Title :
The direction finding accuracy of the rectangular digital antenna array in a case of ADC jitter
Author :
Bondarenko, M.V.
Author_Institution :
Pulsar, Ltd., Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Abstract :
Direction-finding method has synthesized for rectangular digital antenna array. Approximate expressions of variance of estimates are obtained for case of small jitter. The results of computational modeling are given. Fundamental nonremovability of direction finding error in case of ADC jitter has shown.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; antenna arrays; jitter; radio direction-finding; ADC jitter; analog-to-digital converter; computational modeling; direction finding accuracy; direction-finding method; rectangular digital antenna array; variance of estimates; Additive noise; Antenna arrays; Antenna theory; Arrays; Estimation; Jitter; Digital array; analog-to-digital converter; computational modeling; confidence interval; jitter; variance of estimate;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Theory and Techniques (ICATT), 2011 VIII International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyiv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2211-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICATT.2011.6170728