{"title":"The effect of channel models on compressed sensing based UWB channel estimation","authors":"M. Başaran, S. Erkucuk, H. A. Çırpan","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058867","url":null,"abstract":"Ultra-wideband (UWB) multipath channels are assumed to have a sparse structure as the received consecutive pulses arrive with a considerable time delay and can be resolved individually at the receiver. Due to this sparse structure, there has been a significant amount of interest in applying the compressive sensing (CS) theory to UWB channel estimation. There are various implementations of the CS theory for the UWB channel estimation based on the assumption that the UWB channels are sparse. However, the sparsity of a UWB channel mainly depends on the channel environment. Motivated by this, in this study we investigate the effect of UWB channel environments on the CS based UWB channel estimation. Particularly, we consider the standardized IEEE 802.15.4a UWB channel models and study the channel estimation performance from a practical implementation point of view. The study shows that while UWB channel models for residential environments (e.g., CM1 and CM2) exhibit a sparse structure yielding a reasonable channel estimation performance, channel models for industrial environments (e.g., CM8) may not be treated as having a sparse structure due to multipaths arriving densely. The results of this study are important as it determines the suitability of different channel models to be used with the CS theory.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123010833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Markovian SS codes flatten the spectrum of UWB Gaussian pulse","authors":"T. Kohda, Y. Jitsumatsu, K. Aihara","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058854","url":null,"abstract":"Gabor-division (GD) code division multiple access (CDMA) communication, which can provide almost flat power spectrum, has been recently proposed. Using a UWB Gaussian pulse generator implemented by CMOS technology as a fundamental component generating a chip waveform, we apply the GD-CDMA system for UWB communications. Time-frequency two dimensional spread spectrum (SS) codes with Markovity are employed. How Markovian SS codes flatten the spectrum of the transmitted signal is explained.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"626 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123044626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance of ultrawideband cooperative relay systems in the presence of narrowband interference","authors":"K. Maichalernnukul, T. Kaiser, Feng Zheng","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058874","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the performance of ultrawideband (UWB) cooperative relay systems in the presence of narrowband (NB) interference is evaluated for the first time. Specifically, we consider UWB cooperative amplify-and-forward and UWB cooperative detect-and-forward systems where a single-tone NB interferer exists, and present their bit-error-rate analysis. Simulation results based on such analysis demonstrate how the NB interference impacts on the system performance.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"264 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121816538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimisation of low power Radio-over-fibre links for UWB systems","authors":"V. Sipal, D. Edwards, B. Allen","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058919","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on the design of Radio-over-fibre (ROF) links for ultrawideband (UWB) applications. Due to strict regulations, network architecture and technical feasibility, UWB ROF links must have 0 dB gain, low noise figure and low DC power dissipation. Due to the low power of UWB signals, pre-amplification is possible. Design rules for UWB ROF links with a pre-amplifier are presented. If followed, these rules enable design of links with a lower noise figure and power dissipation than previous design rules yield for general purpose ROF links. This is illustrated by a ROF link for UWB channel sounding that requires only 27.3% of DC power compared to a commercial link with similar gain and noise figure.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126430114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clock accuracy analysis for a coherent IR-UWB system","authors":"Xiaoyang Wang, A. Young, K. Philips, H. de Groot","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058881","url":null,"abstract":"The performance of a duty-cycled coherent impulse radio UWB system is typically dominated by the accuracy of its timing references. In this paper, a timing analysis is presented for an IR-UWB system to specify the accuracy requirements for the internal clocks of the transceiver. A possible clock generation unit is proposed to realize the coherent reception and improve sensitivity and SNR performance. The analysis is performed for an IEEE802.15.4a compliant data packet, however, can be extended to other IR-UWB standards easily.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125225446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detect and avoid mechanism for ultra wide-band WiMedia: Experimental evaluation of detection capabilities","authors":"A. Somov, S. Kandeepan, A. Biswas, A. Krause","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058852","url":null,"abstract":"The Detect and Avoid (DAA) mechanism is a widely used technique in cognitive radios to support the coexistence of primary and secondary users operating in the same spectrum portion. In this paper we describe our experience in detecting WiMAX signal (operating as a primary user) in the 3.5 GHz range using the Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) test dongles from Wisair (operating as a possible secondary user of the spectrum). For this purpose a generic radiated test bed was prepared and two scenarios were considered in order to experimentally study the detection capability of DAA block within the WISAIR UWB devices. The detection results are presented in terms of the received signal strength and the sensitivity of the device.