{"title":"A nonparametric IR-UWB TOA estimator based on conditional tests","authors":"Yanlong Zhang, F. Sun, Weidong Chen","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340431","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a nonparametric approach for time-of-arrival (TOA) estimation in impulse radio ultra wide band (IR-UWB) signals is proposed. It exploits the idea of nonparametric detection, which is always utilized in radar systems for detecting targets in a background of noise with unknown statistical properties. The proposed nonparametric TOA estimator is obtained by basing a well-known generalized sign detector upon conditional statistical test with only a symmetry distribution assumption on the noise probability density functions. The main advantage of nonparametric estimators for ultra wide band signals is that they can be implemented by high sampling rate low resolution ADCs or fast comparator, instead of high sampling rate high resolution ADCs which are too complicated and power-hungry to implement. The effectiveness of our nonparametric detection-based estimator is demonstrated by comparing with energy-detection (ED) estimators via simulation.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130423815","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":"Target recognition using UWB radar signatures extracted via complex ICA","authors":"I. Jouny","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340413","url":null,"abstract":"This paper uses the Fast Independent Component Analysis (FastICA) algorithm, as adapted to noncircular complex sources, to extract radar scattering signatures. Part of these signatures is then used as features in an airborne target recognition system. The concept is illustrated using synthetic target models and then applied to real target models with UWB signatures spanning a 10 GHz bandwidth.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127848640","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":"An UWB high-q bandpass filter with wide rejection band using defected ground structures","authors":"A. K. Keskin, H. Partal","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340500","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an ultra-wideband microstrip bandpass filter (BPF) which operates from 2 GHz to 4.7 GHz, with high selectivity and wide rejection band is presented and experimentally verified. The filter is composed of microstrip lines with shorted stubs acting as a high pass filter (HPF) on top side and dumbbell shaped defected ground structures (DGSs) on bottom side acting as a low pass filter (LPF). The seventh order high pass filter structures and three dumbbell shaped DGS resonators combined on a single layer microstrip substrate are optimized using microwave circuit and electromagnetic (EM) simulation tools to obtain the ultra-wideband bandpass filter. The designed compact filter has 0.9 dB max insertion loss in-band, no harmonics are observed up to and above 12 GHz and finally, it has a good selectivity. The designed hybrid circuit is a production friendly and low cost bandpass filter which has a controllable pass- and rejection band nature.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123409062","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":"Analysis of nonideal multipliers for multichannel autocorrelation UWB receivers","authors":"Andreas Pedross-Engel, K. Witrisal","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340408","url":null,"abstract":"Noncoherent UWB receivers promise low power consumption and low processing complexity but their peak data rate is limited by the delay spread of the multipath radio channel. A recently proposed multichannel autocorrelation receiver (AcR) can break this rate limit due to its multicarrier signal demodulation capability. In this paper, the hardware implementation of this receiver architecture is addressed. We focus on the multiplication device, which is a core part of the AcR and introduces strong interference due to nonlinear effects. To analyze the signal-to-interference ratio performance of the receiver system, a combined Wiener-Hammerstein system model of the multiplication device is introduced. It is shown that the receiver performance strongly depends on the input power of the nonideal multiplier devices.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115329511","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}
Simone A. Winkler, E. Porter, A. Santorelli, M. Coates, M. Popovic
{"title":"Recent progress in ultra-wideband microwave breast cancer detection","authors":"Simone A. Winkler, E. Porter, A. Santorelli, M. Coates, M. Popovic","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340476","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on progress in the field of breast cancer detection research carried out at McGill University. A low-cost time-domain system operating in the ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency range has been developed and successfully employed for early detection of breast tumors. Highly realistic breast phantoms with irregular shape and different tissue contents have been constructed specifically for the purpose of tumor detection. A new transmitter system using specific UWB pulse shaping has been introduced leading to improved tumor detection performance. Latest results are shown and presented in comparison to prior experiments.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130790044","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":"A via-fed band-notched UWB antenna with shunt LC-resonator","authors":"C. Mao, Q. Chu","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340439","url":null,"abstract":"A via-fed monopole UWB antenna prototype is proposed in this paper. The radiator and ground are in the same plane and the radiator is connected to the microstrip on the back. The via can be viewed as a lowpass filter and the impedance bandwidth of the antenna can be controlled by adjusting the radius of the via. By extending the feed and slitting a slot in the radiator, another UWB antenna with a notched band of 3.3-3.6 GHz is achieved. The via and the extended feed can be viewed as a shunt LC-resonator and the resonant frequency can be controlled by adjusting the size of the slot. Simulated and measured results show that the antenna has stable radiation pattern and high antenna gain.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127509564","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}
