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Electromagnetic (EM) body models based on the scalar diffraction theory allow to predict the impact of subject motions on the radio propagation channel without requiring a time-consuming full-wave approach. On the other hand, they are less…
Beam steering enables manipulation of the electromagnetic radiation patterns in antenna array systems. A methodology for steering beams in the near field of a planar antenna array with known phase wavefront functions towards arbitrary…
The auditory system of humanoid robots has gained increased attention in recent years. This system typically acquires the surrounding sound field by means of a microphone array. Signals acquired by the array are then processed using various…
This paper demonstrates the implementation and validation of a microwave testbed for directionally modulated transmission. Directional modulation enables multiple communication and/or radar signals to be transmitted in multiple directions…
Dense arrays can facilitate the integration of multiple antennas into finite volumes. In addition to the compact size, sub-wavelength spacing enables superdirectivity for endfire operation, a phenomenon that has been mainly studied for…
Antenna array calibration is necessary to maintain the high fidelity of beam patterns across a wide range of advanced antenna systems and to ensure channel reciprocity in time division duplexing schemes. Despite the continuous development…
In urban areas, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals are often reflected or blocked by buildings, thus resulting in large positioning errors. In this study, we proposed a machine learning approach for global positioning system…
In this paper, we investigate a multi-receiver communication system enabled by movable antennas (MAs). Specifically, the transmit beamforming and the double-side antenna movement at the transceiver are jointly designed to maximize the…
Millimeter-wave transceivers use large antenna arrays to form narrow high-directional beams and overcome severe attenuation. Narrow beams require large signaling overhead to be aligned if no prior information about beam directions is…
Antenna arrays have many applications in direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation. Sparse arrays such as nested arrays, super nested arrays, and coprime arrays have large degrees of freedom (DOFs). They can estimate large number of sources…
This paper proposes a beamforming design for millimeter-wave (mmWave) backhaul systems with dual-polarization antennas in uniform planar arrays (UPAs). The proposed design method optimizes a beamformer to mimic an ideal beam pattern, which…
In wideband near-field arrays, frequency-dependent array responses cause wavefronts at different frequencies to deviate from that at the center frequency, producing beam squint and degrading multi-user performance. True-time-delay (TTD)…
Beamforming techniques utilized either at the transmitter or the receiver terminals have achieved superior quality-of-service performances from both the multi-antenna wireless communications systems, communications intelligence and radar…
In this paper, we construct a framework of the movable antenna (MA) aided covert communication shielded by the general noise uncertainty for the first time. According to the analysis performance on the derived closed-form expressions of the…
Employing large antenna arrays is a key characteristic of millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz communication systems. However, due to the adoption of fully analog or hybrid analog/digital architectures, as well as non-ideal hardware or…
Microphone arrays are usually assumed to have rigid geometries: the microphones may move with respect to the sound field but remain fixed relative to each other. However, many useful arrays, such as those in wearable devices, have sensors…
Line-of-sight (LoS) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) gives full spatial-multiplexing gain when the antenna array geometry and orientation are designed based on the inter-terminal distance. These known design methodologies, that hold…
Gbps wireless transmission over long distance at high frequency bands has great potential for 5G and beyond, as long as high beamforming gain could be delivered at affordable cost to combat the severe path loss. With limited number of RF…
An approach to the estimation of the Direction of Arrival (DOA) of wide-band signals with a planar microphone array is presented. Our algorithm estimates an unambiguous DOA using a single planar array in which the microphones are placed…
The ability to obtain dynamic control over an antenna radiation pattern is one of the main functions, desired in a vast range of applications, including wireless communications, radars, and many others. Widely used approaches include…