Current Capabilities of Digital Beamforming

Abstract

This paper surveys the current state of the art of digital beamforming (DBF) with an emphasis on current capabilities and practical implementation techniques. Digital control of phased arrays in both receive and transmit modes will be covered, including such key issues as hardware, integration, processing load, and cost. The viability of future trends in DBF will be examined in terms of feasibility and cost of the enabling technologies of adaptive hardware and embedded software.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA472531

Entities

People

  • Danh Q. Luu
  • Daniel N. Spendley
  • David D. Curtis

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Multiple Access
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Computing
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radar
  • Signal Generation
  • Signal Generators
  • Signal Processing
  • Waveform Generators

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design