Sidelobe cancellation and diversity reception using a single array of auxiliary antennas

• US 5,369,412 A
• Filed: 12/14/1993
• Issued: 11/29/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Tsujimoto, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Blum, Theodore M.
• Application Number:
  US08/166,541
• Time in Patent Office: 350 Days
• Field of Search: 342/380, 342/381, 342/382, 342/383, 342/384
• US Class Current: 342/380
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/2629 Combination of a main antenna unit with an auxiliary antenna unit

Abstract

In a sidelobe canceller, a main channel multiplier (11) operates on the baseband output signal of a main antenna (10) with a weight signal to produce a weighted main channel signal. The baseband output signals of auxiliary antennas (16₁ ˜16_n) are adaptively weighted so that the auxiliary antennas have a first directivity pattern (44) whose main lobe oriented toward an undesired signal and summed together to produce a first sum signal (y_s), and further adaptively weighted so that the auxiliary antennas have a second directivity pattern (45) whose main lobe is oriented toward a desired signal, and summed together to produce a second sum signal (y_d). The second sum signal (y_d) is summed with the weighted main channel signal to produce a diversity combined signal (y_c), and the first sum signal (y_s) is subtracted from the diversity combined signal (y_c) to produce a sidelobe cancelled signal (y_z). An adaptive equalizer (14) is provided for removing intersymbol interference from the sidelobe cancelled signal (y_z). The main channel weight signal is derived by correlating the output of the adaptive equalizer with the output of the main antenna.

Claims

1. A sidelobe canceller comprising:

main antenna means for producing a baseband main channel signal and an array of auxiliary antenna means for producing baseband auxiliary channel signals;

a main channel multiplier for operating on the baseband main channel signal with a main channel weight signal and producing a weighted main channel signal;

a plurality of first auxiliary channel multipliers for respectively operating on said baseband auxiliary channel signals with sidelobe cancelling weight signals to produce first weighted auxiliary channel signals, and a first summer for summing the first weighted auxiliary channel signals to produce a first sum signal;

a plurality of second auxiliary channel multipliers for respectively operating on said auxiliary channel signals with diversity combining weight signals to produce second weighted auxiliary channel signals, and a second summer for summing the second weighted auxiliary channel signals to produce a second sum signal;

diversity combining means for summing the second sum signal with said weighted main channel signal to produce a diversity combined main channel signal;

subtractor means for subtracting said first sum signal from said diversity combined main channel signal;

an adaptive equalizer connected to said subtractor means for producing a decision output signal;

main channel weight control means for detecting a correlation between the decision output signal and the baseband main channel signal and deriving said main channel weight signal from the detected correlation;

first auxiliary channel weight control means for deriving said sidelobe cancelling weight signals so that said auxiliary antenna means have a first directivity pattern whose main lobe is oriented toward an undesired signal; and

second auxiliary channel weight control means for deriving said diversity combining weight signals so that said auxiliary antenna means have a second directivity pattern whole main lobe is oriented toward a desired signal.

2. A sidelobe canceller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first auxiliary channel weight control means comprises:

means for detecting correlations between said baseband auxiliary channel signals and the output signal of said subtractor means; and

a plurality of subtractors for respectively subtracting the detected correlations from predetermined values and producing therefrom said sidelobe cancelling weight signals,

wherein said second auxiliary channel weight control means comprises means for detecting correlations between said decision output signal and said baseband auxiliary channel signals and deriving said diversity combining weight signals from the detected correlations.

3. In a sidelobe canceller comprising:

main antenna means for producing a baseband main channel signal and an array of auxiliary antenna means for producing baseband auxiliary channel signals;

a main channel multiplier for operating on the baseband main channel signal with a main channel weight signal and producing a weighted main channel signal;

a plurality of first auxiliary channel multipliers for respectively operating on said baseband auxiliary channel signals with sidelobe cancelling weight signals to produce first weighted auxiliary channel signals, and a first summer for summing the first weighted auxiliary channel signals to produce a first sum signal;

a plurality of second auxiliary channel multipliers for respectively operating on said auxiliary channel signals with diversity combining weight signals to produce second weighted auxiliary channel signals, and a second summer for summing the second weighted auxiliary channel signals to produce a second sum signal;

diversity combining means for summing the second sum signal with said weighted main channel signal to produce a diversity combined main channel signal;

subtractor means for subtracting said first sum signal from said diversity combined main channel signal;

main channel weight control means for detecting a correlation between the decision output signal and the main channel signal and deriving said main channel weight signal from the detected correlation; and

an adaptive equalizer connected to said subtractor means for producing a decision output signal, a method comprising the steps of;

a) detecting correlations between said decision output signal and said baseband auxiliary channel signals;

b) subtracting the correlations detected by the step (a) from predetermined values respectively to produce difference signals;

c) updating said diversity combining weight signals according to said difference signals respectively;

d) detecting correlations between said baseband auxiliary channel signals and the output signal of said subtractor means; and

e) updating said sidelobe cancelling weight signals according to the correlations detected by the step (d), and repeating the steps (a) to (e).