True time delay diversity beamforming
First Claim
1. A true time delay beamforming system, comprising:
- at least one signal conditioning device receiving at least one input signal, wherein the signal conditioning device is adapted to provide selective, independent, and variable control of one of a phase, a time delay and an amplitude of the input signal to produce an output signal;
a control system adapted to provide a control logic signal to the at least one signal conditioning device for selectively activating and controlling the signal conditioning device; and
a calibration system for detecting and correcting error in at least one of a phase, a time delay and an amplitude of the output signal, wherein the calibration system comprises a channel signal and noise characterization unit adapted to receive the output signal and to detect phase, amplitude, and time errors to generate an estimated error correction signal therefrom, the error correction signal received by the control system for selectively generating the control logic signal.
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Abstract
A true time delay beamforming system and calibration method for transmission and reception of a beam is disclosed. The true time delay beamforming system comprises at least one input signal received by at least one signal conditioning device, wherein the signal conditioning device is adapted to provide selective, independent, and variable control of one of a phase delay, a time delay and an amplitude of the input signal to produce an output signal. A control logic device is adapted to provide a control logic signal to the at least one signal conditioning device for selectively activating and controlling the signal conditioning device. The true time delay beamforming system may further include an automatic calibration system that generates an error correction signal based on errors detected in the output signal, and selectively adjusts the control logic signal based thereon.
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17 Claims
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1. A true time delay beamforming system, comprising:
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at least one signal conditioning device receiving at least one input signal, wherein the signal conditioning device is adapted to provide selective, independent, and variable control of one of a phase, a time delay and an amplitude of the input signal to produce an output signal; a control system adapted to provide a control logic signal to the at least one signal conditioning device for selectively activating and controlling the signal conditioning device; and a calibration system for detecting and correcting error in at least one of a phase, a time delay and an amplitude of the output signal, wherein the calibration system comprises a channel signal and noise characterization unit adapted to receive the output signal and to detect phase, amplitude, and time errors to generate an estimated error correction signal therefrom, the error correction signal received by the control system for selectively generating the control logic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A true time delay beamforming network, comprising:
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a plurality of signal conditioning devices, wherein each of the signal conditioning devices receives an input signal and conditions the input signal by independently and selectively adjusting at least one of a time delay, a phase, and an amplitude of the input signal to produce an output signal; a control system adapted to provide a control logic signal to the at least one signal conditioning device for selectively activating and controlling the signal conditioning device; and a channel signal and noise characterization unit adapted to detect phase, amplitude, and time errors in the output signal to generate an estimated error correction signal therefrom, the error correction signal received by the control system for selectively generating the control logic signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for calibrating a true time delay beamforming system, comprising:
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receiving a reference signal; adjusting at least one of a time delay, a phase, and an amplitude of the reference signal in a signal conditioning device to create an output signal; receiving a calibration signal representative of the output signal in a channel signal and noise characterization unit; comparing the calibration signal for errors in at least one of a time delay, a phase and an amplitude to predetermined values to generate an error correction signal therefrom; and selectively generating a control logic signal based on the error correction signal, the control logic signal transmitted to the signal conditioning device to modify the adjusting step. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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