Ultra-Wideband Log Periodic Dipole Antenna (LPDA) for Wireless Communication Applications

This paper proposes a printed log-periodic dipole antenna (LPDA) for ultra wide bandwidth (UWB) applications. The antenna comprises of cascading four U shaped elements of different line lengths with balun circuit to improve the antenna impedance matching. The proposed antenna dimensions are 50 × 50 mm2 with FR4 substrate thickness 0.8 mm. Full-wave EM solver HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator) is used for modeling the proposed antenna. The pulse distortion is verified by the measured the proposed antenna performance with virtually steady group delay. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed antenna exhibits good impedance matching, stable radiation patterns throughout the whole operating frequency bands, acceptable gain and stable group delay over the entire operating band. An UWB extended from 1.85 GHz to 11 GHz is obtained, and the average antenna gain is about 5.5 dBi over the operating band with peak gain around 6.5 dBi and 70% average radiation efficiency.

MIMO Antenna for UWB Communications

Design of ultra-wideband antennas is challenging in the stringent requirements that are often conflicting to achieve a wide impedance bandwidth while maintaining high radiation efficiency, uniform gain and compact size. A Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna system can enhance the overall antenna performance but at having to overcome new challenges such as reducing the mutual coupling and the correlation between the elements. A printed circular disc compact planar antenna is selected in this work due to its UWB performance and compact size for the MIMO antenna system. A parametric analysis is carried out to achieve an optimal design. The system developed consists of two elements with an overall size of 59 × 27 mm. The designed antenna system operates over the whole of the UWB bandwidth from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz with radiation efficiency up to 85% and reflection coefficients less that ?10 dB. The envelope correlation is less than ?60 dB throughout the UWB band while the diversity gain approaches 10 throughout the entire UWB bandwidth and Total Active Reflection Coefficient (TARC) between the antenna elements is less ?11 dB. Thus the proposed MIMO antenna outperforms similar antenna systems reported in the literature.

MODIFIED ULTRA WIDEBAND CIRCULAR PRINTED MONOPOLE ANTENNA

A simple and compact microstrip-fed ultra wideband （UWB） printed monopole antenna is presented. The antenna is composed of a circular radiator and a finitely grounded plane. The antenna occupies about 16.62 GHz absolute bandwidth and 142.7% relative bandwidth covering from 3.38 GHz to 20 GHz with voltage standing wave ratio （VSWR） below two. A quasi-omnidirectional and quasi-symmetrical radiation pattern in H plane is obtained in the whole bandwidth. The high performance of the antenna is validated with measured and simulated results given. The antenna can be applied for the system design of UWB wireless communication.

Ultra-wideband bilateral tapered slot-line antenna fed by coplanar waveguide

In order to broaden the bandwidth of a tapered slot- line antenna （TSA）, a bilateral tapered slot-line antenna （BTSA） with a new feeding structure of coplanar waveguide （CPW） is developed. Based on the fact that the bandwidth limitation of TSA mainly depends on its feeding structure, an improved CPW-based feed structure etched on the backboard of the BTSA is adopted to perform traveling-wave transition. Both the simulation results and measurement data verify that the proposed feeding structure results in ＂high-pass＂ frequency response for antenna impedance matching. The voltage standing wave ratio （VSWR） is less than 2：1 when the frequency is higher than 3 GHz. The antenna gain exceeds 7 dBi with good radiation patterns when the bandwidth is from 4 to 16 GHz. This ultra wideband （UWB） antenna with a compact size is specially available for the electronic systems of counter-measure and microwave imaging.