A. Bahr, Alexander Feldman, J. Colli-Vignarelli, S. Robert, C. Dehollain, A. Martinoli
{"title":"Modeling and benchmarking Ultra-Wideband localization for mobile robots","authors":"A. Bahr, Alexander Feldman, J. Colli-Vignarelli, S. Robert, C. Dehollain, A. Martinoli","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340421","url":null,"abstract":"Ultra-Wideband Impulse Radio (UWB-IR) is a technology that has great potential to solve numerous mobile robotic and asset tracking problems in GPS-denied environments. Our goal is to help software and hardware designers in improving the state-of-the-art in UWB-based robotic localization. We developed a test-bed where an UWB transmitter is attached to a mobile robot. By combining the received signals with the robot's position log acquired through the dead-reckoning sensors, we obtain UWB signals which are well referenced with respect to the transmitter-receiver distance and orientation. In addition, we provide a model for every component of the setup. The entire setup allows us to simulate from first principles every aspect of an UWB localization system and then to implement low-level signal processing as well as higher-level modulation and localization techniques. We implement an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) algorithm to demonstrate the rapid proto-typing capabilities of the test-bed. Our work shows how an UWB robotic system and its models can be involved in all phases of the development of a technology that can help robot's navigation, localization and communication algorithms.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"270 1-2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123716051","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}
H. Mextorf, J. Sachs, F. Daschner, M. Kent, R. Knöchel
{"title":"Free-space moisture prediction of small objects using m-sequences","authors":"H. Mextorf, J. Sachs, F. Daschner, M. Kent, R. Knöchel","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340396","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a method for the non-contacting moisture prediction of small objects using m-sequences. The objects under test are placed in a free-space transmission path. Their UWB impulse responses are captured using an m-sequence method which provides high signal quality by means of ultra low jitter and noise. The size of the objects is in the range of the coherence length and smaller than the footprints of the antennas. The impulse responses depend on the moisture content (dielectric properties) and the geometry. Multivariate calibration is applied in order separate these influences and to develop a statistical model for the moisture content. For the prediction of moisture content an accuracy of 0.55% was achieved while it was varied in a range between 4.3% and 23.4%.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126502070","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}
Tuan-Anh Vu, S. Sudalaiyandi, H. A. Hjortland, Øivind Næss, T. Lande, S. Hamran
{"title":"An inductorless 6-Path band-pass filter with tunable center frequency for UWB applications","authors":"Tuan-Anh Vu, S. Sudalaiyandi, H. A. Hjortland, Øivind Næss, T. Lande, S. Hamran","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340442","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an inductorless switched-capacitor 6-path band-pass filter suitable for impulse radio ultrawideband (IR-UWB) application designed in nanometer CMOS technology. The proposed wideband band-pass filter is working in discrete-time intended for power-efficient IR-UWB systems. In 90 nm CMOS we were able to design a filter with -3 dB bandwidth of 2.5 GHz and a center frequency tunable from 4.1 GHz to 4.5 GHz. Estimated power consumption is 35 mW from 1.2 V supply voltage according to post-layout simulation. A novel ring oscillator based multiphase clock is proposed, enabling center-frequency tuning at microwave frequencies.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116930588","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":"A 2 GHz bandwidth LNA using resistive feedback with added inductor","authors":"Zhichao Zhang, A. Dinh, Li Chen","doi":"10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2012.6340422","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a novel input network for the cascode LNA is proposed combining with the conventional resistive feedback structure. The two input inductors inside and outside of the feedback loop are set respectively. Input matching and NF of the LNA can be optimized separately by regulating the two input inductors without significant influence to each other. The proposed cascode LNA is designed and simulated in the IBM 0.13 μm CMOS technology. A low and flat NF (<;2.0 dB) is achieved in a wide frequency range (400 MHz-3.3 GHz). A gain of greater than 10 dB with a 16.5 dB peak is obtained. The input matching is better than -10 dB. The total power consumption is only 13 mW. The results indicated that the proposed input-network effectively alleviated the tradeoff between NF and bandwidth without extra power consumption.","PeriodicalId":260071,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116927070","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}