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129330558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simple method for localisation of multiple tag-free targets using UWB sensor network","authors":"R. Zetik, Snezhana Jovanoska, R. Thoma","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058843","url":null,"abstract":"In this article we propose a low complexity algorithm for detection and localization of multiple targets using UWB sensor networks. We assume that the targets being tracked do not have any devices or tags attached. They are localized using scattered electromagnetic waves. Our envisaged sensor network consists of sensor nodes that can autonomously detect and localize the closest target. Those partial location estimates are mapped into images of an inspected area that are smoothed in time. This data fusion method does not require any data association or multi-hypothesis tests that are usually prerequisite in localization of multiple targets. This yields a significantly lower computational complexity compared to other algorithms. We demonstrate the performance of our algorithm by an experimental measurement using 6 sensor nodes.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130205501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Capacity regions of Wireless Network Coding with Hierarchical Decode & forward strategy applied on Impulse Radio UWB technology","authors":"T. Hynek, J. Sýkora","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058849","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses a cooperative communication scheme in a simple multi-node network of two mutually independent sources communicating over a common shared relay. We assume an Impulse Radio Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communication technique employed by all network nodes which influences used model of a channel impulse response. The signal received at the relay is processed by a Hierarchical Decode & Forward (HDF) strategy. Due to properties of a Hierarchical eXclusive Code (HXC) it is sufficient for the relay to fully decode only hierarchical symbols. The capacity region of the HDF strategy has a rectangular shape and exceeds the capacity region of a Joint Decode & Forward (JDF) concept. We assume a projection to given subspace at the input of the relay receiver to reduce the dimensionality of the signal. Impact of the choice of the subspace is analyzed in this paper. Various subspaces with different level of the knowledge of a Channel State Estimation (CSE) are considered. For different particular channel realizations, according to the chosen channel model, we numerically evaluate the MAC channel capacity. For comparison we also evaluate the classical MAC region as well as the true information theoretic channel capacity.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132691056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance analysis of code-multiplexed transmitted-reference ultra-wideband systems","authors":"M. E. Tutay, S. Gezici, H. Poor","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058806","url":null,"abstract":"In code-multiplexed transmitted-reference (CM-TR) ultra-wideband (UWB) systems, data signals and reference signals are transmitted using two distinct orthogonal codes. In this way, performance improvements and/or implementation advantages are obtained compared to transmitted-reference (TR) and frequency-shifted reference (FSR) ultra-wideband (UWB) systems. In this study, performance of CM-TR systems is investigated, and probability of error expressions are obtained. For the single user case, a closed-form expression for the exact probability of error is derived, whereas a Gaussian approximation, the accuracy of which depends on the number of frames per symbol, is considered for the multiuser case. Also, the maximum likelihood detector is derived, and numerical examples are presented.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"58 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133384895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Gentner, Martin Wiessflecker, H. Arthaber, A. Scholtz, C. Mecklenbrauker
{"title":"Measured wideband near-field characteristics of an UWB RFID tag with On-Chip Antenna","authors":"P. Gentner, Martin Wiessflecker, H. Arthaber, A. Scholtz, C. Mecklenbrauker","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058890","url":null,"abstract":"The combination of UWB Impulse Radio with RFID technology is proposed, implemented and analysed in this paper. For future RFID technologies, inexpensive and power efficient transceivers on the tag side are necessary for the application of Smart Dust and the Internet of Things. Therefore, we have designed and manufactured two silicon prototypes of a reconfigurable frontend of an UWB impulse radio transmitter with a total size of 1×1.3mm2. This includes an On-Chip Antenna which is manufactured in a standard CMOS. The centre frequency and the bandwidth of the radiated pulse are controllable as well as the data rate of the modulated signal. The embedded voltage controlled oscillator allows the characterisation of the On-Chip Antennas without the need of any external RF feeding structure. We emphasize this issue because RF feeding structures are inadequate for On-Chip Antenna measurements; they interfere heavily with the device under test. With this prototype we are able to perform antenna and communication characterisation measurements towards passive ultra wideband RFID tags.","PeriodicalId":143107,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133774298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}