基于TOF和自适应抗差卡尔曼滤波的UWB室内定位算法

为提高超宽带(UWB)定位系统在室内复杂环境下的定位精度,提出一种基于飞行时间(TOF)和自适应抗差卡尔曼滤波(ARKF)的改进定位算法。针对超低功耗宽带设备在复杂室内环境状态下易受周围干扰而存在标准时间偏差的问题,提出一种改进的TOF算法,同时进行测距标定,拟合数据;对室内存在非视距(NLOS)干扰的情形,提出一种ARKF算法,通过比较残差与3倍信息的方差来判断视距(LOS)与NLOS情形。实验结果显示:该算法可以在静态与动态定位实验中有效提高系统定位精度,降低定位误差,取得较好的定位效果。

A Novel Ultra-Wideband Monopole Antenna with Band-Stop Characteristic

In this letter, a simple monopole antenna with variable band-notched characteristic for ultra wide band (UWB) function is proposed. Two L-shaped quarter-waveguide resonators coupled to the ground plane with two shorting tracks at the sides of the antenna are used to generate stop-band performance around 5.5 GHz (WLAN). The proposed antenna is fabricated on the substrate FR4 (relative permittivity of 4.7) and has a compact size of 16 × 28.5 × 1.6 mm. The designed antenna has a good impedance matching in 3.1 - 11.4 GHz frequency range with VSWR < 2, except the band 5 - 5.85 GHz.

3 - 10 GHz Ultra-Wideband Low-Noise Amplifier Using Inductive-Series Peaking Technique with Cascode Common-Source Circuit

The objective of this paper is to investigate a ultra-wideband (UWB) low noise amplifier (LNA) by utilizing a two-stage cascade circuit schematic associated with inductive-series peaking technique, which can improve the bandwidth in the 3-10 GHz microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC). The proposed UWB LNA amplifier was implemented with both co-planer waveguide (CPW) layout and 0.15-μm GaAs D-mode pHEMT technology. Based on those technologies, this proposed UWB LNA with a chip size of 1.5 mm x 1.4 mm, obtained a flatness gain 3-dB bandwidth of 4 - 8 GHz, the constant gain of 4 dB, noise figure lower than 5 dB, and the return loss better than –8.5 dB. Based on our experimental results, the low noise amplifier using the inductive-series peaking technique can obtain a wider bandwidth, low power consumption and high flatness of gain in the 3 - 10 GHz. Finally, the overall LNA characterization exhibits ultra-wide bandwidth and low noise characterization, which illustrates that the proposed UWB LNA has a compact size and favorable RF characteristics. This UWB LNA circuit demonstrated the high RF characterization and could provide for the low noise micro-wave circuit applications.

Ultra Wideband Microstrip Diamond Slotted Patch Antenna with Enhanced Bandwidth

An Ultra Wideband (UWB) microstrip diamond slotted patch antenna with enhanced bandwidth is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna is simulated in CST Microwave Studio and fabricated for measurements. Its simulated result displays impedance bandwidth from 3.28 GHz to 19.64 GHz, whereas the measured result displays the frequency region from 2.01 GHz to 18.67 GHz. The antenna complies with the return loss of S11 < –10 dB and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) < 2 throughout the impedance bandwidth. Details of the antenna design and related results such as phase angle, input impedance and radiation patterns are discussed in this paper. This antenna has surpassed the bandwidth of UWB requirement, which is from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz, and exhibits good UWB characteristics.

A NOVEL ULTRA WIDEBAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA WITH BAND-NOTCHED CHARACTERISTICS

A simple and compact microstrip-fed Ultra WideBand(UWB) printed monopole antenna with band-notched characteristic is proposed in this paper.The antenna is composed of a square ring with a small strip bar,so that the antenna occupies about 7.69 GHz bandwidth covering 3.11～10.8 GHz with expected band rejection from 5.12 GHz to 5.87 GHz.A quasi-omnidirectional and quasi-sym-metrical radiation pattern is also obtained.This kind of band-notched UWB antenna requires no ex-ternal filters and thus greatly simplifies the system design of UWB wireless communication.

Experimental Study of On-Body Radio Channel Performance of a Compact Ultra Wideband Antenna

In this paper, on-body radio channel performance of a compact ultra wideband (UWB) antenna is investigated for body-centric wireless communications. Measurement campaigns were first done in the chamber and then repeated in an indoor environment for comparison. The path loss parameter for eight different on-body radio channels has been characterized and analyzed. In addition, the path loss was modeled as a function of distance for 34 different receiver locations for propagation along the front part of the body. Results and analysis show that, compared with anechoic chamber, a reduction of 16.34% path loss exponent is noticed in indoor environment. The antenna shows very good on-body radio channel performance and will be a suitable candidate for future efficient and reliable body-centric wireless communications.

