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Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems exploit the spatial diversity achieved with an array of many antennas to perform spatial multiplexing of many users. Similar performance can be achieved using fewer antennas if movable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-07 Amna Irshad , Alva Kosasih , Vitaly Petrov , Emil Björnson

The use of multiantenna technologies in the near field offers the possibility of focusing the energy in spatial regions rather than just in angle. The objective of this paper is to provide a formal framework that allows to establish the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-12 Xavier Mestre , Adrian Agustin

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems often suffer severe performance degradation due to strong clutter echoes, and spatial-only beamforming is often inadequate for realistic array sizes. This paper addresses clutter…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Mengzhen Liu , Ming Li , Rang Liu , Qian Liu , A. Lee Swindlehurst

To enhance the performance of aerial-ground networks, this paper proposes an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) framework for multi-UAV systems. In our model, ground base stations (BSs) cooperatively serve multiple unmanned aerial…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-01 Fangzhi Li , Zhichu Ren , Cunhua Pan , Hong Ren , Jing Jin , Qixing Wang , Jiangzhou Wang

The design of a conical phased array antenna for air traffic control (ATC) radar systems is addressed in this work. The array, characterized by a fully digital beam-forming (DBF) architecture, is composed of equal vertical modules…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-19 Paolo Rocca , Nicola Anselmi , Mohammad Abdul Hannan , Andrea Massa

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing research interests to facilitate the large-scale development of the low-altitude economy (LAE). However, the high dynamics of low-altitude targets may overwhelm fixed ISAC…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-13 Rui Wang , Kaitao Meng , Deshi Li , Liang Xu

Extremely large-scale antenna arrays are poised to play a pivotal role in sixth-generation (6G) networks. Utilizing such arrays often results in a near-field spherical wave transmission environment, enabling the generation of focused beams,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-31 Qianyu Yang , Anna Guerra , Francesco Guidi , Nir Shlezinger , Haiyang Zhang , Davide Dardari , Baoyun Wang , Yonina C. Eldar

Flexible antenna arrays (FAAs) can physically reshape their geometry to add new spatial degrees of freedom, whereas transmit beamforming adjusts the complex element weights to electronically steer and shape the array's radiation pattern,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-02 Zhen Xu , Gaojie Chen , Jing Zhu , Weiwei Zhao , Yonghui Li , Rahim Tafazolli , Wei Huang

In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) deployment scheme of pinching antenna array is proposed, aiming to enhances the performance of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. To fully realize the potential of 3D deployment, a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-29 Qian Gao , Ruikang Zhong , Yue Liu , Hyundong Shin , Yuanwei Liu

In this letter, a pinching antenna (PA)-aided scheme for establishing a secure integrated sensing and communication system (ISAC) is investigated. The underlying system comprises a dual-functional radar communication (DFRC) base station…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Elmehdi Illi , Marwa Qaraqe , Ali Ghrayeb

Aerial communication is gradually taking an assertive role within common societal behaviors by means of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), high-altitude platforms (HAPs), and fixed-wing aircrafts (FWAs). Such devices can assist general…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-19 Francesco Devoti , Placido Mursia , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Xavier Costa-Perez

Coordinated controlling a large UAV swarm requires significant spectrum resources due to the need for bandwidth allocation per UAV, posing a challenge in resource-limited environments. Over-the-air (OTA) control has emerged as a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-12 Zhuangkun Wei , Wenxiu Hu , Yathreb Bouazizi , Mengbang Zou , Chenguang Liu , Yunfei Chen , Hongjian Sun , Julie McCann

Rotatable antenna (RA) represents a novel antenna architecture that enhances wireless communication system performance by independently or collectively adjusting each antenna's boresight/orientation. In this demonstration, we develop a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-18 Qi Dai , Beixiong Zheng , Qiyao Wang , Xue Xiong , Xiaodan Shao , Lipeng Zhu , Rui Zhang

The problem of directivity enhancement, leading to the increase in the directivity gain over a certain desired angle of arrival/departure (AoA/AoD), is considered in this work. A new formulation of the volumetric array directivity problem…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-10 Bruno Felipe Costa , Taufik Abrão

Recent studies suggest that uniform circular arrays (UCAs) can extend the angular coverage of the radiative near field region. This work investigates whether such enhanced angular coverage translates into improved spatial multiplexing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Ahmed Hussain , Asmaa Abdallah , Abdulkadir Celik , Ahmed M. Eltawil

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing research interests in the context of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, in which UAVs will be exploited as aerial wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-22 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Jie Xu , Wen Chen , Zhiyong Feng , Robert Schober , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Distributed Antenna Systems (DASs) employ multiple antenna arrays in remote radio units to achieve highly directional transmission and provide great coverage performance for future-generation networks. However, the utilization of active…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Chengzhi Ma , Xi Yang , Jintao Wang , Guanghua Yang , Wei Zhang , Shaodan Ma

Rotatable antenna (RA) is an emerging technology that has great potential to exploit additional spatial degrees of freedom (DoFs) by flexibly altering the three-dimensional (3D) orientation/boresight of each antenna. In this demonstration,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-25 Liang Dai , Beixiong Zheng , Yanhua Tan , Lipeng Zhu , Fangjiong Chen , Rui Zhang

In this paper, we propose a distributed flexible coupler antenna (FCA) array to enhance communication performance with low hardware cost. At each FCA, there is one fixed-position active antenna and multiple passive couplers that can move…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Xiaodan Shao , Chuangye Shan , Weihua Zhuang , Xuemin Shen

Dynamic metasurface antennas (DMAs) are a promising embodiment of next-generation reconfigurable antenna technology to realize base stations and access points with reduced cost and power consumption. A DMA is a thin structure patterned on…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-09-25 Hugo Prod'homme , Jean Tapie , Luc Le Magoarou , Philipp del Hougne