Modeling and Simulation of the Physical Layer of the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)

Abstract

In this thesis, the physical layer of the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) was analyzed to gain insight into the bit-error-rate (BER) performance in various channel conditions. The BER performance of the radio was examined using theoretical, simulation, and experimental techniques. These results are presented in graphical form as the probability of bit error as a function of the energy-per-bit to noise-power-spectral-density ratio. The results of the simulation show excellent agreement with the theory, while the experimental results deviate from theory at higher signal-to-noise levels. This suggests sub-optimal SINCGARS performance, most notably in the signal-power to noise-power range where reliable data transmission should take place.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435904

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Paradise

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Computer Simulations
  • Data Transmission
  • Detectors
  • Digital Communications
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency Agility
  • Frequency Shift
  • Modulation
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Power Measurement
  • Probability
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Random Variables
  • Simulations
  • Voice Communications

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radio communications and signal processing.