Title :
Beamforming methods for vehicular DBS reception phased array antenna
Author :
Mousavi, Pedram ; Fakharzadeh, Mohammad ; Safavi-Naeini, S.
Author_Institution :
Intelwaves Technol. Ltd., Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A stair-planar phased array antenna system for vehicular reception of DBS signal in Ku-band was introduced. The height of the antenna is only 6 cm and the system has two-dimensional electronic scanning capability (Fig. 1). A novel beamforming algorithm which is implemented in the system compensates for the fabrication inaccuracies of the microwave components. In this paper we evaluate several beamforming algorithms and their effectiveness in variety of road conditions and vehicle maneuver.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; direct broadcasting by satellite; diversity reception; microwave antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; road vehicles; DBS signal; Ku-band; antenna height; beamforming; electronic scanning capability; fabrication inaccuracy; microwave component; road condition; stair-planar phased array antenna system; vehicle maneuver; vehicular DBS reception; Approximation algorithms; Approximation methods; Array signal processing; Arrays; Phased arrays; Roads; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561251
