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A new method for the design of linear-phase robust far-field broadband beamformers using constrained optimization is proposed. In the method, the maximum passband ripple and minimum stopband attenuation are ensured to be within prescribed…
In this paper we propose a new binaural beamforming technique which can be seen as a relaxation of the linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) framework. The proposed method can achieve simultaneous noise reduction and exact binaural…
This paper proposes a new adaptive algorithm for the implementation of the linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) beamformer. The proposed algorithm utilizes the set-membership filtering (SMF) framework and the reduced-rank joint…
Binaural beamforming algorithms for head-mounted assistive listening devices are crucial to improve speech quality and speech intelligibility in noisy environments, while maintaining the spatial impression of the acoustic scene. While the…
This paper presents reduced-rank linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) beamforming algorithms based on joint iterative optimization of filters. The proposed reduced-rank scheme is based on a constrained joint iterative optimization…
This paper derives the analytical solution of a novel distributed node-specific block-diagonal linearly constrained minimum variance beamformer from the centralized linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) beamformer when considering…
This chapter presents reduced-rank linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) algorithms based on the concept of joint iterative optimization of parameters. The proposed reduced-rank scheme is based on a constrained robust joint iterative…
In this paper, we consider the delay-constrained beamforming control for downlink multi-user MIMO (MU- MIMO) systems with imperfect channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT). The delay-constrained control problem is formulated as…
In this paper, a binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing aid applications is introduced.The beamforming algorithm is designed to be robust to some error in the estimate of the target speaker direction. The algorithm has two main…
Linear, time-varying (LTV) systems composed of time shifts, frequency shifts, and complex amplitude scalings are operators that act on continuous finite-energy waveforms. This paper presents a novel, resource-efficient method for…
A well-known challenge in beamforming is how to optimally utilize the degrees of freedom (DoF) of the array to design a robust beamformer, especially when the array DoF is limited. In this paper, we leverage the tool of constrained convex…
This paper presents a new adaptive algorithm for the linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) beamformer design. We incorporate the set-membership filtering (SMF) mechanism into the reduced-rank joint iterative optimization (JIO) scheme…
Time delays in communication networks are one of the main concerns in deploying robots with computation boards on the edge. This article proposes a multi-stage Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) that is capable of handling varying…
The dual-functional radar-communication (DFRC) system is an attractive technique, since it can support both wireless communications and radar by a unified hardware platform with real-time cooperation. Considering the appealing feature of…
Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication, utilizing beamforming techniques to address the inherent path loss limitation, is considered as one of the key technologies to support ever increasing high throughput and low latency demands of…
Accurate channel parameter estimation is challenging for wideband millimeter-wave (mmWave) large-scale hybrid arrays, due to beam squint and much fewer radio frequency (RF) chains than antennas. This paper presents a novel joint delay and…
Predictive millimeter-wave (mmWave) beamforming is a promising technique to enable low-latency and high-rate ground-air communications for cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, the high vulnerability of mmWave to…
A new optimization method for the design of nearly linear-phase IIR digital filters that satisfy prescribed specifications is proposed. The group-delay deviation is minimized under the constraint that the passband ripple and stopband…
We propose a hybrid architecture that integrates RF (i.e., sub-6 GHz) and millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies for 5G cellular systems. In particular, communications in the mmWave band faces significant challenges due to variable channels,…
Hybrid beamforming is considered a key enabler to realize millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications due to its capability of considerably reducing the number of costly and power-hungry radio frequency…