• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.95-97
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• 2000

배열 안테나에서 안테나 소자의 개수의 증가는 안테나의 이득을 증가시킬 수 있으므로 열악한 채널 환경에서도 채널이 필요로 하는 링크 마진을 얻을 수 있다. 그러나, 기존 빔 형성기에서 사용되는 배열 안테나 기법은 많은 계산량과 소모 메모리량 때문에 배열 소자의 개수에 제한이 따르게 된다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 배열 안테나의 구조에 따른 위상차이를 보상하여 적은 계산량과 메모리를 갖는 배열 위상 차이 보상을 이용한 평행 구조 빔 형성기를 제안한다 배열 위상 차이를 보상하는 기법으로 적은 계산량과 메모리로 개수가 많은 긴 배열 안테나에서 얻을 수 있는 분해능과 안테나 이득을 얻을 수 있다. 제안된 기법의 성능을 비교하기 위해 기존의 빔 형성기법으로delay-sum 빔 형성기와 공분산 행렬의 고유치 해석을 통한 고유벡터 기법의 빔 스펙트럼과 연산량을 비교하였다. 제안된 기법으로 빔 형성을 하면, 배열 안테나의 소자의 개수가 늘어나도 기존의 방법보다 최소 30%의 연산량으로 스펙트럼 상 비슷한 성능을 얻을 수 있다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.21 no.2 s.98
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• pp.200-209
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• 2006

가입자의 수가 놀라운 비율로 증가하고 고품질. 광대역 데이터 통신에 대한 요구가 증가하면서 이동 통신에 사용되는 주파수원이 부족하게 될 것으로 예상된다. 주파수의 재사용률을 향상시키기 위하여 공간적인 방향성을 가지는 안테나를 이용하는 것과 송신하는 전력을 줄이는 것은 주파수원의 효율적인 사용을 할 수 있게 할 것이다. 가까운 미래에는 도달하는 신호를 빨리 추적하는 높은 이득을 가지는 안테나가 많이 요구될것이고 빠르게 성장할 것으로 기대된다. 그런 다양한 기능을 가지는 안테나를 실현하기 위하여 디지털 빔 형성 안테나가 미래의 지능 안테나로 제안되었다[1], [2]. 따라서 본 논문에서는 디지털 빔 형성(digital beam forming, 이하 DBF라 한다.) 안테나의 빔형성 방법, 원리, 특징에 대하여 살펴볼 것이다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.34 no.2A
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• pp.147-154
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• 2009

Antenna grouping algorithm is hybrid of beamforming and spatial multiplexing. In antenna grouping system, we partition $N_t$ transmit antennas into $N_r$ groups and use beamforming in a group, spatial multiplexing between groups. We can transmit $N_r$ data streams in the $N_t{\times}N_r$ antenna grouping system. With antenna grouping, we can achieve diversity gain through beamforming, and high spectral efficiency through spatial multiplexing. But if channel is ill-conditioned or there are some correlations between antennas, the performance of antenna grouping is seriously degraded and in that case, beamforming is the best transmit strategy. By selecting the antenna grouping mode when channel is well-conditioned and by selecting the beamforming mode when channel is ill-conditioned, we can prevent serious fluctuation of BER performance caused by varying channel condition and achieve the best BER performance. In this paper, we investigate mode selection algorithm which can select antenna grouping mode or beamforming mode. we also propose a simple mode selection criterion.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2021

The 5G communication system employs the millimeter wave with the extremely high frequency. Since the high frequency signal has the strong straightness, the beamforming technology based on the multiple base stations is required for services covering wide range. The beamformer needs the angle-of-arrival(AOA) information of the signal incident to the antenna, and it is generally estimated through the high resolution AOA estimation algorithm such as Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) or Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariacne Technique (ESPRIT). Although various antenna array shapes can be employed for the beamformer, a single shape (square, circle, or hexagonal) is typically utilized. In this paper, we introduce a transmitting/receiving beamforming system based on the combined array antenna with square and circular shapes, which is proper to various frequency signals, and evaluate its performance. For evaluating the performance of the proposed beamforming system based on the combined array antenna, we implement the computer simulation employing various scenarios.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.59-65
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• 2022