基于UWB的天然气站场室内三维定位系统研究

为解决天然气站场室内定位中因非视距(NLOS)现象导致人员和设备定位精度低的问题,设计了一种基于超宽带(UWB)与Three.js的天然气站场室内人员与设备三维定位系统。通过B/S三层架构,以Django框架和VUE框架为基础,利用Python、HTML5、CSS3和Three.js,实现定位信息在网页客户端的三维可视化。通过对UWB技术的研究,为保证定位精度,基于到达时间差(TDOA)测量值,采用卡尔曼滤波算法对其进行NLOS滤波,并结合Chan算法融合多基站数据,最终得到目标点的计算位置。通过搭建实验环境,对三维定位系统进行定位标签静态和动态定位实验。实验结果表明,对于NLOS现象严重的复杂室内环境,该系统定位精度高、运行平稳,能为天然气站场室内定位提供一种切实可行的技术。

PDR与UWB融合的森林消防员定位系统设计

针对森林消防员在林区环境下由于全球导航卫星系统(GNSS)定位拒止及惯性导航误差累积而难以精确定位的问题,设计了一种融合行人航位推算(PDR)和超宽带(UWB)测距的定位系统。首先,基于消防员个体装备的便携性要求,利用加速度计、磁强计、陀螺仪和气压计设计头戴式定位系统;其次,将指挥员作为基站,利用UWB测得消防员与基站之间的距离;接着,基于扩展卡尔曼滤波(EKF)设计了PDR与UWB融合的定位算法,将测距信息与消防员的运动状态进行融合解算,约束误差发散;最后,利用设计的软硬件定位系统进行了验证实验。结果表明:在真实林区实验中,与无约束PDR相比,采用PDR与UWB融合的定位方法将位置误差减小了60.04%,有效提升了系统的定位精度。

Link Budget Design with Performance Evaluation of Tunable Impulse-Based Ultra Wideband to Support the Integration of Wireless Sensing and Identifications Infrastructures

Recently, many studies propose the use of ultra-wideband technology for passive and active radio frequency identification systems as well as for wireless sensor networks due to its numerous advantages. By harvesting these advantages of IR-UWB technology at the physical-layer design, this paper proposes that a cross layer architecture platform can be considered as a good integrator for different wireless short-ranges indoor protocols into a universal smart wireless-tagged architecture with new promising applications in cognitive radio for future applications. Adaptive transmission algorithms have been studied to show the trade-off between different specific QoS requirements, transmission rates and distances at the physical layer level and this type of dynamic optimization and reconfiguration leads to the cross-layer design proposal in the paper. Studies from both theoretical simulation and statistical indoor environments experiments are considered as a proof of concept for the proposed architecture.

Miniaturized Planar Ultra-Wideband Bandpass Filter with Notched Band

This paper presents a planar ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass filter with sharp out-of-band rejection performance. The filter is formed by a folded multiple-mode resonator to realize high performance in an operation band from 3.3 to 10 GHz with a very compact size of 20 mm × 20 mm × 0.5 mm. An extra notched band centered at 5.8 GHz is further accomplished by etching a Hilbert fractal curve slit on the filter without the necessity of readjusting the geometrical parameters. The simulated and measured results are in good agreement.

Adaptive waveform design based on Morlet wavelet for ultra-wideband MIMO radar

For the issue of deterioration in detection performance caused by dynamically changing environment in ultra-wideband（UWB） multiple input multiple output（MIMO） radar, this paper proposes a novel adaptive waveform design which is aimed to improve the ability of discriminating target and clutter from the radar scene. Firstly, a sequence of Morlet wavelet pulses with frequency hopping and pulse position modulation by Welch-Costas array is designed. Then a waveform optimization solution is proposed which is achieved by applying the minimization mutual-information（MI） strategy. After that, with subsequent iterations of the algorithm, simulation results demonstrate that the optimal waveform design method brings an improvement in the target detection ability in the presence of noise and clutter.

