promising for secure mobile Internet of Things(IoT) applications.

基于加载谐振器的陷波超宽带滤波器的设计

采用加载谐振器结构,设计了一款在8 GHz处具有陷波特性的超宽带滤波器,有效地避免了X波段卫星通信系统(7.9~8.395 GHz)的连续波对超宽带通信系统的干扰。在三模谐振器的基础上加载中心加载谐振器,通过调整加载谐振器的参数对陷波频率进行调控,使得滤波器在超宽带范围内产生陷波。利用HFSS进行仿真后结果表明,该超宽带滤波器的通带在2.5~10.3 GHz,通带范围内插入损耗在0.9 d B左右,带外衰减十分陡峭。其陷波中心频率发生在8.19 GHz,在陷波频段(7.98~8.40 GHz)范围内最小插入损耗低于–7 d B,具有良好的抑制水平,整体性能表现优良。实际测试结果与仿真结果基本一致,性能指标能够达到设计要求。

架空多芯电缆对高功率微波耦合特性研究

通过数值计算和试验研究地面附近有限长架空多芯电缆对高功率微波的耦合特性,为指挥工程中电缆耦合特性研究提供参考。数值计算和试验结果表明,架空多芯电缆对窄带高功率微波和超宽谱高功率微波具有耦合作用,不同芯线之间存在互耦,耦合特性受电缆接头处理方式、电缆长度、电缆类型、电缆与来波方向(极化方向)夹角、屏蔽层是否接地、微波频率等影响严重。数值计算和试验结果在规律上比较一致,证明了计算模型和试验方法的正确性和有效性。

超宽带无线通信解决方案的分析与比较

介绍了基于超宽带(UWB)无线通信技术的各种优势。对目前应用较为广泛的直接序列超宽带(DS-UWB)和多频带超宽带(MB-UWB)两种方案进行了比较分析,并对Freescale-UWB和Wisair-UWB的两种具体产品进行了分析。针对家庭和小型办公场所提出了UWB-AdHoc网络的实现结构。

基于隐藏导频的多频带正交频分复用超宽带稀疏信道估计

在多频带正交频分复用超宽带系统中,基于隐藏导频提出一种稀疏信道估计算法.通过隐藏导频而估计出信道,利用广义信息论准则建立代价函数并探测出非零抽头位置,修正得到稀疏信道估计值,通过降低估计维数提高了算法的估计性能.同时,分析了算法性能和克拉美-罗界(CRB).仿真结果表明,稀疏信道估计算法比传统算法的性能明显提高,且性能更接近于CRB.

基于最大自相关及最小能量比的MB-OFDM-UWB系统定时算法

该文针对IEEE 802.15.3a提案及ECMA-368标准采用的多频带OFDM超宽带系统,通过算法改进和仿真给出了适用于该系统的定时同步的完整方案。用基于前导序列第1频带信息的最大自相关法进行帧检测及粗定时,用基于全部3个频带信息的最小能量比值法进行细定时。对定时位置两次进行修正,保证了算法的性能。仿真表明该定时同步方案可以把残余定时偏差控制在较小的范围内,从而可以被频域信道估计及均衡吸收,同时该方案具有较低的复杂度。

基于UWB的多目标测控通信技术

针对较高码率的多目标测控通信需求,提出了一种基于超宽带和扩频技术的解决方案,给出了其多用户的调制解调方法,分析了其在多用户情况下的误码率性能。针对超宽带阵列信号的特点,给出了基于时延-相位-幅度修正的信号处理方法。该解决方案可以利用超宽带纳秒级的窄脉冲,实现1m以内的测距定位精度,其研究在航天测控领域有较大的现实意义。

一种采用分形技术的超宽带天线设计

在天线设计中引入分形技术,可有效地解决天线设计中的小型、多频带、可集成等问题,文中简要介绍了分形天线的基本概念和特性,总结了目前分形技术在电磁学的应用现状.提出了一种将采用分形技术的超宽带天线设计思路与方案,通过仿真实验论证了该方案的可行性.

Simulation Study and Probe on UWB Wireless Communication in Underground Coal Mine

From an analysis of the status of coal mine underground wireless communication, the application of UWB wireless communication system to underground coal mine is proposed. The basic composition of an UWB communication system and application in underground coal mines are introduced. The analyses show that, because of the transmission power being non-limitted in underground coal mines, the use of UWB in coal mines cannot only realize wireless access services of short distance high rate application for transmission of video monitoring signals, but also realize wireless access services of long distance low rate applications for mobile telephones in underground coal mines and parameters of working conditions monitoring, etc. It is emphasized on the simulation of a TH-PPM UWB communication system with traditional underground broadband model and ground CM1, CM3 model. It is shown that the traditional underground broadband model and ground CM1, CM3 models are not applicable to the UWB communication system in underground coal mines. It is necessary to conduct research on the propagation characteristics of UWB in coal mine tunnels, given the characteristics of the underground environment and to find the appropriate UWB model for underground coal mines.

多频带-正交频分复用-超宽带无线通信系统及其信号仿真分析

超宽带(UWB)技术是短距离无线通信领域中具有革命性意义的新兴技术。结合目前应用较为广泛的多频带OFDM(orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing)技术,对基于OFDM的超宽带无线通信系统的设计原理和系统结构进行了分析,对多频带OFDM-UWB信号的产生方法系统地进行了阐述,并给出了信号的仿真结果。本文的分析可为OFDM-UWB信号在实际通信系统中的应用奠定基础。

Resilient tightly coupled INS/UWB integration method for indoor UAV navigation under challenging scenarios

Based on the high positioning accuracy,low cost and low-power consumption,the ultra-wide-band(UWB)is an ideal solution for indoor unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)localization and navigation.However,the UWB signals are easy to be blocked or reflected by obstacles such as walls and furniture.A resilient tightly-coupled inertial navigation system(INS)/UWB integration is proposed and implemented for indoor UAV navigation in this paper.A factor graph optimization(FGO)method enhanced by resilient stochastic model is established to cope with the indoor challenging scenarios.To deal with the impact of UWB non-line-of-sight(NLOS)signals and noise uncertainty,the conventional neural net-works(CNNs)are introduced into the stochastic modelling to improve the resilience and reliability of the integration.Based on the status that the UWB features are limited,a‘two-phase'CNNs structure was designed and implemented:one for signal classification and the other one for measurement noise prediction.The proposed resilient FGO method is tested on flighting UAV platform under actual indoor challenging scenario.Compared to classical FGO method,the overall positioning errors can be decreased from about 0.60 m to centimeter-level under signal block and reflection scenarios.The superiority of resilient FGO which effectively verified in constrained environment is pretty important for positioning accuracy and integrity for indoor navigation task.