In this paper, a digital active phased array antenna is briefly introduced and beam forming method for a dual-channel side-lobe blanking applied to blank the side-lobe of the main beam is described. Next, the antenna performance was verified from results of design and antenna near-field measurement for the antenna main beam and side-lobe blanking beam. Then, a single-channel side-lobe blanking beam forming method was proposed to reduce the number of channels than the existing system operating dual-channel side-lobe blanking beam and weight distribution for each element of the side-lobe blanking antenna was designed with the proposed method. Finally, the designed single-channel side-lobe blanking beam pattern and blanking ability were verified and compared with the dual-channel side-lobe blanking beam. In addition, by comparing/verifying the conventional dual-channel and the proposed single-channel side-lobe blanking beam patterns measured through the receiving near-field test of the digital active phased array antenna and their ability to blank side-lobe of the main beam, validity of the proposed method for forming single-channel side-lobe blanking beam was confirmed.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.68-76
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• 2015

This paper proposes the antenna selection scheme and power control algorithms of multiple nodes beamforming when the vehicles equipped with circular array antennas is moving and construct mobile mesh networks. The proposed antenna selection scheme chooses beamforming antenna elements considering antenna radiation gain and allows duplicated antenna selection for multiple adjacent nodes. The proposed power control algorithms maximize SIR for the duplicated antenna selection. The simulation demonstrates that the proposed antenna selection and power control achieve 2.5dB higher SIR gain than that of conventional methods when two nodes are apart from $15^{\circ}$.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.25 no.11
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• pp.1687-1695
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• 2021

In this paper, it is designed and analyzed the beamforming antenna using the butler matrix. The operating frequency of the proposed beamforing antenna is ISM band of 2.4 GHz band and the component of the beamforing antenna consisted of a 1×4 array antenna and a 4×4 butler matrix. Each output port of 4×4 butler matrix outputs the signal having a different phase, it is provided to each input port of 1×4 array antenna. The beamforming antenna with four output ports forms a total of four beams. In order to analyze the radiation pattern of the beamforming antenna, it was provided by switching the signal to the input port and proceeded the Individual analysis for the input port 1 to 4. The main beams of the proposed beamforming antenna were formed in the -12°, 40°, -40° and 12° directions according to each input port, respectively.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.38-42
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• 2010

This paper shows that beamfoming module deign to adapt smart antenna system in CDMA2000 environments. The designed beamfroming module has been implemented on a general-purpose DSP as a test-bed to confirm the superior performances based on real-time processing. From the various simulation result, it is confirm that beamforming module is provide a superior beampattern in smart antenna system.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.828-834
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• 2023

In this paper, we studied an antenna that forms a wide beam width by applying a horn-shaped reflector to a patch array antenna. To implement a wide beam width, three patches were arranged in each of the four directions on a square microstrip substrate, and a horn-shaped reflector was applied to the rear of the array antenna. Through this structure, the vertical beam pattern formed from the patch was converted to a diagonal direction, and as a result, the beam widths formed in each of the four sectors were added to create a wide beam width close to a hemisphere. The proposed antenna was studied for application to UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle), and the simulation test results confirmed that the 4.5 dBi beam width was 146.8°.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.23 no.7
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• pp.1677-1688
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• 1998

In this paper, we analyze the performance of a DS-CDMA system employing adaptive adaptive array antenna technology at base-station. For the analysis the receiving architecture of a multiple team adaptive base-station array antenna is proposed as a major system omponent, and signal to interference and noise ratio(SINR) on the proposed architecture is developed. We show that the perfomance enhancement of the CDMA system is represented as great reduction of interfreence by employing an array antenna capable of resolving the angular distribution of the mobile users as seen at the ase-station. The energy associated with each mobile or a group of mobiles is thus confined within the addressed volume, greatly reducing the amount of co-channel interference experienced from and by neighboring co-channel cells. In order to ascertain the benefits of such an antenna, a theoretical approach, which eis based on the conventional and proposed antenna systems in a typical mobile radio environment, is adopted. Finally computer simulation results show the insight into how the adaptive array antenna operates when used in conjunction with DS-CDMA and illustrate the potential benefits in the SINR point of view.