基于时频域特征融合的IR-UWB穿墙雷达人体行为识别方法

冲激脉冲(impulse radio,IR)超宽带(ultra-wideband,UWB)穿墙雷达因其良好的穿透性和距离分辨率在穿墙人体行为识别领域具有重要作用,但是常规识别方法仅采用单域特征对行为模式进行描述,识别准确率不高。针对这一问题,提出基于时频域特征融合的IR-UWB穿墙雷达人体行为识别算法。首先,通过杂波抑制及距离补偿方法获取高信噪比的人体行为距离像。其次,基于距离像提取目标时域特征,与频域特征进行融合,构建数据集。最后,基于支持向量机(support vector machine,SVM)算法对人体行为进行识别。实验结果表明,所提算法对于IR-UWB穿墙雷达人体行为识别能够达到95%的准确率。

UWB无线传感器网络中基于匹配滤波检测的TOA估计

深入研究了UWB(ultra wideband)无线传感器网络中基于匹配滤波门限检测的TOA(time of arrival)估计算法.针对现有算法的不足,提出了一种三步TOA估计算法:先确定DP(direct path)搜索区域,然后使用门限检测确定DP的粗略位置,最后精确搜索到DP的中心.其中,用于计算检测门限的门限因子依据匹配滤波输出的峭度动态设置,设置模型独立于信道模式,其正确性通过与使用固定门限因子所获得的性能对比进行了验证.与其他算法的性能对比仿真结果表明,所提出的三步TOA估计算法在运算效率和TOA估计精度上取得了较好折衷,适合于当前实际应用.还通过对TOA估计误差的统计分析讨论了测距结果的可信度:依据峭度将测距结果划分为可信和不可信两个级别,并为各级别的TOA估计误差分别了建立概率密度模型.在定位模块中有效利用这些可信度信息,可进一步提高定位精度.

基于UWB的无线传感器网络中的两步TOA估计法

为了设计一种以较小运算量获得较高测距精度的TOA(time of arrival)估计算法以适合节点运算能力有限的UWB(ultra wideband)无线传感器网络,提出了一种结合能量检测与匹配滤波的两步TOA估计方法.分析了该方法的工作原理,指出了第1步中DP(direct path)块检测成功率及第2步中匹配滤波门限因子设置的重要性.通过仿真对影响DP块检测成功率的两个因素,即DP块检测算法的选用和能量积分周期的设置进行了讨论.提出了依据能量采样序列中DP块与最小块比值DMR(DP to minimum energy sample ratio)动态设置匹配滤波门限因子的思想,并为其建立了数学模型.仿真结果表明,两步TOA估计方法在运算量比单一的基于匹配滤波的相干算法小很多的情况下,获得了比单一的基于能量检测的非相干方法更好的TOA估计性能,从而更适合应用于有低复杂度、低能耗设计需求的传感器节点中.

认知UWB正交脉冲序列设计及性能分析

为了解决超宽带与窄带系统共存问题,基于认知无线电的思想,采用Hermite矩阵特征向量方法和Ray-leigh信号提出了一种认知超宽带(UWB)正交脉冲序列设计方法,从而达到抑制窄带干扰的目的.分析了基于认知UWB脉冲序列的2PPM-TH和2PAM-TH UWB系统的抗多用户干扰以及窄带干扰性能.仿真结果表明,提出的自适应脉冲序列的功率谱密度分布符合FCC关于室内和室外UWB应用的频谱规范,可以实现任意频段陷波,具有灵活的认知避免能力;认知UWB脉冲序列具有较强的窄带干扰抑制能力.

码间干扰效应对I-UWB频谱效率的限制作用

对于脉冲超宽带(I-UWB)系统,随着传输速率的提高而增强的码间干扰致使误码率恶化,限制了可实现的最高速率,从而降低了频谱效率。作者分析了码间干扰对I-UWB频谱效率的限制作用。首先推导了I-UWB的码间干扰估算公式,然后仿真了在IEEE定义的4种信道模式下,随着传输速率的增加码间干扰对误码率的恶化作用。结果表明,如果要求未编码的误码率不高于千分之一,由于码间干扰效应,系统可实现的最大传输速率远小于传输带宽所允许的最大速率,当采用二阶高斯脉冲时最高频谱效率只有带宽的百分之几。