In this dissertation, the reliability and throughput of equalization and precoding techniques are analyzed in both several multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) as well as single-input single-output (SISO) scenarios, resulting in several new discoveries as well as explanation ce…
Cognitive radio is an interesting concept for solving the problem of spectrum availability by allowing non-licensed users to exploit underutilized licensed frequency bands. We note that a combination of the cognitive radio with cooperative communication and/or MIMO technology ca…
The rapid demand for broadband wireless access with fast multimedia services initiated a vast research on the development of new wireless systems that will provide high spectral efficiencies and data rates. A potential candidate for future generation wireless systems is multi-ca…
The main objective of this research is to design, model and implement several antenna geometries using electromagnetic band gap (EBG) material and a defected ground plane. Several antenna applications are addressed with the aim of improving performance, particularly the mutual c…
Transmission power control (TPC) has been used in wireless networks to improve channel reuse and/or reduce energy consumption. It has been mainly applied to single-input single-output (SISO) systems. Significant improvement in performance can be achieved by employing multi-input…
Tracked Autonomous Guided Vehicles (TAGVs) are becoming an important tool for surveillance and security operations so as to mitigate harm to human who otherwise have to conduct such operations. To accomplish steering of such tracked vehicles, skid steering is used. This entails …