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| Chapter 1 | Introduction |
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Elementary principle; Broadcast frequency bands; Basic characteristics and definitions of terms; Basic antenna parameters; Reciprocity; Types of antennas; Waves along conductors and in free space; Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves; Points to note when purchasing or designing antennas. |
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| Chapter 2 | Elementary antenna theory |
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Introduction; Infinitesimal wire antenna (Hertzian dipole) : the elemental dipole; Antenna in motion; Finite length wire antenna: the half-wave dipole; Radiation resistance; Impedance matching; Radiation safety; The effect of antenna height and ground reflection; Antenna radiation in the near-, intermediate- and far-field regions; The magnetic dipole: the loop antenna; Effect of ground on antenna radiated electric fields; Frequency independent antennas. |
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| Chapter 3 | Focused beam antennas |
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Introduction; Array antennas: two-element linear array; General N-element uniform, linear array; Mutual coupling between elements of the array antenna; Polarization; Aperture antennas; Patch microstrip antenna; Television receiver antennas; Finite length antenna: a basic building block for antenna simulation; Appendix 3.1 Integrals used in Section 3.9.1. |
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| Chapter 4 | Antenna beamforming |
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Introduction; Antenna synthesis; Adaptive arrays. |
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| Chapter 5 | Antennas and signals in magnetic resonance imaging |
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Introduction; Equation of motion of nuclear magnetic moment; Electromagnetic fields due to the resonating nuclear magnetic moment; Magnetic resonance time domain signals; Magnetic resonance image results; Correction for intensity inhomogeneity artifact; Coil antennas used in MRI systems. |
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| Chapter 6 | Synthetic aperture antennas and imaging |
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Basic principles of radar signal processing; Inverse synthetic aperture radar; One-dimensional imaging with point scattering; Two-dimensional imaging with point scattering; Imaging with line elements. |
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| Chapter 7 | Smart antennas: mobile station antenna location |
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Generations of mobile systems; Mobile radio environment; Mobile station positioning; Position and velocity estimation in cellular systems. |
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| Chapter 8 | Smart antennas: mobile station antenna beamforming |
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MS adaptive beamforming; Array antenna; Basic concept of adaptive antenna; Adaptive algorithm; Beamforming with position and velocity estimator (BFPVE); Simulation scenario; Channel models; Antenna radiation pattern; Initial values; Simulation results. |
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| Chapter 9 | Smart antennas: base station antenna beamforming |
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Introduction; Smart antenna theory; Simulation studies; Results and discussion. |
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| Software programs to accompany the following chapters are contained on the disk: | |
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| Chapter 2: |
Program 2.1 Program listings |
| Chapter 3: |
Program 3.2 MATLABTM program listing |
| Chapter 4: |
Program 4.1 Programs for the Woodward-Lawson sampling method for both
the line source and the linear array |
| Chapter 5: |
Program 5.1 MATLABTM programs I |
| Chapter 6: |
Program 6.1 MATLABTM program file used for simulation |
| Chapter 7: |
Program 7.1 Program for mobile station position estimation |
| Chapter 8: |
Program 8.1 Program for mobile station adaptive beamforming |
| Chapter 9: |
Program 9.1 Program listing |