Base-Station Tracking in Mobile Communications using a Switched Parasitic Antenna Array
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| Title | Base-Station Tracking in Mobile Communications using a Switched Parasitic Antenna Array |
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| Author | Preston, Stephanie; Thiel, David Victor; Smith, Trevor; O'Keefe, Steven Gregory; Lu, Junwei |
| Journal Name | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Place of publication | USA |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Abstract | Base-station tracking in mobile communications benefits from a directional antenna and so requires direction finding technology. A novel technique for electronically directing the radiation pattern of an antenna array employs a directional array with only one active element and three parasitic elements operating near resonance. Three different methods of direction finding are assessed; a coarse angular location method, a precise angular location method assuming one incident beam, and a precise angular location method with multiple incident beams. An array with n elements, if used in conjunction with a relatively simple controller, can be used to resolve n-1 signals. This technology can be implemented using both wire and patch antenna-array elements and either linear or circular polarization can be used, lending the technology to applications in both terrestrial and satellite communications systems. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Alternative URI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/8.686771 |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright 1998 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Page from | 841 |
| Page to | 844 |
| ISSN | 0018-926X |
| Date Accessioned | 1999-01-01 |
| Date Available | 2010-10-12T06:57:18Z |
| Language | en_AU |
| Research Centre | Centre for Wireless Monitoring and Applications |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology |
| Subject | PRE2009-Communications Technologies |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/12306 |
| Publication Type | Article in Scholarly Refereed Journal |
| Publication Type Code | c1 |
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