• DocumentCode
    147632
  • Title

    Effect of beamforming errors on the efficacy of maximal ratio and equal gain combining

  • Author

    Barott, William C.

  • Author_Institution
    Embry-Riddle Aeronaut. Univ., Daytona Beach, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    13-16 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Beamforming methods of maximal ratio combining (MRC) and equal gain combining (EGC) are compared in the presence of calibration errors. It is found that sufficient uncertainties in the antenna sensitivities make MRC less effective than EGC. Furthermore, the threshold noise temperature for including a new antenna in a time-limited survey is explored, and is found to be lower than previously-described results.
  • Keywords
    array signal processing; calibration; diversity reception; EGC; MRC; beamforming errors; calibration errors; equal gain combining; maximal ratio combining; Antennas; Array signal processing; Calibration; Diversity reception; Fading; Noise; Sensitivity; array signal processing; beamforming; equal gain combining; maximal ratio combining; phased arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    SOUTHEASTCON 2014, IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lexington, KY
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECON.2014.6950738
  • Filename
    6950738
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=147632