Characterization of Hardware Impairments in Multiple Antenna Systems for DoA Estimation

We consider the effects introduced by hardware impairments on the estimation of the direction of arrival (DoA) deploying a multiple antenna radio system. We derive a system model from experimental measurements of a state-of-the-art hardware test bed based on an RF direct-conversion architecture. The...

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Main Authors: Daniele Inserra, Andrea M. Tonello
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/908234
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description We consider the effects introduced by hardware impairments on the estimation of the direction of arrival (DoA) deploying a multiple antenna radio system. We derive a system model from experimental measurements of a state-of-the-art hardware test bed based on an RF direct-conversion architecture. The system model includes DC offsets, carrier frequency and phase offsets, and the phase noise. Then, we propose a simple digital compensation algorithm of the impairments for bidimensional DoA estimation (azimuth and elevation) with a 3D orthogonal linear array. The robustness of the algorithm in terms of minimum-mean-squared error as a function of the hardware impairments is evaluated and compared with that achieved using the root-MUSIC algorithm.
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spelling doaj-art-9b8cdebfafc7460ebf95d527b89c81b62025-08-20T02:18:25ZengWileyJournal of Electrical and Computer Engineering2090-01472090-01552011-01-01201110.1155/2011/908234908234Characterization of Hardware Impairments in Multiple Antenna Systems for DoA EstimationDaniele Inserra0Andrea M. Tonello1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Gestionale e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Gestionale e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, ItalyWe consider the effects introduced by hardware impairments on the estimation of the direction of arrival (DoA) deploying a multiple antenna radio system. We derive a system model from experimental measurements of a state-of-the-art hardware test bed based on an RF direct-conversion architecture. The system model includes DC offsets, carrier frequency and phase offsets, and the phase noise. Then, we propose a simple digital compensation algorithm of the impairments for bidimensional DoA estimation (azimuth and elevation) with a 3D orthogonal linear array. The robustness of the algorithm in terms of minimum-mean-squared error as a function of the hardware impairments is evaluated and compared with that achieved using the root-MUSIC algorithm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/908234
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