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An experimental realization of a fully adaptive smart antenna
Author(s) -
Azaro R.,
Ioriatti L.,
Martinelli M.,
Benedetti M.,
Massa A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.23459
Subject(s) - realization (probability) , antenna (radio) , particle swarm optimization , smart antenna , set (abstract data type) , interference (communication) , microwave , software , electronic engineering , computer science , antenna array , engineering , topology (electrical circuits) , antenna measurement , electrical engineering , algorithm , telecommunications , mathematics , channel (broadcasting) , statistics , programming language
In this letter, the structure of the prototype of a smart antenna working in the 2.4‐GHz band is described. The radiating structure is composed by an eight‐element linear array with a finite reflecting plane and its adaptive behavior is obtained by means of a set of electronically driven vector modulators that control the array weights. The antenna system is equipped with a control software based on a particle swarm optimizer algorithm that enables the system to adapt to the complex interference scenario. A selected set of numerical and experimental results are reported and discussed to assess the effectiveness of the proposed architecture. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 1715–1716, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23459