Fundamental Communication Range Limitation of Ultra Wideband Communications for Military Application

Abstract

An analysis of ultra wideband (UWB) channel capacity as a function of communications range is provided in this paper. Potential military application of UWB communications are indicated based on this analysis, with particular emphasis on unmanned systems. The relevance of UWB communications for ground-to-ground or air-to-ground applications includes low probability of interception or detection (covertness), relative immunity to multipath effects, large spatial capacity compared to other wireless systems, simultaneous precision ranging and communicating, and extremely low transmit power which reduces the possibility of interfering with other radio systems. Implementation challenges for advanced UWB applications are briefly noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432713

Entities

People

  • Larry J. Levitt

Organizations

  • Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Channel Capacity
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Communication Channels
  • Data Rate
  • Engineering
  • Frequency Bands
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Information Operations
  • Military Applications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy