The distributed beamformer is a scheme which provides spatial diversity to combat the undesired effects of the wireless channel. The distributed beamformer requires strict carrier frequency and phase synchronization in order to maximize SNR at a destination for fixed transmit powers. This project investigated the synchronization of two such transmitters in a wired single path channel with off-the-shelf integrated circuits. Additionally, a stable hardware platform for an acoustic (wireless) implementation of such a distributed beamformer was provided.

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Creator

• Guay, Michael T.
• Rivers, Jonathan Mark
• Prince, Gregary B.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042606-101137

Advisor

• Brown, Donald R.

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-04-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright