Smart Antennas with MATLAB, Second Edition: Principles and Applications in Wireless Communication

by Frank Gross

Overview

The most complete, current guide to smart antenna design and performance

Featuring new coverage of reconfigurable antennas, vector antennas, and direction-finding antennas, this up-to-date resource offers a rigorous review of the basic electromagnetic principles that drive smart antenna design and deployment. Case studies and worked examples using MATLAB are provided. End-of-chapter assignments reinforce the concepts presented. Thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments and the latest technologies, this is a comprehensive reference for all professionals, students, and researchers in the field of smart antennas.

Smart Antennas with MATLAB, Second Edition, covers:

• Fundamentals of electromagnetic fields
• Antenna fundamentals
• Array fundamentals
• Principles of random variables and processes
• Propagation channel characteristics
• Angle-of-arrival estimation
• Smart antennas
• Direction finding
• Electromagnetic vector sensors
• Smart antenna design and optimization

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071824941
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/09/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Frank Gross, Ph.D. is presently Senior Systems Engineer with Argon ST in Virginia. He was Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Florida A&M University. He previously served as Lead Engineer for the MITRE Corporation and as a Senior Research Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Dr. Gross has authored more than 60 articles on electro-magnetics, radar, and sensing.

Table of Contents

Introduction Ch.1 :Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields Ch. 2: Antenna FundamentalsCh. 3: Array Fundamentals Ch. 4: Principles of Random Variables and Processes Ch. 5: Propagation Channel Characteristics Ch. 6: Angle-of-Arrival Estimation Ch. 7: Smart Antennas Ch. 8: Reconfigurable Smart Antennas - NEWCh. 9: Vector Antennas - NEWCh. 10: Direction Finding - NEWIndex