Abstract:
A CMA-based antenna system is disclosed which shows an improved receiving performance by reducing phase differences in the received signals which have been weighted. The CMA-based antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna, weight circuits, an adder, an error detector and a synthesis controller. The synthesis controller controls the weight circuits so as not only to make the adder output at a preset level but also to cause any differences among the weight circuit outputs not to increase. In order to cope with an error of symbol synchronization and a delayed wave, the CMA-based antenna system may further have a kind of equalizer inserted before the weight circuit in each antenna circuit.
Abstract:
By estimating the movement direction of a communication partner, the radiation pattern is forcibly rotated to thereby form a correct radiation pattern. Specifically, an apparatus of the present invention includes reception radiation pattern control section for providing a reception signal from an antenna with a first reception radiation pattern by a first control signal, radiation pattern control section for providing the abovementioned reception signal with a second reception radiation pattern by a second control signal based on an output of movement direction estimating section for estimating a movement direction of a transmitting side, and a reception signal processing system having multiplication section for multiplying the abovementioned reception signal by the first control signal and the second control signal. Consequently, even when the movement speed of the transmitting side or the receiving side is high, by causing a reception radiation pattern controller or a transmission radiation pattern controller to respond to the movement to thereby form a correct radiation pattern, the transmission and reception performance can be improved.
Abstract:
By estimating the movement direction of a communication partner, the radiation pattern is forcibly rotated to thereby form a correct radiation pattern. Specifically, an apparatus of the present invention includes reception radiation pattern control section for providing a reception signal from an antenna with a first reception radiation pattern by a first control signal, radiation pattern control section for providing the abovementioned reception signal with a second reception radiation pattern by a second control signal based on an output of movement direction estimating section for estimating a movement direction of a transmitting side, and a reception signal processing system having multiplication section for multiplying the abovementioned reception signal by the first control signal and the second control signal. Consequently, even when the movement speed of the transmitting side or the receiving side is high, by causing a reception radiation pattern controller or a transmission radiation pattern controller to respond to the movement to thereby form a correct radiation pattern, the transmission and reception performance can be improved.
Abstract:
A diversity receiver estimates a reception weight sing signals received at a plurality of antennas, a target pattern former forms a target radiation pattern based on the estimated reception weight, a transmission pattern former forms a transmission radiation pattern with a transmission weight using an arbitrary transmission weight as an initial value, a controller limits an angle range in which formation of the target radiation pattern and formation of the transmission radiation pattern are executed, an error detector detects an error between the target radiation pattern and the transmission radiation pattern, and subjects the detected error to logarithmic transformation, an updator updates the transmission weight so as to reduce the error subjected to logarithmic transformation, and a directivity former provides a transmission signal with a directivity according to the transmission radiation pattern formed using an updated transmission weight.
Abstract:
When carrying out directive reception using an adaptive array antenna apparatus, a plurality of diversity reception circuits which differ in communication environment follow-up performance are used for reception and the reception output with the best reception quality is selected. The environment follow-up performance of the other non-selected diversity reception circuits is dynamically changed, preferably every time a selection is made by a selector based on the environment follow-up performance of a selected diversity reception circuit.
Abstract:
An adaptive transmission diversity apparatus utilizes a spread spectrum system, detects radiation patterns of direct and indirect waves, which have arrived in a time-shifted manner, by reception radiation pattern controllers. A transmission radiation pattern controller is utilized in accordance with a transmission radiation pattern. The transmission radiation pattern is determined by selecting a pattern from reception radiation patterns obtained by the reception radiation pattern controllers. This can ensure a higher transmission performance.
Abstract:
Received signal provided via plural antennas 101 are memorized in memory 102. First weight controller 103 calculates the first weights by which the received signals are weighted, and second weight controller 104 calculates the second weights using the received signals. Multipliers 107 and 108 multiply the memorized received signals by the first weights, while multiply the memorized received signals by the second weights when a channel quality of radio signals deteriorates due to a change of the radio signal's direction of arrival Adder 109 synthesizes the multiplication results. Propagation path distortion compensator 110 estimates a deterioration of the channel quality using synthesis result to compensate. Detector 111 detects the compensation result that is used as a parameter to calculate the first and second weights, which allows the apparatus to receive radio signals without deteriorating reception qualities when the channel quality deteriorates rapidly due to the change of the radio signal's direction of arrival.
Abstract:
The synchronizing apparatus includes a block for detecting a code from an input signal, a block for detecting from the code the variable points of the code at several times as high as the symbol rate, a block for calculating a histogram of the detected variables of the code to time, and a block for deciding that the phase number at which the calculated histogram takes the maximum value is a symbol synchronization point. This synchronizing apparatus detects the zero-cross points of an intermediate frequency band signal at N times as high as the symbol rate. It also calculates a histogram of detected time (0 to N−1). The time (0 to N−1) at which the histogram is the maximum within a predetermined detected time is selected as a symbol clock, and thereby symbol synchronization is established.
Abstract:
An estimator of error rate is provided for reducing variations of an error pulse count value at burst signals of a received signal for digital mobile communications and thereby improving an accuracy of estimating an error rate. The estimator of error rate includes detectors for detecting that phase information derived from a baseband signal of an I channel (I signal) and a baseband signal of a Q channel (Q signal) is located in an error pulse generation area, detectors for detecting that envelope information of the I signal and the Q signal is located in the error pulse generation area, and a counter for detecting that the phase error signal and the envelope error signal are outputted and counting the signals. The estimator operates to estimate an error rate based on an error pulse count value at one period. The estimator operates to detect that the phase information and the envelope information are located in the error pulse generation area. This serves to suppress the probability of counting correct signals and reducing variations of a count value at the burst signals, thereby improving an accuracy of estimating an error rate.
Abstract:
The synchronizing apparatus includes a block for detecting a code from an input signal, a block for detecting from the code the variable points of the code at several times as high as the symbol rate, a block for calculating a histogram of the detected variables of the code to time, and a block for deciding that the phase number at which the calculated histogram takes the maximum value is a symbol synchronization point. This synchronizing apparatus detects the zero-cross points of an intermediate frequency band signal at N times as high as the symbol rate. It also calculates a histogram of detected time (0 to N−1). The time (0 to N−1) at which the histogram is the maximum within a predetermined detected time is selected as a symbol clock, and thereby symbol synchronization is established.