Smart antennas with MATLAB®, Second Edition

A. About the author -- B. Preface -- Examples and solutions on the web -- For instructors -- C. Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- What is a smart antenna? -- Why are smart antennas emerging now? -- What are the benefits of smart antennas? -- Smart antennas involve many disciplines -- Overview of the book -- References -- 2. Fundamentals of electromagnetic fields -- Maxwell's equations -- The helmholtz wave equation -- Propagation in rectangular coordinates -- Propagation in spherical coordinates -- Electric field boundary conditions -- Magnetic field boundary conditions -- Planewave reflection and transmission coefficients -- Propagation over flat earth -- Knife-edge diffraction -- References -- Problems -- 3. Antenna fundamentals -- Antenna field regions -- Power density -- Radiation intensity -- Basic antenna nomenclature -- Friis transmission formula -- Magnetic vector potential and the far field -- Linear antennas -- Loop antennas -- References -- Problems -- 4. Array fundamentals -- Linear arrays -- Array weighting -- Circular arrays -- Rectangular planar arrays -- Fixed beam arrays -- Fixed sidelobe canceling -- Retrodirective arrays -- References -- Problems -- 5. Principles of random variables and processes -- Definition of random variables -- Probability density functions -- Expectation and moments -- Common probability density functions -- Stationarity and ergodicity -- Autocorrelation and power spectral density -- Covariance matrix -- References -- Problems -- 6. Propagation channel characteristics -- Flat earth model -- Multipath propagation mechanisms -- Propagation channel basics -- Improving signal quality -- References -- Problems -- 7. Angle-of-arrival estimation -- Fundamentals of matrix algebra -- Array correlation matrix -- Aoa estimation methods -- References -- Problems -- 8. Smart antennas -- Introduction -- The historical development of smart antennas -- Fixed weight beamforming basics -- Adaptive beamforming -- References -- Problems -- 9. Direction finding -- Loop antennas -- Adcock dipole antenna array -- Modern df applied to adcock and cross-loop arrays -- Geolocation -- References/notes -- Problems -- 10. Vector sensors -- Introduction -- Vector sensor antenna array response -- Vector sensor direction finding -- Vector sensor beamforming -- Vector sensor cramer-rao lower bound -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Problems -- 11. Smart antenna design -- Introduction -- Global optimization algorithms -- Optimizing smart antenna arrays -- Adaptive nulling -- Nec in smart antenna design -- Evolutionary antenna design -- Current and future trends -- References -- Problems

Fully revised for the latest advances in the field, this comprehensive professional reference offers a complete overview of the principles behind smart antenna design and operation and is the only book to addresses reconfigurable antennas and vector antennas