• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.221-231
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• 2021

To resolve energy depletion issues in massive Internet of Things sensor networks, we developed a set of distributed energy beamforming methods with one-bit feedback and clustering for multi-node wireless energy transfer, where multiple singleantenna distributed energy transmitters (Txs) transfer their energy to multiple nodes wirelessly. Unlike previous works focusing on distributed information beamforming using a single energy receiver (Rx) node, we developed a distributed energy beamforming method for multiple Rx nodes. Additionally, we propose two clustering methods in which each Tx node chooses a suitable Rx node. Furthermore, we propose a fast distributed beamforming method based on Tx sub-clustering. Through computer simulations, we demonstrate that the proposed distributed beamforming method makes it possible to transfer wireless energy to massive numbers of sensors effectively and rapidly with small implementation complexity. We also analyze the energy harvesting outage probability of the proposed beamforming method, which provides insights into the design of wireless energy transfer networks with distributed beamforming.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2015

Three synchronization issues, i.e., phase, frequency, and symbol time, have to be properly controlled to achieve distributed beamforming gain. In this paper, the impacts of synchronization errors in distributed beamforming are analyzed for both single-carrier and OFDM systems. When the channel is constant over a symbol duration, the performance degradation due to phase offset is the same for both single-carrier and OFDM systems. For symbol timing offset in OFDM systems, high frequency subcarriers are more susceptible as compared to low frequency ones. Frequency offset is critical in OFDM systems since it leads to interference from the other subcarriers as well as power loss in the desired signal.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.164-169
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• 2005

Microphone array techniques are being used widely in wind tunnel measurements for identification of the distributed aerodynamic noise sources on the model being tested. Depending on the frequencies and sound levels, conventional beamforming algorithm has limitation in separating two adjacent sources. Several modifications to the classical beamforming have been developed to enhance way resolution and reduce sidelobe levels. In this Paper the robust adaptive beamforming and the CLEAN algorithm are used to compare to the result of conventional beamforming method. It is found that the CLEAN algorithm is capable of pin-pointing locations of multiple sources nearby, while these sources are unidentifiable with robust adaptive or conventional beamforming techniques.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.925-935
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• 2022

In this study, we propose a limited feedback-based frequency divided group beamforming with sparse space-frequency transmit diversity coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system for ultrareliable low latency communication (URLLC) scenario. The proposed scheme has several advantages over the traditional hybrid beamforming approach, including not requiring downlink channel state information for baseband precoding, supporting distributed multipoint transmission structures for diversity, and reducing beam sweeping latency with little uplink overhead. These are all positive aspects of physical layer characteristics intended for URLLC. It is suggested in the system to manage the multipoint transmission structure realized by distributed panels using a power allocation method based on cooperative game theory. Link-level simulations demonstrate that the proposed scheme offers reliability by achieving both higher diversity order and array gain in a nonline-of-sight channel of selectivity and limited spatial scattering.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.306-312
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• 2011

In this paper, an efficient retransmission scheme using cooperation from neighboring nodes is investigated. In the cooperative retransmission scheme, an erroneous packet is retransmitted to the destination by cooperative nodes where distributed beamforming is used to accommodate multiple cooperating nodes. A Markov model is used to analyze throughput efficiency and average delay of the proposed retransmission scheme. It is shown that the analytical results are well matched with the simulated results and improved throughput and delay performance can be achieved as compared to the traditional retransmission scheme. The performance of the proposed cooperative retransmission is investigated in the multi-hop configuration via computer simulation. The transmit power for retransmission packet is also investigated and it can be significantly reduced by using a small feedback channel.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.625-634
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• 2014

This paper studies a dual-hop multiple-access relay network where two independent source nodes transmit information to a common destination node with the aid of multiple single-antenna amplify-and-forward relays. Each relay node is subject to an individual power constraint. We focus on the design of distributed beamforming schemes for the relays to support the transmission rate requirements of the two sources. To this end, we first characterize the achievable rate region for this network via solving a sequence of corner point optimization problems proposed in this paper. We also develop several low-complexity suboptimal schemes in closed form. Two inner bounds of the achievable rate region are theoretically shown to be approximately optimal in two special scenarios. Finally, numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed approaches.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.389-399
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• 2021

