Mapping techniques based on Wireless Range-Only Sensors (WROS) consist of locating the beacons using distance measurements only. In this work we use WROS working at 2.4GHz band (same as WiFi), which has the disadvantage of being affected by a high noise. The goal of this paper is to study a noisy range-only sensor and its application in the development of mapping systems. A particle filter is u...

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the structure of wide angle, ultra-wideband SAR images formed by a constant integration angle backprojection image former. It is shown that the effects of the image former can be modeled as a filtering operation on the original data. Furthermore, SAR images for different squint angles can be obtained from the original images by directional filtering...

A microstrip ultra-wideband (UWB) filter with unique shape, compactness, simplicity of operation and flexible notch characteristics is introduced. It is based on the fundamental and harmonic characteristics of a 50 Ohm transmission line that is grounded at both ends. The filter possesses design flexibility in the sense that it can operate as a stand-alone UWB component or include simple additio...

Ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass filters play a key role in the development of UWB systems. In this paper, we present a review on their development since the release of UWB band for indoor and hand-held systems by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2002.

A low power, wideband wireless transmitter utilizing ∆Σ direct digital modulation of an RF carrier is presented. The transmitter architecture replaces high dynamic range analog circuits with high speed digital circuits and a passive LC bandpass filter, saving power and area compared to conventional IQ modulators for wideband systems. A prototype transmitter IC built in 0.13 μm CMOS demonstrates...

A novel compact wideband differential bandpass filter with wideband common mode suppression using a Marchand balun is presented in this paper. Open/shorted coupled lines and stubs are used to improve the selectivity for the differential mode and common mode suppression. The demonstrated filter with a compact size of 50mm × 30mm exhibits a fractional bandwidth of 53% centered at 3.0GHz and 13 dB...