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Antenna array calibration in wireless communication systems
Assignee: WIRELESS LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Filing: 1998-09-14
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Granted: 2001-05-15
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Expires: 2018-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are provided for easily and accurately calibrating an antenna array in a multipath environment. A calibration table containing spatial signature data together with corresponding location data is used to calibrate the antenna array, i.e. to determine the array response in various directions. The calibration table includes a set of calibrated signal covariances R1, . . . , RN together with a set of N corresponding geographical locations. From this data, a set of array calibration vectors {a(theta)} is determined, where each vector a(theta) characterizes the complex signal response of the antenna array in the direction theta. Once the array calibration vectors are determined, this information can be used for direction finding, beamforming, and other enhancements to the performance of the communication system.
Inventors
- 👤 Mati Wax
- 👤 Sriram Jayaraman
- 👤 Oliver Hilsenrath
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01S; G01S1/00; G01S1/02; G01S1/022; G01S1/026; G01S5/00; G01S5/02; G01S5/0205; G01S5/021; G01S5/0218; G01S5/0252; G01S5/02521; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/04; H04L67/50; H04L67/51; H04L67/52; H04L67/535; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/023; H04W4/20; H04W64/00; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
In a system for wireless transmitter location finding, a method for determining a response of an antenna array, the method comprising: (a) measuring from the array a set of N spatial signatures associated with a set of N calibrated transmitter locations, wherein the spatial signatures comprise multipath signal information; and (b) calculating from the spatial signatures and calibrated locations a set of array calibration vectors {a(θ)}, where each vector a(θ) characterizes the complex signal response of the antenna array in the direction θ.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
In a system for wireless transmitter location finding, a method for determining a response of an antenna array, the method comprising: (a) measuring from the array a set of N spatial signatures associated with a set of N calibrated transmitter locations, wherein the spatial signatures comprise multipath signal information; and (b) calculating from the spatial signatures and calibrated locations a set of array calibration vectors {a(θ)}, where each vector a(θ) characterizes the complex signal response of the antenna array in the direction θ.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the set of N spatial signatures comprises a set of N signal covariances.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 2 wherein calculating the set of array calibration vectors {a(θ)} comprises selecting a subset of the calibrated locations contained within an angular sector centered around an angle θ, and estimating from a subset of signal covariances associated with the subset of locations an array calibration vector a(θ) for the angular sector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 3 wherein estimating the array calibration vector comprises selecting a set of dominant eigenvectors from the subset of signal covariances, combining the dominant eigenvectors to form an average eigenvector for the sector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 4 wherein combining the dominant eigenvectors comprises stacking the eigenvectors in a matrix and calculating the best rank-1 approximation to the matrix.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 5 wherein combining the dominant eigenvectors further comprises using the best rank-1 approximation to exclude some outlying eigenvectors from the set of eigenvectors.
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