In this paper, we propose one-bit feedback-based distributed beamforming (DBF) techniques for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer in interference channels where the information transfer and power transfer networks coexist in the same frequency spectrum band. In a power transfer network, multiple distributed energy transmission nodes transmit their energy signals to a single energy receiving node capable of harvesting wireless radio frequency energy. Here, by considering the Internet-of-Things sensor network, the energy harvesting/information decoding receivers (ERx/IRx) can report their status (which may include the received signal strength, interference, and channel state information) through one-bit feedback channels. To maximize the amount of energy transferred to the ERx and simultaneously minimize the interference to the IRx, we developed a DBF technique based on one-bit feedback from the ERx/IRx without sharing the information among distributed transmit nodes. Finally, the proposed DBF algorithm in the interference channel is verified through the simulations and also implemented in real time by using GNU radio and universal software radio peripheral.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2014

분산 빔포밍의 이득을 얻기 위해서는 심볼 타이밍, 위상, 그리고 주파수 동기가 적절하게 제어가 되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 OFDM 시스템에서 분산 빔포밍을 이용할 경우 세 가지 동기의 에러에 의한 영향을 분석하였다. 협력신호 사이의 심볼 동기 에러는 저주파수의 부반송파(subcarrier)보다 고주파수의 부반송파에서 큰 영향을 미치고 있다. 위상 및 주파수 에러에 의한 전송신호의 손실은 부반송파 번호와 관련이 없으나, 주파수 오차는 전송신호의 손실 뿐만 아니라 부반송파 사이의 간섭을 야기하기 때문에 OFDM 시스템에서 중요하게 관리되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 협력신호 개수 및 세 가지 동기 에러 값에 의한 성능 저하를 보이고 있으며, 성능 분석 결과는 시뮬레이션의 결과와 적절히 일치하는 것을 보이고 있다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권2A호
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• pp.130-138
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• 2008

이 논문에서는 오퍼튜니스틱한 빔을 형성하는 시스템에서 다중 파일럿 빔을 이용해 하향링크 데이터 수율을 높이도록 사용자들을 선택하는 스케줄링 방법을 제시한다. 오퍼튜니스틱 빔 포밍 시스템에서는 사용자의 비 균일한 분포와 적은 수에 의해 하향링크로의 데이터 수율 성능이 감소할 수 있다. 이를 개선하기 위해 기존에 연구되어온 다중 파일럿 빔을 사용하는 다른 두 가지 시스템 모델에서 SINR이 아닌, 빔포머와 각 사용자의 채널 간 이득을 이용하여 스케줄링 하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법을 통해 사용자들의 분포에 따라 유연하게 데이터를 수신할 사용자를 선택할 수 있다. 수치적 결과에서는 사용자들의 분포가 비 균일하고 수가 적은 경우에, 사용자들로부터 피드 백 받은 SINR 또는 SNR로부터 효율적인 채널 이득을 사용하여 스케줄링을 하는 것과 피드백 받은 SINR만으로 데이터를 수신 할 사용자들을 선택한 경우와 비교하여 제안한 방법에서 60%가량 향상된 데이터 수율 결과를 얻을 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권4A호
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• pp.360-370
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 다수의 송수신기 쌍과 다수의 중계 노드로 구성된 분산 빔포밍 Amplify-and-Forward (AF) 중계 네트워크를 다루고 있다. 제안한 방법에서는 빔포머 수의 자유도를 높이기 위하여 첫 번째 단계에서 송신기들이 직교 채널을 이용하여 중계기로 신호를 보낸다. 두 번째 단계에서 각 중계기는 송신기로부터 받은 신호에 복소 가중치를 곱하여 신호를 증폭하고 역방향 채널에 의해 생긴 위상 변화를 조정하여 하나의 채널로 수신기에 신호를 보낸다. 최적의 빔포밍 벡터는 서비스 품질 수준을 만족시키기 위해 수신기 각각의 신호 대 간섭 및 잡음비가 특정 문턱값보다 크면서 전체 중계 전송 전력을 최소화시키도록 구하였다. 모의실험을 통해 기존의 직교 분할 다중화 방법과 공간 분할 다중화 방법에 비하여 적당히 낮은 데이터 속도 범위에서 중계 송신 전력을 줄일 수 있음을 확인하였다.