Adaptive Antenna Subarray Formation for MIMO Systems

MIMO systems with reduced hardware complexity have attracted researchers´ attention due to their high efficiency and low cost. Sub-optimum algorithms for antenna subset selection have been intensively studied in the literature. In this paper we present a new technique to maximize the capacity of multiple antenna wireless systems with reduced available RF chains. The technique is based on the adaptive formation of subarrays, i.e. the grouping of antenna elements and the application of appropriate element weights. The elements of each subarray and their weights are dynamically selected by an evolutionary optimization technique using the link capacity as a cost function