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Accession Number:
AD1098484
Title:
Beamforming with Distributed Arrays: FY19 RF Systems Line Supported Program
Corporate Author:
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington United States
Report Date:
2020-01-07
Abstract:
Spatial beamforming using distributed arrays of RF sensors is treated. Unlike the observations from traditional RF antenna arrays, the distributed arrays data can be subjected to widely varying time and frequency shifts among sensors and signals. These shifts require compensation upon reception in order to perform spatial filtering. To perform beamforming with a distributed array, the complex-valued observations from the sensors are shifted in time and frequency, weighted, and summed to form a beamformer output that is designed to mitigate interference and enhance signal energy. The appropriate time-frequency shifts required for good beamforming are studied here using several different methodologies.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pages:
0101
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
Contract Number:
FA8702-15-D-0001
File Size:
1.31MB
